Ive got a new set of front tires, and want to mount them on my stock rims myself, but i cant even get the old stock tires off the rims. It seems like there glued or something around the bead? Ive tried every prying action i can think of and cant bust them loose, any tips or good way of doing this, even on putting the new tires on if i can ever get to that point haha. Thanks for any help.

I had the same problem with one of my 4-wheelers could not get the bead breaker to work, so I actually had to take a utility knife and cut the tire around the bead then use a dremal tool and cut thru the wire belting in the bead. Just be careful and go slow in cutting the bead.

don't even bother with the stock rims. go to the dealer and have them take them off. you can most likely get the other tires back on though.

if you'll be changing tires very often, its wise to get any aftermarket wheels even if there the cheap douglas ones, because the bead is a piece of cake to break.

this works well for aftermarket rims, it is so easy to use and is nice to mount tires not just brake the bead. you need to get some concrete bolts and bolt it to the floor, it doesn't work when in a vice.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=34552

i've also heard that this one works well. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=34542

I used a ford tractor and ran over where the tire meets the rim.

running over the tire is my favorite method! make sure you take the stem out, and get as close to the rim as you can (without running it over!!!) pop one side off, then flip it to get the other. for putting the tires on and off, there is a groove in the rim, let the tire slide into that groove on one side and the other side will be able to slide over the lip of the rim.

did you guys do this on stock rims? i tried a 3/4 ton duallie dodge ram driving on a 2x8 and the tire would just fold over. the board was right up against the rim too.

i tried it on the stock rim too and it just didnt even want to pop the bead

stock rims

another really cool method is to use a forklift or tractor bucket to push in under the lip of the rim, and down to pop the bead.

i'm trying to sell my stock rims and want to save on shipping. and so the poor bastard who gets them doesn't have to deal with it

i tried the forklift method too and that didn't work. the tire would just fold over each time i tried to do it.

If the tire is folding while trying to break the bead, try inflating the tire with some air so there will be some resistance. A couple of pounds should be fine. Do NOT over inflate it.
The air in the tire will help the tire hold shape while you break the bead. Once you break one side, soap or grease up that bead. Inflate the tire again and repeat to do the other side.
This should do the trick for you.
Be careful and good luck.

with the forklift, put the tire against a wall, and drive forward into the rim while pushing down, that should keep the fork from sliding down the sidewall. once you get one side off, soapy water the crap out of the inside of the other bead, should come right off.

i might have to try that if i get the time again. what i did was adjusted the two forks exactly on the outsides of the rim, adjusted the tilt to straight, and used the hydraulics to push down.

why waste all this energy to save ten bucks?????

I wasted a whole six minutes on mine till I realized it just wasnt happenin on my own power (Bronco + 2x4, tire irons, sawzall) I mean 3 hours of your time is money wasted anyways, why not pay the stealer a few pennies to do it in 20 minutes.... That way you can look at all the cool sh!t at the dealer anyways ha ha

Yeah i think thats what ill do, im tired of screwin with these things!! haha, thanks for the replies tho.

This is probably the best thing about the beadlocks(atleast hipers), you take the bead off and you're practically done

which is why i bought some douglas locks.

The best idea is what mudderone said. I have a bead breaker and some times it just want work so I cut the tire off and use a 4" disc grinder to slice trough the wires and its done. This is very quick just don't get the rim. The driving on the tire takes 2 people and a loading ramp with the bent lip but you have to keep rotating the rim to loosen the bead up before it breaks loose. I use gojo to lube up the new tire bead and when your done it rinses right off.