Install rims yourself? (18" TRD wheel+tire)
#1
Install rims yourself? (18" TRD wheel+tire)
I just picked up the TRD 18" wheel/tire package used (215/35/1. Can I just jack up the car and change the wheels myself? (I heard that it's easier to loosen the nut before jacking up the car.) Do I need to get them balanced again since they came from another car? There is a tire shop about a mile from my house if I have to get them balanced again. I just figured I could save myself a little money by just changing out the wheels myself.
Does anyone else have the 18" TRDs on an xA with the TRD springs/struts? I'm wondering how much more stiff the ride will be. Also, is there any rubbing?
Thanks.
Does anyone else have the 18" TRDs on an xA with the TRD springs/struts? I'm wondering how much more stiff the ride will be. Also, is there any rubbing?
Thanks.
#5
don't tell me you never changed a tire before???
loosen the nuts first then jack up the car, purchase "tuner lugs" and when putting the new wheels on hand tighten first(opposite corners like an X) tighten a lil mor then drop the car, torque to specs and finally take some pics and post 'em up
loosen the nuts first then jack up the car, purchase "tuner lugs" and when putting the new wheels on hand tighten first(opposite corners like an X) tighten a lil mor then drop the car, torque to specs and finally take some pics and post 'em up
#8
that's messed up man...there's no such thing as a tire fluid level!!! the only thing he has to worry about is resetting the flux capacitor switch on the wheel well so that he will know when he has a flat tire
#10
*Update*
Is there a special technique to get the stock lug nuts off? I am using the lug wrench that came with my scion and I can't seem to get those darn nuts off. I checked with the shop I got my last balance at and they said the lug nuts should be torqued to spec (85). I have been told that it is best to loosen all the nuts before jacking the car up. Am I missing something? Thanks!
Is there a special technique to get the stock lug nuts off? I am using the lug wrench that came with my scion and I can't seem to get those darn nuts off. I checked with the shop I got my last balance at and they said the lug nuts should be torqued to spec (85). I have been told that it is best to loosen all the nuts before jacking the car up. Am I missing something? Thanks!
#16
I think I'm going to take it back to the place I got my wheels balanced. I was able to loosen and retorque my dad's Camry and my mom's Corolla with no problem at first. Perhaps they torqued my Scion lugnuts too high?
#18
Trust me, I had my friend and my dad try as well. It won't budge! I'm not just weak. I've rotated tires on other cars before with no problem. I don't have a pipe lying around, but I'll see if I can get a hold of one.
#20
I've run into a similar situation once in my life. But only once. I usually never have an issue getting lug nuts off, until this one time. I tried to break them loose by hand first with a standard 1/2" drive ratchet. When that didn't work I got a breaker bar. When that didn't work I started up the compressor and let it build up to about 150 psi. It still didn't budge. And by now the lug nuts were starting to get rounded.
At that point I took it to a mechanic friend's shop to have them give it a shot. Even with their shop air they couldn't get it off at first. They even tried some 6' long breaker bar they had, and it failed. They finally got the lugs broken loose by letting their shop air build up to over 200 psi and using a "torque stick" to break the lugs loose. Even the mechanics at the shop were surprised it was so hard to break loose.
Bottom line, if it takes that much effort to get a set of lug nuts to break loose whoever put them on is an idiot. In my case it was a tire shop. They had severely over torqued the lug nuts with their shop air. Needless to say, I never used that tire shop again.
At that point I took it to a mechanic friend's shop to have them give it a shot. Even with their shop air they couldn't get it off at first. They even tried some 6' long breaker bar they had, and it failed. They finally got the lugs broken loose by letting their shop air build up to over 200 psi and using a "torque stick" to break the lugs loose. Even the mechanics at the shop were surprised it was so hard to break loose.
Bottom line, if it takes that much effort to get a set of lug nuts to break loose whoever put them on is an idiot. In my case it was a tire shop. They had severely over torqued the lug nuts with their shop air. Needless to say, I never used that tire shop again.