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Has anyone ever mounted tires on aluminum rims without a machine and is it hard? Iv'e done steel wheels but I'm afraid of bending or breaking the weaker aluminum. And the tire I did was a higher profile tire.

 
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Do it with the machine. You're almost guaranteed to scratch them trying to pry the tire on. $60 for mounting won't kill you.

 
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why would you think it'd be easy anyway? this makes me think of that scene in harold and kumar....

if you're even thinking of mounting anything under a 60 series with your hands and 2 crowbars..instead of a machine..forget it...plus the added thought of aluminum makes me shudder

shoot take em to walmart...hehe if you got your valvestems already and you don't want them to mount on the vehicle its like 10 bux a tire

 
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Do it with a machine like boilermaker said. I mean low pros and nice rimms its worth the $60 to make sure they are done right with no f ups you know

 
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Hahah!! Are you freakin serious??

 
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I was expecting a response like "Iv'e tried and its very hard". There are many things I have done to my car, that people say are to hard, that I think are very easy. So of all the people that have responded, how many have actually tried?

 
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Lets put it this way... I made it as far as the crowbar, the rim and an Azenis. As soon as the crowbar touched the rim, I was done.
Aluminum is much much softer than the crowbar which is hardened steel. So you'll leave an impression on the rim.... hence... get the machine to push for you.

 
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I know some guys who put 22s on a new vette they had to light the tires on fire for them to fit, talk aobut hard.
Why risk messing up your rims?