Hi-lift as a bead breaker

[Ty]

Just a quick question.

I have a hi-lift jack and was about to buy a bead breaker; however, after scouring the forum i found a thread mentioning that it's quite versatile as a bead breaker.

How do you break a bead with a hi-lift?

[DaveS3]

Put the base of the jack on the edge of the bead, and start jacking up the bull bar :wink:

Dave.

[hiline]

bottle jack works better :wink: :wink:

[DEFENDERZOOK]

i was taught to drive onto the tyre with the car.....

[Import]

I've tried all the above 8O
I ended up sending my 900x16s to the tyre shop as they fit into the too hard basket.
I'm in the process of replacing them with 235/85/16s as I got sick of looking for 900's with a decent speed rating (over 50kmph).
I'm getting my rims blasted and galvanised.
cheers
Import.

[camel_landy]

Whooooahhh big boy......

DON'T GALVANIZE THE RIMS!!!!

Galvanisation is a hot process and it can warp the rims. Get them zinc coated instead.

Mark.

[Import]

Originally posted by camel_landy
Whooooahhh big boy......

DON'T GALVANIZE THE RIMS!!!!

Galvanisation is a hot process and it can warp the rims. Get them zinc coated instead.

Mark.
Whoops, your right camel_landy.
I went to Du-Care in Levin (NZ) yesterday and they showed me around.
The process is described as cold galv but is really a zinc spray they reckon is a heavier coating of zinc than the hot dip which "they" even said had the pontential to warp the rims a bit. They said hot dips fine for trailer rims that dont do much milage but didnt recommend it for vechicle use due to wheel balance issues.
Anyway I got a shock when I got my tyres off and rims back (tyre shop) because the rust on the inside of the rim was wild compared to the rust (which was my initial concern) on the outside. I'm really hoping this is a once off.
They sandblast, then zincspray an finially a "seal" coat to enable me to paint.
From go to woe is $50.00 per rim so its not a cheap exercise for 5 rims.
Import

[Moses]

How smooth is the final finish? Will you still be able to use tubless tyres or will you need to fit tubes due to the graininess of the sand blasting process and the tyre not sealing onto the rim?

$50 a rim I thought is quite reasonable. Ever tried buying a steel rim for a Series 2 Disco - $900 each +GST!!!! :evil: :evil:

[Import]

Hi Moses,
hey I dont want to hijack this thread of Tys!
It appears I have.
Sorry Ty as it wasnt intentional.
My homebrew habit seems to have won out today.
I have yet to see if my tubeless tyres will seal (firestone asr 235/85/16)
I sure as hell hope so as the budget is already broken and I could do without the expense of buying 5 tubes.
I'm on a pension so while I'm not bitching about what I get I'm acknowledging it has its limitations. I'll repeat, I'm not bitching about what I get. I'm just saying I'm hoping that I wont have to buy tubes.
If I do I'll face it.
End of deal.
cheers
Import.

[camel_landy]

Originally posted by Import+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Import)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-camel_landy
Whooooahhh big boy......

DON'T GALVANIZE THE RIMS!!!!

Galvanisation is a hot process and it can warp the rims. Get them zinc coated instead.

Mark.
Whoops, your right camel_landy.
I went to Du-Care in Levin (NZ) yesterday and they showed me around.
The process is described as cold galv but is really a zinc spray they reckon is a heavier coating of zinc than the hot dip which "they" even said had the pontential to warp the rims a bit. They said hot dips fine for trailer rims that dont do much milage but didnt recommend it for vechicle use due to wheel balance issues.
Anyway I got a shock when I got my tyres off and rims back (tyre shop) because the rust on the inside of the rim was wild compared to the rust (which was my initial concern) on the outside. I'm really hoping this is a once off.
They sandblast, then zincspray an finially a "seal" coat to enable me to paint.
From go to woe is $50.00 per rim so its not a cheap exercise for 5 rims.
Import[/b][/quote]

Phew... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

The 130 rims I've got were found slung round the back of a barn and had been there for a few years. They were rusted & pitted but after blasting, zinc coating and then powdercoating they were fine. They're not perfect (you can see some pitting) but they'll do for me.

Mark