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Dayton or Dunlop Wire Wheels ??? What is best

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NapoleonV said:
Hello all. I am about to order some Dayton wheels. If anyone knows of a good installer for the wire wheels please share. I'm in Yorba Linda, CA. Thanks.
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I found these amazing easy to install myself. By hand. I'm 55 years old, and weigh about 150#, so clearly, brute strength isn't a requirement.

I did have to enlist a local tire shop to seat a couple of the beads, as my compressor just didn't supply the volume of air required.

I bought two (2) each 18" & 30" tire irons, but I only used the 18" pair, and they did not require any sweating to get the last bit of tire past the rim lip.

I worked from the backside, with the fronts on a couple layers of carpet pads.

Piece of cake, and ZERO DAMAGE to the brand new chrome wheels, or myself.

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Randy, when I get a rim that doesn't want to seal,I take a length of nylon rope&loop the ends,place in center of tire, grab a large screw-driver or tire-iron slip it under rope& twist. When center goes in,usually beads will seal.cheers Genos2
 
GregW said:
If you look closely, Randy's weapon of choice is a ratchet strap. :wink:
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Yep, when that didn't work, I loaded 'em up in the black car and beat a path to the Tireman, about three (3) minutes away :wink:

Greg, when I can't find something that I know is hanging on the wall, I'm going to send you a picture of where I think it is, so you can help me find it :smile:
 
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