Swapping Tires
 

As temperature heating up, time to swap out those winter tires.

Instead of going to a shop, can anyone recommend me tools you can buy from say Canadian Tire to take out winter tires with rims to summer tires with rims.

IE: those wheel lug guns? whatever they call.

Maybe something like this if you want inexpensive, looks like quite a deal right now:

Mastercraft 8.5A Impact Wrench, 1/2-in | Canadian Tire $200 down to $80

Or better yet maybe this - https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/...483621476.html , looks like same one, like new for $45

Edit: and oh yah, make sure you get lessons from Acura604 :)

If you don’t even know what tools you need, go to a shop. Let the professionals do it

Impact Gun. electric works great. no need for ones that need a compressor.

3 ton jack also convenient.

Start out with a basic jack/jack stands, breaker bar, lug nut set and torque wrench. Once you get familar with using basic hand tools, then look into getting an impact wrench.

Really?

This is one of the easiest DIYs an enthusiast can start learning on. While I get what you're alluding to re: possibility of wheel falling off, it ain't rocket science...

We should be helping folks get into the hobby, not the opposite. We all started somewhere.

OP, if you want, I'm sure one of us can show you how it's done properly should it be rocket science.

I thought using an impact gun on the wheel lugs/nuts wasn't that great of an idea. While tightening that is.

I have done it on my car with oem stand and wrench before.

But now that I have a second car + I have to change my in laws I though i need something more efficient for changing rims for 3 cars.

this is why I asked where can I find those automatic lugz gunz

Youtube has been a big help in giving me confidence in fixing and maintaining my vehicles. When I bought my MG I was told by many it was a hard car to work on as not very many people work on them anymore and were troublesome. Well I knew what I was getting myself into vehicle that is known to have issues, but it's also a very simple car to work on. Not much electronics, carburated system etc. Basically every problem I've run into I've found the solution from youtube. Its a great way to get to DIY repairs, although somethings should be left to the pro's. My Vans transmission just died and although theres a DIY on how to rebuild a transmission, thats way out of my hands and I wouldnt have the confidence to do that yet..

Biggest project on the MG right now is to fix up the body panels and give it some body work and try and reduce the rust..

Canadian Tire always has the same sets of tools on sale every time they have a big flyer sale. So save up and you can get most of what you need for about $500., Impact, Socket set, torque wrench, jack and stands, are the main tools I use.

i'll change it for $150 :troll:

Tools you need

- hydraulic jack (or the shit oem jack in the trunk
- jack stands
- breaker bar (electric impact gun can be used)
- torque wrench
- impact sockets
- wire brush
- brake clean
- wheel chock


Is that better skunkworks?

i use air powered impact every time im dealing with tires

Have to just be smart with your torque settings, typically you can set it fairly low so its tight, but still needs a hand tighten to finish it off. Eliminates the worry of stripping etc.

Absolutely.

:relations

Now to antiseize or not to antiseize... Jk.

I crack all the lug nuts loose with a breaker bar, then spin off with my cordless impact (Impact screwdriver with socket adaptor).

Then tighten with cordless impact until just snug, and then final tighten/torque with a torque wrench.

I find it faster this way than it is to drag out the air hose and air impact. It also causes minimal damage to the chrome on the lug nuts.

Read your owners manual, it should cover how to use the factory tools and where the lifting points are for changing a tire. Get a pair of jack stands from Princess Auto for safety, and a pair of wheel chocks. Everything else should be in the factory kit. Keep the other wheels and tires under the vehicle while it's lifted for an extra layer of safety.

You can also dismember or kill yourself if you don't know how to use a jack and jack stands properly (ie punching it through the floor).

when i first swapped rims , i used my impact guns..
scratched my lug holes.:ahwow:

ever since then.. breaker bar ... i am sure i will be more careful now, but it is not that much longer to swap..

so that Costco Tires can be backed up another 6 weeks in the spring too? EleGiggle

If enough people on here want to learn, we should set up a day if someone has a huge driveway and do a winter swap meet. That way people could try different methods, tools and learn the right way in a fun environment.

I just swapped my summers on and washed the car this morning from a 1,500km weekend. Feels good to be back in black

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4783/...cf296455_z.jpg
Generated from my Apple iPhone using tools.rackonly.com

In. Tech night would be awesome.

Paging MG1 who's the only one old enough to have a driveway...

after reading the thread title, I came in here ready to post this;

http://www.socalincauto.com/wp-conte.../auto34_lg.jpg

get yourself a Mastercraft cordless electric impact wrench, a floor jack, impact socket and torque wrench from Canadian tire and you are good to go.

If you got nice rims Canadian tire sells impact sockets with the plastic protective shell on the outside of the socket so its less likely to scratch your rims.

What car and what wheels? Lug nuts or lug bolts?

I want one of those.................and a lift in my garage :ilied: