Tire Time, 16's...yeah I know

[SkyFive]

My wife and I just moved back to the Nashville Tennessee area, after 13 years. I managed to get the FJ here in the back of a 28' truck without damaging it, I even rode it off the truck on a ramp without falling off.
I'm just getting around to doing some things, like changing the tires, replacing the ground cable to the battery/engine and changing the oil to Mobil 1 synthetic 10w-40.

[cclase]

Hi!  Glad y'all survived the move!  Nice FJ!  Hey, do you change your own tires?  Have a great Sunday!
Chris

[SkyFive]

Yes, I change my own tires, it only takes about 4 hours per tire, wrestling around with it on the floor. It's a good workout. I even managed to save my Dynabeads for reuse. I scouped them out with a piece of paper and poured them in a eye drop bottle which also made them easy to reinstall.

[motohorseman]

Yes, I change my own tires, it only takes about 4 hours per tire, wrestling around with it on the floor. It's a good workout. I even managed to save my Dynabeads for reuse. I scouped them out with a piece of paper and poured them in a eye drop bottle which also made them easy to reinstall.

I also save the old air -

Now, before you all start lecturing me about re-using air compressed twice, I've got a theory.

And no one has been able to disprove the merits of this hypothesis.

My thought is that the centrifugal forces, compiled with the heat cycles, intensify the air in the tire.

By de-compressing, then re-compressing the air, the molecule strength increases 10 fold to the 2nd power.  

Results, longer tire life, lower track times, higher top speed, quicker acceleration and fewer oil changes.

[ribbert]

I also save the old air -

Now, before you all start lecturing me about re-using air compressed twice, I've got a theory.

And no one has been able to disprove the merits of this hypothesis.

My thought is that the centrifugal forces, compiled with the heat cycles, intensify the air in the tire.

By de-compressing, then re-compressing the air, the molecule strength increases 10 fold to the 2nd power.  

Results, longer tire life, lower track times, higher top speed, quicker acceleration and fewer oil changes.

At last, someone here who know's there stuff.

Noel

[TexasDave]

I knew there was a way to get the 16 inch tires to perform like 17 inch. So much for doing the 17 inch mod. Dave

[Burns]

Yes, I change my own tires, it only takes about 4 hours per tire, wrestling around with it on the floor. It's a good workout. I even managed to save my Dynabeads for reuse. I scouped them out with a piece of paper and poured them in a eye drop bottle which also made them easy to reinstall.

I also save the old air -

Now, before you all start lecturing me about re-using air compressed twice, I've got a theory.

And no one has been able to disprove the merits of this hypothesis.

My thought is that the centrifugal forces, compiled with the heat cycles, intensify the air in the tire.

By de-compressing, then re-compressing the air, the molecule strength increases 10 fold to the 2nd power.  

Results, longer tire life, lower track times, higher top speed, quicker acceleration and fewer oil changes.

I understand that this practice also reverses the affects of global warming.  Thank you for thinking green!

[Joe Sull]

Your kidding right? Save the stinky air?