decided to install a set of PR3's I had sitting.... and tryed out my new tire change fixture..
it worked great, for a homemade farkle.
Big work though, thos damned PR3's are tough tires.... man.... I spent almost 8 hours messing around, they are super stiff, and keeping the bead down in the middle of the rim to avoid hitting the tps sensors was a chore, it took numerous cinch straps, wood blocks, a lot of WD40, and some serious cussing to get them on....
no beads were broken in the process....
I also wanna comment that some folks have said the PR3's barcode lable on the bead area is the ligh spot, and to allign it with the stem/tps.... well that is about as far from correct (in my opinion) as you could be... I located the label about 20 degrees off the stem, and on both tires that was the heavy spot.... after removing all the existing weights from numerous tire changes, I ended up with a 20gm & a 30gm snapon weight opposite side to get close, and then another 1/4 oz stikon about 30 degrees away, in order to balance my front.... not as bad on the rear, but I did have to relocate a 30gm snapon, and use (3) 1/4 oz stickons about 30 degrees off....had it not been so late, I would have broken the tires back down and rotated them, but I hate breaking down freshly mounted tires, I think you can easily damage them doing so, and won't chance it... next go round I'll definatly put those labels opposite side.
