Mounting ATV tires..DIY or pay a pro?

[Bad Dog]

I bought a set of tires on line and Im considering mounting them myself. Before I try I'd appreciate some feedback. Ill be mounting on stock Polaris Sportsman 500 aluminum wheels.
My concern is, is it worth the effort, due they need to be ballanced? Having never done this before am I getting in over my head?
Where can I get them mounted near Colorado Springs and what should I expect to pay?

[eddiememphis]

Buy some irons and do it yourself.

You don't need to balance them unless you are desert racing or doing other high speed racing.

Spooning them on isn't difficult. Seating the bead can be but there a million tutorials on the internet to help you, the easiest is to use a tie down to help. Look it up, you'll see what I am talking about.

[def90]

probably going to lose anything you saved by buying them online when you pay to have them mounted.

[wctriumph]

It is not that hard if you are somewhat mechanically inclined but you do need an air compressor with enough pressure to seat the beads, a little soapy water will help.

Good luck.

[TFOGGER]

If you can make it to Golden, I do them for $11.99 each, generally while you wait. Mounting and dismounting are not difficult, but breaking the beads can be a PITA, even WITH the correct machine. Without a proper bead breaker, it can turn a 10 minute job into a very frustrating several hours.

[wctriumph]

^^^^^^^^^ Fact!

[ray1970]

If you can make it to Golden, I do them for $11.99 each, generally while you wait. Mounting and dismounting are not difficult, but breaking the beads can be a PITA, even WITH the correct machine. Without a proper bead breaker, it can turn a 10 minute job into a very frustrating several hours.

This.

I did a set a while back. Took them to a buddy at a tire shop and had him help and we had plenty of nice tire equipment. Ended up taking about two hours and was a royal pain. Breaking the old ones off wasn?t too bad and getting the new ones on the rim was easy. Seating the beads was all but impossible and we used all of the tricks- ratchet straps, ether, etc. My online tires shipped cinched down pretty flat making the wide rear tires and rims very difficult to deal with.

If Tfog will do them for $12 a tire that is money well spent in my book.

My next set will be going to him for sure.

[Erni]

This is one task that just needs to be handed off.

[buffalobo]

Since you are in COS, local power sports shop. If going to be up north TFOGGER for $50 is a win.

DIY is a good way to muff a pricey aluminum wheel.

[Bad Dog]

Ive checked out a few YouTube vids and none of them convinced me its worth doing myself.