Is there a tight-ar%#e way to strip tyres from alloy rims?

I am the ultimate tight-wad and want to strip some old tyres so I can re-furb the wheels.

I don’t care if I knacker the tyres as they’re shot, I do have levers but don’t want to use them on alloy wheels.

Can I cut the sidewalls out of the tyres and then somehow cut the beads?

Am I being way too stingy to not pay a $7 per rim stripping fee?

Your being way to stingy

i thought so...

$7 per rim what an outrage! My place charges me no more than 5!


Maybe you should buy a tyre machine: it'll cost a few grand but you'll save that $28.

And the rest of ausmini can save $28 each as well by driving to Adelaide and using his tyre machine while drinking his beer

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I used to knock the tyres off the wheels by hand when I was clearing out my parents old place. There is a knack to it but it is not hard.

If you have bolt cutters you can cut the wire in the bead to make it easier.

Angle grinder with cutting wheel (not metal cutting wheel but special one)?

Gotta do one myself, but waiting for some more replies from experienced ausminiers! (I am but a noob!)

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Cooper S Mk2
Cooper S Mk1
ex Cooper S Mk2, various Morris 1100s, 1300s, 1500s, Leyland Sherpa!

Nah, thats only good for custom tyre tread patterns, we used to do that in mechanics class.

All I can see here is a potential Darwin Award winner.

Some short cuts should just not be even thought of.

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1964 Cooper UK 970 S 'CZ 4289'

strange coincidence 28 bucks is about what it costs me to brew a batch of 23 litres..

so there's plenty of beer at my place!

I think seeing as your going to refurb the rims, just use the tyre levers. If you use them right you shouldn't do anything to the rim, and if you do, well it's not much more to the refurbishment right?

If your worried about the levers scratching the rim, you can always use some cardboard / thin rubber / etc between the lever and rim. And use lots of soapy water, makes it a lot easier.

Kero or even WD40 can be used as a lubricant if needed.
Look at the wheels to see which way you need to remove the tyre, the dip in the rim is closer to the rear face than the front on some rims meaning the tyre comes off the back.

To break the bead the easiest way I found was to drive a truck over the tyre just missing the wheel!

Looks like its just a matter of buying a truck then.

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Am loving this thread.

Just so we get the right mix for a real clusterfeck:

1. bolt cutters
2. beer (of course)
3. an angle grinder
4. a truck
5. now with lighter fluid!!!!!!

oh yeah, and some kero. Why the hell not

Please, please post the fotos; this will be mighty.

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1964 Cooper UK 970 S 'CZ 4289'

Just throw the wheels into the traffic, a truck will come along soon enough.