Why can't a flat shop do it? I have done my own as well as a flat shop doing it, what is wrong with them?
In some states it's illegal for shops to do them because there is the possibility when airing it up and the bead sets the ring blowing off. At the shop I worked at we had a big cage that you would put the tire in and clip on an air chuck from the tire machine and air it up.
Here's a video of what can happen. Most of the time it's because the wheels are in poor shape, rusty, dirty, and worn.
Originally Posted by 1951Chevy1Ton
It is SPENDY but I went the Stockton Wheel route, sending my 4 centers , the cut them down and welded the centers to 16'" solid outer rims. I then mounter radial tires on those and have absolutely NO regrets except the cost Jerry
This is what I'm wanting to do with mine... but do it myself. Cutting the centers down and chucking it on a lathe and welding isn't a problem, I'm just wanting hoping someone else has done this and already knows a wheel from a later model that is suitable with minimal cutting of the center.
