[K9Leader]

On my C5 Corvette, I run all-season tires from Fall to Spring and summer tires from Spring to Fall. For a while now I've been thinking about a better way to lift the wheels on and off for the twice-a-year switchover. I just "celebrated" 60 years of age and the last couple of changes have resulted in some serious back soreness for several days. I started poking around and found this, the Jack and Jill DIY Tire Jack and Trolley:




Placed my order and hoping that this will allow me many more years of DIY. Will hold off on this upcoming switch until it arrives. Don't quite need it for the E91 (yet) as it only has one wheel set and those wheels aren't quite as massive as are the Corvette wheels but the day will come when I do need it even for the E91.

Anyway, thought I would share this interesting find.

-K9Leader

[jsunma]

Thanks for sharing!

As someone who's about ready to "celebrate" 60...and who it's a roll of the dice for whether or not I'm going to have lower back pain whenever I change between the snows and my OEM staggered setup (those rears are relatively frickin' heavy), this seems like a good thing to know about. Then again, I may want to put the $200 that I could spend for a specialized tool toward something more broadly useful like a Quick Jack.

[hassmaschine]

^I get it. You really don't want to injure your back - and the newer cars have huge, heavy wheels. I swear the stock wheels on my 330i weigh at least 75lbs with tires. it's insane. I literally had wheel/tire combos on my E30 that weighed a mere 20lbs. I could one hand those onto the car with ease. I used to swap them every weekend. But the 330i is a struggle, I don't touch them unless I really need to.

[3PedalJake]

I like changing the wheels on my E90s because they're not the wheels on my 1 ton duallys, THOSE are heavy wheels. I too am pushing the big 6-oh, I can still do it but one of those tire jacks would not shame me a bit, looks great thx for the tip!

[marvinstockman]

I'm 74, and when I recently changed a tire on my Honda van, it took me 1/2 day to recover.

That being said, the trick I learned years ago to install a tire is sit on the ground with legs stuck straight out and under the car. Roll the tire on to your shins, and use them to support and lift the tire on to the hub. Back is not involved.

[jsunma]

Originally Posted by marvinstockman

I'm 74, and when I recently changed a tire on my Honda van, it took me 1/2 day to recover.

That being said, the trick I learned years ago to install a tire is sit on the ground with legs stuck straight out and under the car. Roll the tire on to your shins, and use them to support and lift the tire on to the hub. Back is not involved.

That's exactly the move that I use...and for some reason, it gets my back.

[tcphoto]

Yes, it can be a pain to mount a tire but I think that it's more about the lug nuts. I think converting to wheel studs would make it much easier but I'm not interested in a wheel trolley.

[nsjames]

a HF trans jack can also be used for heavy tires and wheels. not as easy I'm sure. as a person that's never weighed more than 136 lbs, you do what you gotta do with 19.5 wheels and tires on your box truck.

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by tcphoto

Yes, it can be a pain to mount a tire but I think that it's more about the lug nuts. I think converting to wheel studs would make it much easier but I'm not interested in a wheel trolley.

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[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by marvinstockman

I'm 74, and when I recently changed a tire on my Honda van, it took me 1/2 day to recover.

That being said, the trick I learned years ago to install a tire is sit on the ground with legs stuck straight out and under the car. Roll the tire on to your shins, and use them to support and lift the tire on to the hub. Back is not involved.

Likewise That's how I do it or I would never get those truck tires on trying to lift them with my arms.

[ModestoGarr]

I recently picked one up, and let me tell you, it’s been a game-changer! No more backaches from bending over, and it speeds up the process.