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 Posted: Oct 7, 2019 10:50PM
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Normally mini tyres fit from the back and normally Minilites have a centre dip.

Do you know what make of rim they are ?  Try asking the supplier.

Without a centre dip, you'll struggle to stretch the bead over the rim.

In fact, I'm surprised the beads weren't damaged when the tyres were fitted to begin with

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 Posted: Oct 7, 2019 02:46PM
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I take mine to a local Honda motorcycle dealership service department.

 Posted: Oct 7, 2019 09:59AM
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Abel and I worked on his tires and I have the same Harbor Freight changer at my house.  The HF changer will work on 10" tires but Abel's reverse rims took a lot more effort than my car's standard 4.5" steel wheels.

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 Posted: Oct 7, 2019 06:08AM
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I know it is not what you asked for, but I took mine down to Discount Tire. They knocked all four of them out in 20 minutes.

 Posted: Oct 7, 2019 05:47AM
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I take mine to my tire guy. The guys do a fine job. Don't be afraid to ask if they can do it. Find a guy who can.

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I did mine last year and it was a bit of a struggle. The tires were so old that they were literally glued to the rim. I had the same exact issue as you. Breaking the bead was more or less fine; removing the tire took too people and a few pry bars (wrapped really well in duct tape to prevent damaging the rim). I bought a tire changer from Harbor Freight and that seemed to make things a bit easier.
I hope somebody else has a better way of doing this,
cheers,
Abel

 Posted: Oct 7, 2019 04:48AM
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Looking for tips and tricks to remove tires from my 10" Minilites (Besides "letting someone else do it"). There are A008's mounted on them.

These rims have a safety lip and no center drop. I can break the beads but that's about it. Not much room to get in with tire spoons and I don't want to goof anything up.

Thought I'd ask the pros here before I take them to an ATV shop.

Cheers!