EnerMax
11-27-2003, 06:48 PM
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Tried to get my new H2 BFG 315/70/17's aligned today, technician said these BFG combined with the H2 Rim had too good of a rim guard (there's a hard part of rubber that sticks out and over the edge of the rim) he couldn't get his hooks in between the tire and the rim. He said he could reverse the hooks and grab the inside edge of the rim, but that would end up leaving marks. He said I could put the stock wheels back on for the alignment, but I didn't feel like putting back on what I just took off. I thanked him for not marking up the rims and left. (It's a Firestone Corp. shop with nearly new equipment)
Took it up the street to a GMC dealership, they had a look and said they weren't sure if they could do it either - they said they could do it on the inside of the rim in the same way the first guy said, but they were a little fuzzier on how much of a mark that would leave on my rimshttp://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Ouch.gif. He said he could try deflating the tire slightly and get in-between the tire and rim and then pumping them back up.
If Hummers' come stock like this someone must be able to align them? I'm going to call the Hummer dealer (a different GM dealership in town) tomorrow morning and see what they say.
Anybody else with these wheels have this kind of a problem?
Thanks - hope you're all enjoying thanksgiving
Tried to get my new H2 BFG 315/70/17's aligned today, technician said these BFG combined with the H2 Rim had too good of a rim guard (there's a hard part of rubber that sticks out and over the edge of the rim) he couldn't get his hooks in between the tire and the rim. He said he could reverse the hooks and grab the inside edge of the rim, but that would end up leaving marks. He said I could put the stock wheels back on for the alignment, but I didn't feel like putting back on what I just took off. I thanked him for not marking up the rims and left. (It's a Firestone Corp. shop with nearly new equipment)
Took it up the street to a GMC dealership, they had a look and said they weren't sure if they could do it either - they said they could do it on the inside of the rim in the same way the first guy said, but they were a little fuzzier on how much of a mark that would leave on my rimshttp://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Ouch.gif. He said he could try deflating the tire slightly and get in-between the tire and rim and then pumping them back up.
If Hummers' come stock like this someone must be able to align them? I'm going to call the Hummer dealer (a different GM dealership in town) tomorrow morning and see what they say.
Anybody else with these wheels have this kind of a problem?
Thanks - hope you're all enjoying thanksgiving