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GLTHFJ60 said:
They come with runflats from the military. I thought you would have known that :P
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For the military they do, they are sold separately for the civilian market. I should have ordered the magnesium ones, but the rubber ones are free shipping

Btw, if I ask a stupid question when there's a picture it usually means I'm on my phone which has a cracked screen. Or I'm drunk ;)
 
The Phoenician said:
For the military they do, they are sold separately for the civilian market. I should have ordered the magnesium ones, but the rubber ones are free shipping

Btw, if I ask a stupid question when there's a picture it usually means I'm on my phone which has a cracked screen. Or I'm drunk ;)
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:lol:

I get my wheels + tires all military surplus from one of the bases here in NC.
 
5 of these just arrived. Now I need to figure out who will mount them.
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That would be a downgrade and expensive. I'm seriously tempted to get Bajas, just waiting on my kidney to sell.
 
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This just came in, slowly all the parts are coming in. There's two tubes in a pack and I got 5 packs, so I'll have enough for the next set of tires as well. Hoping to pick up an extra tire this Friday And get started on putting the run flats in :eek:.
 
Ok Land Cruiser gurus, time for one of my more than average dumb questions. How can i determine the size of the lift on my rig. I get a lot of people asking me how much of a lift do I have and I don't know how to answer it correctly.
Mine is SOA with an add leaf and 37 in tires. What's the stock height and at what points/locations do I measure my current height to determine the lift? Thanks
 
Measure from the center of the wheel hub to the fender edge on your rig and compare it to the same measurement on a stock truck. The difference is your lift (from suspension).
 
Thanks Dave. It looks like I'm around 27 inches (insert joke here). It's difficult to get an exact reading with the way the humvee tires are. Ok so what's the stock height of a 62?

Before anyone asks, yes I did a cursory search and I'm on my phone, can't come up with a definite answer.
 
Had a little exercise in futility this weekend. I decided to take off the tires, split the rims open and insert the runflats. Before doing this I went to pick up a spare Wrangler MT tire from a military surplus store. I ended up wasting my time driving there as their definition of 90% was not the same as mine. When I got home I figured it was time get started. I took off the first tire, deflated it and unbolted the rim. The rim was not separating from the tire so I used two ratchet straps, two oak trees and some beer to help me.
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After splitting and separating the wheel from the tire, I had to get the PVC insert out. I used the truck winch to do this since one of the ratchet straps wasn't long enough to loop.


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Once I had everything separated, it was time to get the run flat in. So I used a 10000lbs ratchet to cinch it down as much as I could, then lubing the bead and outer edge of the runflats.

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Getting the runflat in the tire was an ordeal I wasn't ready for and you shouldn't attempt unless you have help. I managed to get about 80% of it in before I took a break. I had to stop for a bit because of severe pain in my arms and knees from previous injuries.

Before I started back up I received a call from one of my tenants that there's a puddle of water outside the house that's pooling and they cant figure it out. So I hop in my other car and head down only to find that the AC line has been dripping like it's supposed to. On my way up the check engine light comes on so I take it to the dealer which was on the way :bang:. Once I got home I needed a working car so I decided to put the tire back together the way it was for the time being. At this point I'm not sure if these tires are worth having runflats in them and might wait to either get the Bajas or the MT/Rs . Anyway here's a video of what it takes to put run flats in.

 
The Phoenician said:
At this point I'm not sure if these tires are worth having runflats in them and might wait to either get the Bajas or the MT/Rs . Anyway here's a video of what it takes to put run flats in.
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I dunno...isn't the purpose of run flats to have that capability in the field to be able to continue to maneuver if you loose air pressure just so you don't have to go through the whole charade you have to go through now, in a controlled environment, to insert the run flats? Pain upfront for no pain in a compromised situation...

I'm liking your ability to innovate to get those tires off the rims and the run flats in! Very impressive (and a lot of hard work, no doubt...even shows in the pictures...).
 
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