Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
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someday
Adventurer
Well ordered them from discount tire direct Tues eve, got off the phone at 5.45. They were delivered by 2.00 wednesday after noon 
So I went to put them on only find ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE SIEZED on! I just had the wheels rotated 1500 miles ago and they were ALL seized on. Three of them I could only break loose by finger tightening two or three lugs and driving over the bump in my driveway (of course after drenching them with wd40), The fourth one I gave up on. Tried beating with a rubber mallet, using high jack with wheel attachment to jack truck up with finger tight lugs, driving over bump in driveway with finger tight lugs and actually driving up and down the street with finger tight lugs NOTHING worked.
any suggestions to get the last wheel off let me know!
So I went to put them on only find ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE SIEZED on! I just had the wheels rotated 1500 miles ago and they were ALL seized on. Three of them I could only break loose by finger tightening two or three lugs and driving over the bump in my driveway (of course after drenching them with wd40), The fourth one I gave up on. Tried beating with a rubber mallet, using high jack with wheel attachment to jack truck up with finger tight lugs, driving over bump in driveway with finger tight lugs and actually driving up and down the street with finger tight lugs NOTHING worked.
any suggestions to get the last wheel off let me know!
According to their site they do come in 3 common 15" sizes, but I believe these were just added at the same time the 255/85 size was added:
31X10.50R15LT
33X12.50R15LT
35X12.50R15LT
Check out the sizes and spec link here:
http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Light-Truck/DISCOVERER-S-T-MAXX.aspx
TheCascadeKid
Observer
Hi Someday,
I had the same issue with a 4runner I bought as a donor. The method in the video below worked for me. I ended up using a 4x4 in a battering ram orientation to strike the tire (tire, not wheel) from under the car to knock the wheel off. It took just about everything I could put into it, but worked in the end. Good Luck!
I had the same issue with a 4runner I bought as a donor. The method in the video below worked for me. I ended up using a 4x4 in a battering ram orientation to strike the tire (tire, not wheel) from under the car to knock the wheel off. It took just about everything I could put into it, but worked in the end. Good Luck!
1stDeuce
Explorer
Toyotas and Jeeps seem to commonly have the aluminum wheels corroded onto the hub. Must be the tight pilot fit. If you still haven't gotten it, I've had good luck leaving the lug nuts a few turns loose, drop the truck on the ground, and use Drive-Reverse to shock them loose. Well, that works on the drive axle anyway. If it's the front, try a few brake stabs. So long as the lugs are only a few turns loose, the wheel should come loose. Don't drive around the block or anything like that, just do a little rocking in your driveway. The secret is leaving the lugs just a little loose. If you fully hand tighten them, they don't allow the wheel to move enough to break it free.
Then, take a round rat tail file, or a dremel with a sanding drum, and clean the corrosion off the wheel center hole. Put a little anti-sieze on it before you re-assemble.
Good luck!
Then, take a round rat tail file, or a dremel with a sanding drum, and clean the corrosion off the wheel center hole. Put a little anti-sieze on it before you re-assemble.
Good luck!
someday
Adventurer
Got the rims off and the new tires and rims installed. Rims are level 8 trackers, 16x8.5 with 265/75's. I have put about 300 miles on the tires already and the only thing I can comment on is in pavement I would NOT call these loud at all. If I listen for them I can hear a SLIGHT hum when coming to a stop. There is a slight dirt hill behind my house the the BFG AT's would just sit and spin. These spun slight but never lost forward progress. I was impressed, I can't wait to actually get them dirty.
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Dan Grec
Expedition Leader
Redline said:
Interesting. The math on the two of them is
255/85R16 = 255*.85/25.4 * 2 + 16 = 33.06
255/80R17 = 255*.80/25.4 * 2 + 17 = 33.06
-Dan
Hilldweller
SE Expedition Society
The weight of the Jeep.
My spare is over 33" as it sits high and proud staring at cars behind me.
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Don't do THIS ^^^ if your rims are hub-centric. You will remove too much material and the rims won't center properly.... Use a red scotch brite pad to clean up the surfaces and then a bit of anti-sieze or good grease.
YMMV RON
PS ALWAYS take the rig for a drive after a bath to dry out the brakes and such.
TwoTrack
Buy Once, Cry Once
Any pics?
As stated in many previous posts, they are the BEST overland tire. the only issue I have is that they are heavy! But everything else outweighs the weight. Grip, water performance, tread life is all phenomenal! I have to get my new set ordered and installed.