Work Bench
All thread
nuts/washers
15"cage wheel rim
three tire irons
Marc Parnes balancer
oem rear rim strips
Bead breaker - Adam Glass' interpretation
Compressor
Bucket with 2 inches of water a goodly shot of dawn.
Wire wheel to remove the rim rust.
Floor Jack


Pertinent Reading

Started changing out my tires in April 2009. Currently staring at spooning on my tenth tire.

Recently bought a Kastar valve stem fishing tool. After changing out five rear tires I finally figured out that the rear valve stem is a pita, worthy of a 20 buck layout.

Tips:
Use three irons
Small steps with the irons
Keep the opposite, mounted bead in the well (makes more room for the bead you are trying to pry on)
A third hand holding the stationary iron (instead of your knee) and also helping keep the bead in the well, saves a lot of colorful metaphors.
Buy the nylon rim protectors for anything other than steel rims.


The job is straightforward. Seems like a lot (as in time not money) to tool up for it too. You will change out a couple of tires before you realize how easy it is.

In a perfect world, balance the wheel, then mount the tire by placing the red dot over the valve stem. Perfection is a dream...Chances are you will still need to balance the wheel after you mount the tire. Thus, Find and mark the heaviest part of the wheel, then treat that as the valve stem for red dot alignment.

If you change out your tires every .... since you said you wore out your tires in one year, mounting your tires would be cost effective. Mounting a set every 4 or 5 years is a wtf am I doing this for? type deal...

Blowing gravel off rural roads