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Wed, 05 September 2012 20:48

Scooby Doo

Messages: 92
Registered: May 2012
Location: Miami, Florida

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My 6 tires came in from Discount Tire Direct.
BFGoodrich Commercial T/A 225/75/16
I have decided to start tomorrow.
I want to do the front two first.
I will be using a 3.5 ton steel floor jack (I have 2).

Should I jack it up under the crossmember in the middle and put floor jacks on the frame rails behind the front wheels ?
Or, should I jack it up evenly from the frame rails (2 people) just behind the front wheels and then put the jack stands right next to the floor jacks?

I do not know how the GMC weight is distributed.
Is it even? 6 tons divided by four ?
How large of jack stands do I need to be completely safe ?
I have 3 ton jack stands. I do not want to make them out of 2X4s (although I know its a great jack stand) but I could get as large of the ones that I need to safely work.

Once I get the wheels off and I take them to the tire shop, I need to know how to properly balance the wheel ? I have Alcoa rims.
Are these self centering rims ? (I am not 100% sure what this means)
Can they be balanced with the centering cone or do they need to be bolted to the balancing machine.
I need to know, to make sure it is done correctly.

I have bought new Haltec TV553 stems.
I want to install these myself once the tire is removed.
Should I clean the hole with a scotch brite pad & brake cleaner and install it dry, or add some kind of lube to the rubber grommet?
I would assume I tighten it until the rubber grommet starts to compress.

Remember, I live in Miami. I need to know the correct procedure, because most places around here are not always on top of things(or care).

I will have a bunch more questions once I pull the rear wheels.
I just had a lot of work done to the front end last month at Alex Sirums,(was not 100% comfortable doing that myself), so I will not be doing anything other than the tires on the front end.

Questions:
1)Best way to jack up the front end?
2)Balancing the wheels?

I think I am on the right track, just wanted to run it by you on the Internet, so I will feel as confident as possible. I am sure I will have a few more questions I may have forgot to ask, and also once I dig deeper into this project.
Thank you in advance,
G2... Smile

Glenn & Elaine Gardner... Miami, Florida... 1976 Royale (transmode) TZE366V100733

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		Removing Wheels By: Scooby Doo on Wed, 05 September 2012 20:48
		Re: Removing Wheels By: Jeff102410 on Wed, 05 September 2012 20:52
		Re: Removing Wheels By: Scooby Doo on Wed, 05 September 2012 21:02
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: ljdavick on Wed, 05 September 2012 21:09
		Re: Removing Wheels By: Scooby Doo on Wed, 05 September 2012 21:11
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: ljdavick on Wed, 05 September 2012 21:31
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: A Hamilto on Wed, 05 September 2012 21:43
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: crash24 on Wed, 05 September 2012 23:57
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: k2gkk on Wed, 05 September 2012 21:12
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Scooby Doo on Wed, 05 September 2012 21:21
		Re: Removing Wheels By: Jeff102410 on Wed, 05 September 2012 21:16
		Re: Removing Wheels By: C Boyd on Wed, 05 September 2012 22:03
		Re: Removing Wheels By: Ken Burton on Wed, 05 September 2012 22:35
		Re: Removing Wheels By: mike miller on Wed, 05 September 2012 23:40
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: sgltrac on Wed, 05 September 2012 23:55
		Re: Removing Wheels By: Ken Burton on Thu, 06 September 2012 01:58
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Mr ERFisher on Thu, 06 September 2012 03:44
		Re: Removing Wheels By: mike miller on Thu, 06 September 2012 05:05
		Re: Removing Wheels By: Ken Burton on Thu, 06 September 2012 05:17
		Re: Removing Wheels By: Scooby Doo on Thu, 06 September 2012 06:40
		Re: Removing Wheels By: tphipps on Thu, 06 September 2012 08:57
		Re: Removing Wheels By: petemosss on Thu, 06 September 2012 09:47
		Re: Removing Wheels By: petemosss on Thu, 06 September 2012 10:10
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: USAussie on Thu, 06 September 2012 10:47
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: petemosss on Thu, 06 September 2012 13:06
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: USAussie on Thu, 06 September 2012 17:32
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Scooby Doo on Thu, 06 September 2012 18:58
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: A Hamilto on Thu, 06 September 2012 20:29
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Scooby Doo on Thu, 06 September 2012 21:59
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Bruce Hart on Fri, 07 September 2012 00:15
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Mr ERFisher on Fri, 07 September 2012 03:40
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Scooby Doo on Fri, 07 September 2012 07:48
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: mickeysss on Fri, 07 September 2012 09:00
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Bruce Hart on Fri, 07 September 2012 11:49
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: jhbridges on Thu, 06 September 2012 12:52
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: jhbridges on Thu, 06 September 2012 07:13
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Ken Burton on Thu, 06 September 2012 07:31
		Re: Removing Wheels By: ribeika on Thu, 06 September 2012 21:36
		Re: Removing Wheels By: JohnL455 on Fri, 07 September 2012 12:25
		Re: Removing Wheels By: Scooby Doo on Sun, 09 September 2012 10:00
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Tim Conway on Sun, 09 September 2012 11:08
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: emerystora on Sun, 09 September 2012 11:25
		Re: [GMCnet] Removing Wheels By: Mr ERFisher on Sun, 09 September 2012 12:54

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