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