OK, stupid question here.....
Is it possible to mount tires yourself if you DON'T have professional tire mounting tools? Thinking back to the days (verrrrry long ago) in which my dad showed me how to put a new tire on a wheel using two mongo-sized, heavy screwdrivers, some patience, muscle and soapy water.
Drives me nuts to pay a tire shop $10-$20 bucks a wheel just to put the tire on the wheel (no balancing) and then, what REEEEALY irks me, is a lot of times they scratch your wheels being careless with their super-duper tire mounting machine. :gritteeth:
Just wanna know if tires today can be stretched via hand vs. a machine, etc.
Feel free to chime in and praise my desire to save a few bucks/avoid wheel damage or...to chastize me for my foolishness....
(Oh yeah, forgot to add....tires I'm gonna buy are kind of low-profile....ideally 195-45-15, if that makes a difference. Considering Nexxan N3000.)