Well, not a good thing, not a tragedy either. I finally popped a bead while playing on the trails.

Several comments...

1) Summit Point Raceways offroad trails are bead poppers. Steep downhills, deep ruts, slick mud so you really get moving fast dowhill, and then 90 degree turns at the bottom of the hill.

I would not suggest airing below 25 psi there. (I aired UP to 25 PSI from 18 and had no more problems.)

2) "Thank you God" for Hi-lift jacks. If you wheel without one, you will be hurting when you finally need to change a tire. The first time you use it, it will be paid for. There is no way the factory jack would have done the job where I had to stop. ($60, very well spent.)

3) The factory tools for changing the tire (lug wrench kit) are aces! I was very impressed.

4) After changing the to spare and getting back to staging... it was easy to clean the tire, air it up, and pop the tire back onto the bead.

5) Rogaine works. My bald spot is shrinking. Just noticed that for the first time in the tire change pictures. Sometimes God gives us encouragement through really strange channels.

Well, not a good thing, not a tragedy either. I finally popped a bead while playing on the trails.

Several comments...

1) Summit Point Raceways offroad trails are bead poppers. Steep downhills, deep ruts, slick mud so you really get moving fast dowhill, and then 90 degree turns at the bottom of the hill.

I would not suggest airing below 25 psi there. (I aired UP to 25 PSI from 18 and had no more problems.)

2) "Thank you God" for Hi-lift jacks. If you wheel without one, you will be hurting when you finally need to change a tire. The first time you use it, it will be paid for. There is no way the factory jack would have done the job where I had to stop. ($60, very well spent.)

3) The factory tools for changing the tire (lug wrench kit) are aces! I was very impressed.

4) After changing the to spare and getting back to staging... it was easy to clean the tire, air it up, and pop the tire back onto the bead.

5) Rogaine works. My bald spot is shrinking. Just noticed that for the first time in the tire change pictures. Sometimes God gives us encouragement through really strange channels.

Try a factory jack here... no way!

Lot of lift needed. Glad I got the 60" I can see how it might be needed much better now.

The flex in the jack made me a tad concerned... but it flexed right back after the lift.

All in all, the jack and the right tools made it easy....

Total time was about 15 minutes

Getting the jack to go down took some thinking. Mine sticks a little bit on the way down.

Lmao at #5, that was cute.

Thanks for the pics, the HLJ's are awesome but very dangerous. They don't call them "Widow Makers" for nothing.

Is there a special place on the H2 bumper to place it? I notice you have it in the tow ring indention, I know that other vehicles have damage issues when using the Hi-lift.

I lifted it by the tow ring... Slow, careful, and NEVER underneath it... I think the bumper would crush if the jack was used on it.

was there any damage to the tow ring from the jack?

Do you have any special techniques to keep your comb over in place? Hairspray? Spit? It looks half decent.

I always get that "Head blown off by shotgun blast" look everytime the wind catches it wrong.

You did an excellent job in replacing your tire.

I know of one idiot who popped a bead. He was useless without the help of 6-7 people.

The tow ring and the combover both came through it ok.

Why did you change the tire? Just reset the bead on the vehicle. Ask Adam how...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by GMPartsGuy:
Why did you change the tire? Just reset the bead on the vehicle. Ask Adam how... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

boom factor?

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by GMPartsGuy:
Why did you change the tire? Just reset the bead on the vehicle. Ask Adam how... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>That's what I was thinking. I guess I'll have to train the guys out here how to do it.

We talking about the hairspray/lighterfluid trick?

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Walter_Cronkite:
Do you have any special techniques to keep your comb over in place? Hairspray? Spit? It looks half decent.

I always get that "Head blown off by shotgun blast" look everytime the wind catches it wrong.

</div></BLOCKQUOTE>

ROTFLMGDMFAO!!! That is classic!!!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Dan:
We talking about the hairspray/lighterfluid trick? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>That works, but no. It involves jacking the truck and using a tiestrap around the tire. Crank it down so the sidewalls push out. Then fill it with air and the bead will pop back on.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by shipbldr:
Getting the jack to go down took some thinking. Mine sticks a little bit on the way down. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
They all stick on the way down. Ken and Adam did a bang up job on Drtys little misshap.