Zip Tie Bushtec Tires

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Bought new tires for the Bushtec and while I had it apart had the rims power coated. Saw a video of a motorcycle tire being mounted this way and I'm here to say it works. Very little work to slip them on the rims and by putting the tube in and zip ties to pinch it together I didn't have to worry about a pinched tube. I just put the stem in and added the nut and started pushing it together, with about 40% on I went to the tire irons and it just slid on with the mounting soap I used.
 

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My friend Windy has a few U Tube videos....he prefers Gorilla Tape of late, and says to get the tires as warm as possible prior.

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he prefers Gorilla Tape of late, and says to get the tires as warm as possible prior
I would think the tape would be a real pain to pull out. I never did anything to the tires other than soap and they slid on with no problem at all, the zip ties pulled out easy after being cut.
 
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