Tire replacement advice

Hello!
First time caller, long time listener. I want to get my stock rims powder coated, and then get new tires put on, but the issue I’m having is: I can’t figure out how to get my old tires off, get the rims to the powder coating shop, and then get the newly coated rims to the tire shop. I suppose I could put my truck on stands, but I really don’t want to. Any advice other using the spare and doing them one at a time? Thanks!

 

Find one of those wheel and tire rental places (it is a thing), then you can do what you need with your wheels.
Plus side is you can roll on some 22’s or 24’s for a few days.

 

What’s the weather like near you? If you’re not in a snowy climate buy the cheapest set of wheels/tires you can find on CL and run those for a week or so and then either bin then or resell them for what you paid for them. It’s not uncommon to find a set of wheels/tires in the $200-400 range with nearly spent tires.

Your other option would be to find the regional forum closest to you and see if anyone has a stock setup they’d loan/rent out to you.

 

Never heard of a wheel+tire rental place. Maybe they do exist.
For me it was easy. I had bought a set of steelies for Winter use. When I did my Fall swap-over I took the (4) alloy wheels to my local powder coating shop who, BTW, did a fantastic job of prepping the wheels and applying the coating. FWIW, the prep (blasting and baking) helped to really disguise the pitting that had occurred from the Winter seasons prior. Then once those were back and Spring rolled around, I had my local garage dismount the snows and I brought the steelies in for coating. There was a bit of a glitch in the color (I wanted flat black, they did semi-gloss) but the workmanship was great. I don't recall the cost as it was a few years ago.
Doing it with jack stands could be a real PITA. You should find out how quickly the job will take as (at least around here) the coating shops keep rather busy. Good luck if you intend to try to color-match.

 

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