Stretching tyres, whats the best way to fit them??

[Roxy_DazVTR]

Going to stretch tyres onto my new wheels, they are 8.5" wide and going to do 195/45's but im not sure on how im going to do this, is it better off using a cheatah to bead the tyre or is setting them alight a better way. Luckly theres vidoes on you-tube of people stretching tyres but just wanted to see if anyone else on heres stretched their tyres....

Vid 1 - the "ether" method

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n-LnkEUAImU

Vid 2 - the "Cheatah" method (Just use a cheatah to bead the tyre)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UlMhBMk3SHI&feature=related

[Coonper]

Surely you can let a garage do it on a hydraulic tyre machine?? They'll only charge you about a tennor to fit and balance four tyres.

[RCD-Performance]

195 is way too small for a 8.5 mate. You risk damaging the tyres, and maybe even risk them coming off the rims.

[Roxy_DazVTR]

195 is way too small for a 8.5 mate. You risk damaging the tyres, and maybe even risk them coming off the rims.

Yeh im also not sure on the tyre size, ill try it with one at my mates garage and see what it looks like, got told by alot of ppl on the VDub site that its not enough of a stretch! so will look and see, just more intrested on how im going to get it on ha ha!

[Roxy_DazVTR]

Surely you can let a garage do it on a hydraulic tyre machine?? They'll only charge you about a tennor to fit and balance four tyres.

I dont think you can bead a stretched tyre with them mate, got no problems with price, as iv got access to tools to do it myself. Wheels havnt arrived yet so have not had a go yet but just wanted to see what people thought...