• Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!

  • Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.

Search results

  1. M

    HMMWV in snow and what tires work out best

    The stock goodyears were fine in the snow.. However they do tend to slide on stops (since the brakes can lock up fairly easily). And I agree, unless you are crossing frozen lakes.. studs are generally not necessary. Just have to drive slow.
  2. M

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Losing the stud, did you lose pressure as well, or everything else held the inner o-ring in place? Should be pretty easy to pound it out and put in a new one with the tire on -- but I'd definitely remove the air as a safety measure.
  3. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    Part of the reason I went with wigsplitter was Trail Worthy was confusing "custom PVC". I don't need custom, standard rim, standard tires.. :P As for fit, with the standard 12 bolt rims, and Wrangler MT -- the wigsplitter are 'tight' but not unreasonable. There is no way that bead is going to...
  4. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    Unfortunately all of them are in the tires and are a bear to remove. However, I can get tell you it's a blue/green PVC with an 18" O.D. pipe. Only one of the pipes has any writing on it. There was a number "1120", which I looked up and it says it's for water main/sewer usage. I didn't see...
  5. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    Doesn't look like it's hard to make them. Just need to chamfer the edges, and then add a cutout (of some kind) for the air valve.
  6. M

    mgFray's HMMWV from Minnesota

    Added the 2-man cargo top today
  7. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    Those are the ones. It was definitely cheaper them me trying to do it myself. (roughly for a set of 4 the cost of another tire.)
  8. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    Thanks. Combination of the sunshine and setting the tire on top of the PVC insert. The first two went much easier then the last two (as the sun set and the tires got colder.) I will tell you disassembling, cleaning, painting, reassembling.. all without air-tools. It is one hell of a...
  9. M

    NJ Humvee insurance

    I have progressive, and the 6-digit serial number is my state VIN. I did have to send them a copy of the title, but all of the paperwork and insurance cards say "AM GENERAL - M998 - XXXXXX". So at least at a high level there should be none of this having to pad the number in their system...
  10. M

    Is there anyone doing the VIN searches anymore?

    I don't know if non-US Citizens can file a FOIA request. You might need to see if an citizen will do it for you. (I've never read the limits of the law on that.)
  11. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    lol I'm only going to do 4.. I think the 5th would kill me. :) We'll see if I can get this done by the weekend. Figure I can only handle one or two wheels a day (after work).
  12. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    "How to do this" (12-bolt rims w/ the alignment hole) 1. Put the tires in the sun and let them bake so they are more pliable. 2. Take the tire and figure out which side you want the outside to be. If it's NOT the side with the paint marking, then find the side with the paint and transfer the...
  13. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    HAHAHA I found this one on YouTube. Definitely a 'different' way to do it. "YEET!" PVC beadlock install Had to share it cause I got a hell of a laugh from this. I may try something similar though, lube up the PVC insert and bead.. then _SET_ the tire on top and push down..
  14. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    I bought it pre-made. 7" side to side, and it fits over the 16 1/2" rim... My current plan is to try to find a helper.. then use the compact utility tractor to push down on the tred (with the tire on it's end). I tried this by myself and the bead didn't move apart, but I think with a helper...
  15. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    Going to put them in the sun in the morning, hopefully they'll loosen up over the day. I do have a small Kubota BX26 series tractor with a bucket.. so with someone else I can push down in the tred of the tire while they pull the bead apart. That MIGHT let me get the PVC in (along with the tire...
  16. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    ya I suspect that is what it will take. Need to inset a 7” chunk of plastic into a 3” hole
  17. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    I'm using tire soap (from a large bucket). The problem is that I'm unable to lift on the tire bead. Tire on the ground, I stand on the tire bead (against the ground) and the bead doesn't even move.. I lift up on the sides and can MAYBE lift the top bead 1/2". The youtube video shows the guy...
  18. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    Ok, I have NO IDEA how to get the PVC beadlocks into the tires. The youtube video I found showed the guy standing on the inner tire, lifting up and then sliding the PVC in and rotating it into place. I am NOT heavy enough or strong enough to do that. between beads of the tires is only about...
  19. M

    New Goodyear Wrangler MTs appear to be available again

    Got the tires. All four have a date of 2022 on them. 20th week of 2022 or May16th (or so) 2022. Going to try to get one of them mounted tonight after work.
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website like our supporting vendors. Their ads help keep Steel Soldiers going. Please consider disabling your ad blockers for the site. Thanks!

I've Disabled AdBlock
No Thanks