Mounting Procedures For the proper mounting of your wheels and tires, be sure to observe some simple precautions:

• Wheel is securely seated on the hub face.
• All lugs have the proper torque.
• No Build up of dirt between the hub and wheel.
• The wheel is not bent.
• Both tire beads are securely seated on the wheel / rim.

Make sure when installing your new wheels to Avoid scratching or bending the alloy wheels during installation. Wheels are manufactured with extremely soft metals with a greater sensitivity and scratching. This can cause distortion under high pressure. Modern new style tire machines apply equal pressure to both top and bottom beads with no pressure on the wheel / rim itself. New Machines have a pad on the base of the mounting machine that protects HMC chrome plated, painted or machined wheels from scratches and light damage. Make sure you don’t just get your new wheels and tires install at any old garage. Make sure they are used to dealing with sizes from 17 to 22 and so on. A lot of the older wheel and tire machines are being replaced with the new ones so most up to date wheel dealers have the new gear. During the mounting process, proper lubrication is a must make sure to lubricate both top and bottom beads with an approved tire lubricant. If the beads do not seat at 40 psi, break the entire assembly down and restart the process. Make sure to re-lubricate the bead areas. Always Observe and match mounting procedures proper tire and wheel assembly balancing is important from a vehicle safety standpoint. In high speed driving, improperly balanced tire andwheel assemblies will cause a vehicle to lose stability and not operate in a safe and comfortable manner with heavy shakeing. A Improperly balanced tire/wheel assemblies will also cause abnormal treadwear patterns.

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