Valken Wheels

[late96]

Anybody have trouble breaking the bead on these? If not whats the secret to dismounting one of these? Thanks

[andy16]

i have trouble w the hoosiers on this rim. its a sob but i guess its a good thing on a rough track.

[mignum]

Yep i have alot of trouble with the same issue, just got to get pissed and stay after it is all i have found that works for me.You gotta want it!

[SS Motorsports]

If the tires are junk I have said f**k it and cut the sidewall of the tire with a knife or tin snips.
Don't laugh it works.

[TALON75]

I have a Valken for sale with decent D55 mounted, 100 bucks plus shipping!! The tire shop couldn't even bust it loose after an hour of trying, I have a lot of experiance working in a tire shop and was helping, nothing worked so I finally gave up . I guess I could try to cut it off but then I still have to mount another one and do it all again . My Welds never have that problem and have only busted one bead on the track, but thats fine as it was a horriblly rough track and it probably saved us even more damage . I will never buy another one of those korean POS wheels, Welds are well worth the money .

[EAMShater]

I have no problem with a 1350 or softer. Anything harder is a beast. I mounted a 70 once and it took right at 100lbs to bead it. Luckily I blew the tire so removal was a snap lol.

[AmickRacing]

Hopefully my luck continues. I have 4 new Valken wheels (2 BL and 2 non), dismounted one with the hand bead breaker, it was tougher than the Weld's, but wasn't impossible. Getting the tire to seat does kinda try one's nerves, A couple popped on with around 20-25, but one I think was just over 40. Not too terrible all things considered tho I don't think.

I hope I didn't just jinx myself! BTW D55's here

[cjer]

We get an aluminum bead breaker that Krietz sells and it gets them off. Much better on anything. Expensive but worth it.

[pajamie]

I started to make 1 pass around the tire with the bead braker.. then spray a little WD-40 around the bead.. Let it sit a few minutes, then they pop right off..

[late96]

Thanks, Just glad I was'nt the first to battle with these. Price was right but my time counts for something, so at least I thought.

[leadorfollow]

the non beadlock with tabs are the most hateful. The normal non beadlocks are super easy to mount. We don't use anything but air to mount ours so not sure if anything you might be using is causing it to seal very tight. Don't try to break these down when you're only working in a 6" area of the tire. work all around the tire and there is no issue.

[redfred]

All the more reason to buy American!!!

[24jmod]

Hey guys I had trouble with this last year until I got a new bead breaker from performance bodies and left about 3-4lbs of air in the tire that way you can use the sidewall for more leverage....it really works good on the harder tires....Just a tip Brent Robinson gave me that worked out good