Install Your Premounted Winter Tires
Having winter tires on your vehicle is a wise investment for winter climate. By following these instructions on how to install pre-mounted winter tires, you will be surprised how much time and money you will save by installing the tires yourself.
Steps
- Gather the materials needed for the job.
- Remove all four wheel covers (if equipped) by sliding the screwdriver between the wheel and cover. Gently pry the cover off.
- With a standard driver and socket, loosen slightly all wheel nuts on all four wheels. Never use a torque wrench to break loose fasteners.
- Place the Jack under the right front side of the vehicle and lift the proper sub-frame of vehicle (see owners manual of vehicle for subframe locations). Lift the vehicle until the front right tire does not contact the ground.
- Support your vehicle by placing the safety stand under the subframe next to the jack.
- Lower jack until vehicle subframe sits on safety stand.
- Remove the loosened wheel nuts on the raised wheel.
- Remove the raised wheel.
- Install your winter wheel/tire.
- Install wheel nuts with round end facing wheel. Use the torque wrench to tighten until tire turns. CAUTION! when tightening the wheel nuts always tighten in a cross pattern, ex.top the bottom, left then right.
- Raise vehicle enough to remove safety stand.
- Remove safety stand.
- Lower vehicle.
- Repeat steps 4-13 on the remaining three sides of vehicle.
- Using the torque wrench, torque all wheel nuts to {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}}- pounds, one wheel at a time using a cross pattern when tightening the nuts.
- Re-install all wheel covers. NOTE: when installing covers ensure tire valve stems are positioned in proper hole on the cover.
- Check that all tire pressures are to vehicle manufactures recommended P.S.I (the drivers door frame on the vehicle has a sticker containing the recommended P.S.I)
Warnings
- Always install the round end of the wheel nuts facing the wheel.
- Ensure parking brake is applied, and transmission is in the park position.
- Check your owners manual for proper lifting points for your vehicle.
- Always use safety stands.
- Check your tire pressure before driving your vehicle.
- Always use a cross pattern when tightening your wheel nuts
- Only raise your vehicle on a flat hard surface (cement preferably), clean of debris such a stones and sand.
- Always torque your wheel nuts using a torque wrench.
Things You'll Need
- jack
- safety stand
- torque wrench
- socket (sized for your wheel nut)
- a slotted screwdriver, tire air pressure gauge
- mounted winter tires.
