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Originally Posted by Autoputzer
Yeah, I guess that could be another name for them. They clamp the wheels from the inside rim and never touch the outside of the rim.
https://youtu.be/N_FzyGqunUE
Those machines are about $40k. A lever machine is about $10k.
Discount Tire just built a new store in Bubbaville. It's sitting on prime real estate in the shopping district. They have four tire machines, but they're all lever machines. "We won't scratch your wheels... promise."
I used to get the tire work for my Chevy Cobalt done at the BMW dealership, because they have a leverless machine. The car went through three sets of tires and a several punctures, but the wheels weren't scratched. |
Yeah, that’s called a Rim Clamp. I have an old rim clamp just for my own personal tire work, but 18” is the max size. I gave $600 for it used in about 2005. It has served me well. Unless they have tripled in price since then, they should be less expensive tha $40,000. I don’t think center post machines are even made any more. They are used primarily on steel wheels.