Re: Side Mount cover assembly

Posted by Highlander160 On 2011/8/18 11:00:36

It sounds like either your tread covers are "sprung" or the tire is too small. In the case of them being sprung, what I've done is take a piece of stainless welding wire and fashion a hook of sorts to hold them snug. This does require drilling a hole in the very bottom (never seen) and you'd want to be sure it lines up with a groove in the tread of the tire. Now I was saying too small a tire because it sounds like the tread cover's loose the way you describe the issue. It's possible the tire's too large and it simply won't wrap tight enough to lip over the face cover. In that case deflate the tire and see if it will go on. If it does, well you'll know what to do at that point. All of the newer tires run larger than the OEM sizes used to be because that's what most folks want, a bigger tire.