Low profile 19's chewed up from mounting

[SmokeyDP]

I have 275-30-19's on the rear and when I went to replace them the lips look chewed up when the old ones were pulled off (pics at the bottom).

Is this a case of someone using the wrong equipment to mount them or just not knowing what they were doing? The new ones went on fine but I had to pay a little extra since it was a PIA which I understood so I didn't mind.

9k miles later the new tires were cupping(-3* camber up front for the track + too much toe). I had a new alignment done with -2.7* and 0 toe up front and had the tires rotated so the cupping was on the outside.

The place raked me over the coals on the mounting and dismounting and charged me 45 min per tire because 'they were such a PIA'. Had I known in advance I would have brought it somewhere else. 400 miles later and the rear right is flat. I brought the wheel somewhere else and they said the lip on the new tires is so jacked up that they can't get it to seal right so now I have to replace the tire. Meanwhile I am worried about the rest of them.

* These pics are NOT of the current tire that isn't holding air. These are the last ones that I took off. I'm anticipating that the current one that is leaking is much worse.

http://www.scotts-basement.com/Gallery2/d/12656-2/IMG_0205.JPG
http://www.scotts-basement.com/Gallery2/d/12649-2/IMG_0206.JPG

[JustinE36M3]

haha someone didnt know what the fuck they were doing. did the same size on my buddies e46M not to long ago, was a PIA but nothing to charge extra for. i wouldnt go back to that shop, but im sure you know this.

and if we did that at my shop, no questions asked, we would pay for it. goodluck

haha they were summitomos* also

[STEALTHYZ4]

That seems like a bad install, looking at the damage on the bead.Have them installed at a pro-tire place like, Discount/America Tire,NTB,JUST TIRES, or at least a place that sells and mounts low-pro tires with relative ease.There should be no damage done to bead of tire during mounting under any circumstances. It helps if the tires u r installing were stored indoors overnight to warm the rubber,helping it's elastic properties. Should not have to pay extra for mounting-a sign their tire mounting machine is underpowered or they r not qualified or expert enough to install low profile tires

[M3Alpine99]

They 'forced' them on. Not enough lube and rushed the work.

[luke318is]

They 'forced' them on. Not enough lube and rushed the work.

+1

go get your money back

[SmokeyDP]

They are the only place within 30 minutes that will align my car. No one else wants to touch it. The owner has a vette track car and there are always track cars there getting aligned and tires put on. Then again I guess not many track cars run with low profile 19's. Even my track wheels are 18s.