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Old 12-12-2021, 10:50 AM
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The specs for my 2014 Yamaha lug nuts are 65 ft.lb, this is not a number you decide on because it’s easier for you to get them off, it’s calculated for safety.
I total agree for someone who don’t do any pre-maintenance checks or have clue.

For me 35 foot pounds or enough On aluminum mag wheels. I suspect that number for steel wheels. I highly doubt you 2014 came with aftermarket mag wheels?
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Old 12-12-2021, 12:11 PM
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Try any tire store or golf cart service shop.
Can you identify the brand, size, and where you got yours? How long ago? They good for the golf courses? Would certainly like a less bouncy ride.
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Action Gator Tire on 466will do and the charge is minimal. Did mine about a month ago.
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My cart needs to have a new set of tires mounted. I plan to bring the wheels to them along with the new tires. The “Villages Golf Cars “ people say if you didn’t purchase the cart from them they won’t touch it. Doing a google search show pages and pages of cart shops around the villages.

Anyone have any recommendations on a good cart shop?
Why not check with Discount Golf Carts on Hwy 441/27 (North of Hwy 42), to get a price for doing so. I highly recommend them, and they may even be willing to come to your home to do so since they offer home service too. MSUSam I Am
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Try Willie's Golf Cart Service(352) 255-1369. They will come to your house.

I always get my tires from them. i used to go to Walmart or The Villages Golf carts but Willie's puts on better tires at a cheaper price and they'll come right to your house.
Willie actually doesn’t do tires- he refers to Andy- The Tire Guy and he does them on site at your house! His number is 352-434-2254.

Willie called Andy to let him know there was a mixup on this post because he has been inundated with calls about it.
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call Willies, or Cart Fixer, or Todd Casey. They all come to your house and they all can get tires
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Try Willie's Golf Cart Service(352) 255-1369. They will come to your house.

I always get my tires from them. i used to go to Walmart or The Villages Golf carts but Willie's puts on better tires at a cheaper price and they'll come right to your house.
Willie actually doesn’t do tires- he refers to Andy- The Tire Guy and he does them on site at your house! His number is 352-434-2254.

Willie called Andy to let him know there was a mixup on this post because he has been inundated with calls about it.
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Walmart will not do aluminum mag wheels. Aluminum mags have thick rim bead that makes the tire a real stretch to get on and off. Steel wheels had thin bead and are lot easier to replace.
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Try Willie's Golf Cart Service(352) 255-1369. They will come to your house.

I always get my tires from them. i used to go to Walmart or The Villages Golf carts but Willie's puts on better tires at a cheaper price and they'll come right to your house.
Willie actually doesn’t do tires- he refers to Andy- The Tire Guy and he does them on site at your house! His number is 352-434-2254.

Willie called Andy to let him know there was a mixup on this post because he has been inundated with calls about it.
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I second Willie's. Just started using them (2 times so far) for repairs and yearly maintenance. Both times came to house and took care of business, no problem.
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Try Willie's Golf Cart Service(352) 255-1369. They will come to your house.

I always get my tires from them. i used to go to Walmart or The Villages Golf carts but Willie's puts on better tires at a cheaper price and they'll come right to your house.
Willie actually doesn’t do tires- he refers to Andy- The Tire Guy and he does them on site at your house! His number is 352-434-2254.

Willie called Andy to let him know there was a mixup on this post because he has been inundated with calls about it.
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Old 12-14-2021, 04:28 PM
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Does Andy- The Tire Guy actually have tires? Or does he just puts on what you buy elsewhere? If he has tires, are they radials?
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yes he has tire and yes he has steel belted radials
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Ok, so we have:
Andy- The Tire Guy 352-434-2254 - Comes to your home to install

Are there any others that sell radial tires and come to your home and install? Or perhaps takes your cart, replaces the tires and brings it back?
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Call wayne (561) 427-8960…. Best service, pickup and delivery in one day
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Walmart will not do aluminum mag wheels. Aluminum mags have thick rim bead that makes the tire a real stretch to get on and off. Steel wheels had thin bead and are lot easier to replace.
Aluminum is softer than steel. The aluminum wheels are subject to scratches etc.
I would expect many places avoid aluminum wheels on golf carts and cars. Many people are not aware of damages to their wheels from hitting curbs etc and once the new tires are mounted will think the shop did it.

Days of old, you would fix a bicycle flat with a steel screw driver. Today, with aluminum wheels you SHOULD use plastic levers.
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Old 12-22-2021, 02:08 PM
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I hope tou have an “air wrench” to get the wheels off your cart. The lug nuts are on so tight I couldn’t get them off, standing on a 4’ breaker bar. I bought tires online and took my cart, with tires, to Tire Choice at Colony Plaza and the charged me $20.00 per tire to change them.
That is interesting. Who said give me a lever long enough and I will move the world?
They should never be that tight. "Mechanics," should but don't use a torque wrench.
People sometimes get confused as to which way is tightening and which way is loosening. "A breaker bar," perhaps properly named. You can actually break the wheel lugs. In any case you slip a piece of pipe over the breaker bar to extend it and either the nut will come off or you will break the lug.
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That is interesting. Who said give me a lever long enough and I will move the world?
They should never be that tight. "Mechanics," should but don't use a torque wrench.
People sometimes get confused as to which way is tightening and which way is loosening. "A breaker bar," perhaps properly named. You can actually break the wheel lugs. In any case you slip a piece of pipe over the breaker bar to extend it and either the nut will come off or you will break the lug.
Or tire just springs with weight on cart on it.

If lugs are so tight on golf cart the whole tire will just spin. Why you need impact to get them off if the are way over tighten. You can have 10 foot extension won’t do no good unless there enough weight on tire to keep whole tire from just turning. At least the rear tire you can have someone stomp on the brakes . The front tire have hardly no weight on them. They spin real easy of way over torqued/hammered in with 1/2 or larger impact gun.
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