I have had buddies that worked at tire places. Although it may seem like some places do an alright job, many are not especially when it comes to balancing.

 

I don't understand. Why are spare tires a waste of space? What do you do if you get a flat while your in the middle of nowhere?

 

I think he means you wont be able to get the flat off.

I've always used a bit of anti-seize to make things easier "The next time"

 

What good will a spare be if you can't take off the lug nuts or separate the wheel from the hub Unless of course AAA guy comes with a 20lb sledge

 

I had this problem before, I used a hammer (on the tire sidewall) to knock the suckers lose. Yes I know that's not good for the sidewall, but rockcrawling is probably worse, and I'm upgrading to 32x12.50 soon I hope

 

Put the truck up on jackstands and give it a good kick outwards on the inside rim of the wheel.

 

Thanks for all the ideas I tried the PB blaster and tried jacking it up and kicking like hell but it still wouldnt budge. Took Mikes advice and took it to Midas for a brake inspection and they got them off. And just as I expected I need brakes also I did finally get my tires put on and so far so good. I was thinking of selling the Runner this spring and getting a 99 Runner but now I might just keep it for another year.