Tire removal aid for large tires to minimize / eliminate scuffing of the wheel

A device to aid in tire removal from and placement on a wheel wherein the wheel includes a polished surface having a lug nut contact surface area and a plurality of attachment orifices, each attachment orifice having an orifice diameter, the device comprising:

• a base shaped to space the wheel and tire from the ground;
• a plurality of posts extending from the base, each post including a collar having a substantially flat collar contact surface area, wherein the collar contact surface area is less than the lug nut surface area for the polished surface of the wheel and greater than the orifice diameter;
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• wherein the collar contact surface area engages the polished surface only in the lug nut surface area and spaces the polished surface and the wheel from the base during tire removal from and placement on the wheel.

A device to aid in tire removal from and placement on a wheel, the wheel including a plurality of attachment orifices and a polished surface having a lug nut contact surface area, each attachment orifice having an orifice diameter, the device comprising:

• a base shaped to space the wheel and tire from the ground;
• a plurality of posts extending from the base, each post including a collar having a collar diameter defining a substantially flat collar contact surface area, each collar contact surface area is less than the lug nut surface area for the polished surface of the wheel and each collar diameter is greater than the orifice diameter;
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• wherein each collar contact surface area is positioned to only engage the lug nut surface area of the polished surface of the wheel proximate to and surrounding the orifice diameter and space the wheel from the base during tire removal from and placement on the wheel.