Abstract: Tire bead seating and inflating apparatus of the type employing an arcuate tube having its interior connected to a source of air and including inwardly directed nozzles for directing a high volume of air under pressure toward the interface between a tire rim and a tire sidewall while air is simultaneously being applied to the interior of the tire through a conventional valve stem. The invention specifically contemplates a kit whereby such an apparatus, along with desired peripheral equipment, may be easily affixed to existing tire changing stands.