Originally Posted by dgregory57
But isn't there is a chance that it would be cold enough to also have pieces of rubber flake off or crack if you get it too cold?
Possible but unlikly. You would need to freeze the rubber till it was hard from the cold before it could damage it.
Another way would be putting the tire in a freezer. Basically gettign the tire realy cold and the tar realy cold should cause it to loose its grip and of corse it will also shrink at the same time.