Can one put a modern, tubeless tire on these old high-flange rims using tubes and flaps? Or will the flanges abrade the sidewall of the tire? There are modern, 17 inch tires that look attractive if this would work. But maybe the rims are too narrow in any case. Anybody done that?


1951 3800 1-ton
"Earning its keep from the get-go"
In the DITY Gallery
1962 261 (w/cam, Fenton headers, 2 carbs, MSD ign.), SM420 & Brown-Lipe 6231A 3spd aux. trans, stock axles & brakes. Owned since 1971.