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| | | | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 108 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 108 | My 1951 PU truck has the stock 16" steel wheels. I am planning on buying new rubber (tires), can these old style wheels (rims) be used with tubeless tires without installing tubes inside?
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 707 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 707 | Heck, no. But you can run tube-type radials, which would be a fine upgrade while retaining the original rims.
1951 3800 Be the change you want to see. -hotshoe
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | A lot of people are running tubeless radials on old wheels. Do a search. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 157 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 157 | I just had tubeless radials mounted on my 16" steel wheels for my '51 pickup. No tubes needed and no leaks.
I should say, however, that my wheels were in excellent condition. The rivets were all tight and they had recently been painted. Also, it appears that they had sprayed clearcoat on the inside surface of the wheels. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 223 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 223 | Been running modern tubeless radials on original 16" rims for years with no problems. | | |
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