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| | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 255 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 255 | I want to put a radial tire on a stock spare wheel I have to use for a spare tire. Can I put a tube in a radial tire - and does it need to be a radial tube ? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | if you put a tube in a radial, it does need to be a radial tube, but you might be able to do it tubeless if the rim is in good condition
Bill | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | yep, as Red58 says. You can go radial tubes or do it tubeless. Let us know which you choose.
Many have said radials on old stock rims is a no-no but some time ago Old Cars Weekly had a great article, and with specific info, and all is well to go radials. Just use good judgement if the rim is good enough to "hold air" for radials. Perhaps a good cleaning or painting the inside of the rim/edges. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,755 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,755 | Rims with riveted centers have a tendency to develop seep leaks around the rivet holes, so they might not be a good choice for tubeless tires. If you beadblast the area where the rivets penetrate the rim and paint it with a good-quality epoxy paint, the epoxy might bond well enough to seal up any leaks.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | For Model A's and cars in the early 30's with spoked wheels we use a plastisol coating to seal the spoke ends and permit the use of tubeless tires. You can google "plastisol" and get information about it. Also called a "dipping" coating and is what's used for a cushioned or non-slip coating on tool handles like pliers. It's the bonded on coating and not the cheap glued on sponge stuff like chinese tools. Wheels must be completely clean to bare metal and just the dropped area where the spokes or rivets are is coated. Some of the old wheels bead design is not well suited to tubless tires so this needs to be checked out. When coated with plastisol the liner can be omitted if a tube is used since it isolates the tube from rivets/spokes.
Evan
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