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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 397 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 397 | I was thinking about this question and wondered if you cleaned up the area around where the rivets are fastening the rim to the center mounting plate and applied J-B Weld around each rivet would you then have a tubeless tire rim? Possible or not? Or, could you carefully weld in this area to give yourself an air tight seal? Has anyone tried this before? Is there anyway to make this conversion?
"Lucille" ..... Proud Member of the "Southern Stovebolts" David Wolff 1946 Chevy 1/2-ton In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 936 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 936 | Not sure but I would think the inner bead that holds the tire on a tubeless rim would have to be a bit larger. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 133 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 133 | i've done it and would not recommend it. it will work but not well.
daren | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 | All 4 of the origional artillary wheels in my '41 are carring tubless tires with no problems, 3500 miles and two years so far. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | I've been running tubeless tires on my '50 for the last 3 years with no issues. I've heard of some guys using a sealer around the rivet heads. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | Try inflating a tubeless tire on the rim and use bubble soap to check for leaks around the rivets and bead area. I'd suggest sandblasting the inside of the rims and coating them with epoxy paint or fiberglass resin as a sealer if there are some seep leaks.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | Jerry, do you think powder coating would seal those areas?
Jeff | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | It's possible- - - -never tried that approach. We used to build up our own rims for dirt trackers and tractor pull trucks by cutting one flange off in a brake lathe, welding in an extension, and rewelding the flange. Of course, those wheeels only needed to hold air for a few hours, not months at a time. We epoxied the weld beads to seal up any pinholes and kept a close eye on the pressures- - - -usually in the 10-20 PSI range.
Jerry
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