Re: [Healeys] tires

[Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>]

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Terry -

Almost all radials are tubeless with ribs.  I have run tubes in these types
of tires for years without problems, provided the tubes aren't cheap ones.

The best thing is to get the reinforced tubes that Michelin makes, those
tubes are specifically made to work in ribbed tubless tires.  Longstone
tyres in the UK sells them, but I'm sure someone locally like Coker will
sell them too.

Best Regards,

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


All,
>
> I bought Kumho Power Star 758 tires (165-80R-15) for my Healey a couple of
> months ago but have not yet installed them.  I never considered tube vs
> tubeless tires and do not recall it being discussed in this forum.  So today
> I just finished reading the April Popular Mechanics and in it Mike Allen
> (auto columnist) strongly warns about putting tubes in tubeless tires:
>
> 1.  tubeless tires are ribbed inside and not finished to accept a tube
> which can wear out the tube
> 2.  tube will stiffin the sidewall of the tire giving a poor ride and
> altering handling characteristics
> 3.  tubeless tire with a tube will run hotter and potentially fail.
>
> Terry Coll
>
>

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Terry -<br><br>Almost all radials are tubeless with ribs.=A0 I have run tub=
es in these types of tires for years without problems, provided the tubes a=
ren&#39;t cheap ones.<br><br>The
best thing is to get the reinforced tubes that Michelin makes, those
tubes are specifically made to work in ribbed tubless tires.=A0 Longstone
tyres in the UK sells them, but I&#39;m sure someone locally like Coker
will sell them too.<br>
<br>Best Regards,<br>=A0<br clear=3D"all">Alan<br><br>&#39;52 A90<br>&#39;5=
3 BN1<br>&#39;64 BJ8<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; p=
adding-left: 1ex;"><div>All,<br>
=A0<br>I bought Kumho Power Star 758 tires (165-80R-15) for my Healey a cou=
ple of months ago but have not yet installed them.=A0 I never=A0considered =
tube vs tubeless tires and do not recall it being discussed in this forum.=
=A0 So today I=A0just finished reading the April Popular Mechanics and in i=
t Mike Allen (auto columnist) strongly warns about putting tubes in tubeles=
s tires: <br>
=A0<br>1.=A0 tubeless tires are ribbed inside and not finished to accept a =
tube which can wear out the tube<br>2.=A0 tube will=A0stiffin=A0the sidewal=
l of the tire giving a poor ride and altering handling characteristics <br>=
3.=A0 tubeless tire with a tube will run hotter and potentially fail.<br>
=A0<br>Terry Coll<br><br>
</div></blockquote></div><br>

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