I use to change split rims with some frequency when I ran a local garage.
Then a few years back, an experienced tire dealer in a nearby town had one
fly apart, may he rest in peace. Now you couldn't pay me any amount of
money to go near another one.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: sheldon <sheldon@ssmachine.com>
To: 'oletrucks@autox.team.net' <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 10:16 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Split rims GOOD/BAD????
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>Chris,
>
>You should be able to find tires, tubes and boots for split rim wheels, and
>I know Les Schwab in the NW worked on them at least a few years back. With
>a couple of old tools you can "do it yourself"...Split rims have been known
>to come apart when inflating if not put together correctly. I've never seen
>it personally, but when that ring comes off with 100+ psi behind it, it
>can/will cut you in half, and that will really ruin your day. Les Schwab
>and other tire centers (mostly truck places) are required to put the
>tire/rim in a "cage" while inflating. At best split rims are a missle
>launcher waiting to toss that 30 lb ring! But Split rims were used for
>many years.
>
> Sheldon '56 napco 4x4
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>
>
>
>Hey Guys-
>
>A friend of mine has a '54 2 1/2 Ton Grain Truck that had been run on a
>farm
>for a long time and the tires are all rotting and he wants to know what he
>can do about the split rims, do any of you guy still run these on your
>trucks, and is there a place that sell modern rims that look like the split
>rims. He's trying to restore it back to it old glory. He's having a
>problem
>getting any tire place to even touch these rims. They have all but told
>him
>that split rims are the devil reincarnated, are they? Thanks in advance.
>I'm trying to get him to join the group.
>
>Chris Dillon
>
>'51 Chevy 3100 ROD
>'66 Mustang STOCK
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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