Try the oldest established tire shop you can find, here some time back I got
some rim liners, they were lile very thick tar/building paper. maybe 1/8" +
and just about 4"-5" wide. They sort of just stucl there when wrapped around
or could be held with duct tape until all is assembled. I imagine some 1/8
or thicker felt cut to fit would work well also.
Good luck,
Don.
----- Original Message -----
From: <kevin.s.brown@gm.com>
To: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>
Cc: "old truck mailing list" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Tubes and Radial Tires?
> I've run tubes with radial tires on wire wheels on my '70 MGB with no
> problems. Even when the spokes of one wheel loosened up badly due to too
> much autocrossing and hard driving on curvy mountain roads I still didn't
> have any punctures. You should be able to get rim strips (sort of like
> large black rubber bands) that go over the spoke ends inside the wheel to
> protect the tube from abrasions. Failing that I have also used several
> layers of good quality duct tape with success. If you can't find the rim
> strips let me know your wheel diameter and I will look around my British
> car parts suppliers for you. Also, make sure to use tubes designed for
> radials if you are running radial tires. Most tubes are designed that way
> now I think.
>
> Kevin Brown
> '49 Chevy 3/4 ton wrecker
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