At 06:34 AM 9/22/00 -0400, Rob Swift wrote:
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>> Has anyone had any trouble with tire dealerships refusing to
mount tires on
>> stock TR6 rims? I just had a local dealer refuse because the rims lack a
>> safety ridge to keep the tires from pushing inward. They say that I must
>> use inner tubes to be correct (safe). I know that the BF Goodrich's that
>> were on the car previously did not have tubes in them, and I never had a
>> problem. Do I need to ask for inner tubes, or is this just something that
>> the big tire companies lawyers are making them do?
I've never had a problem getting tires mounted, but I've had two occasions
where the installer has cut the bead on a tire going onto a TR6 wheel.
Recently, someone explained that the TR6 wheels are "sided", meaning that
the tires have to go on from one side only. Apparently, if the installer
tries to put them on from the "big" side, the tire will bind and the
machine can cut the bead getting it back off. It may be that modern wheels
don't have this and some younger installers aren't aware of it.
Otherwise, no problems...
Don Marshall
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