Coker Original Size Tires with Tubes

[mike42]

I'm waiting for the Coker tubes from ups right now. I'm told they are heavy duty. They stem hole is either 3/8" or 5/8". Mine is 5/8, so we'll see.

[josh1331]

So the consensus of opinion is tubes are necessary when going to radials for original 600-16 size?

[JM 35 Sedan]

Originally Posted by josh1331

So the consensus of opinion is tubes are necessary when going to radials for original 600-16 size?

In IMHO it is more likely a good thing to do when mounting radials on the older style rims that did not have the best bead sealing features, however, I know there are members here who profess that running radials on old style rims is totally safe because they are, and have been, doing this for some time now. I prefer a "safety net" by using the correct tubes in radials mounted on my 35 wires based on the speeds I drive while sometimes navigating some pretty sharp curves. Again, just my opinion.