01-17-2018, 10:27 PM | #1 |
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Radial tires
Looking for some insight on the 19 inch radial tires for the model A. I read how good they make the car ride but a fellow in our model A club warned me about how the rims can crack when installing radial tires on bias ply rims. I wonder if the inner tubes may help stop the cracking and only applies to tubeless rims?
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01-18-2018, 01:00 AM | #2 |
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Re: Radial tires
I might be missing something but I can't see why that would happen.
BTW, it not legal here to mount a tyre on a wheel without the safety ridges on the rim without a tube.
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01-18-2018, 02:26 AM | #3 |
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Re: Radial tires
If your rims are in good structural condition you should have no problem.
In stock form, I do not think the weight of a Model A and cruise speed are enough to cause concern. The inner tube only serves to inflate the tire. The weight of the car is carried by the tires - Specifically the bead contact point.
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Funny how things get repeated on and on without any research or thinking . "A fellow said " yeh sure. As stated ,IF a radial without a tube could be kept inflated on a non safety rim, a pothole could deflate the tyre instantly with no tube fitted when the bead blew off the outside seal. |
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01-18-2018, 08:32 PM | #5 |
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Thanks Dollar Bill. I found that same SEMA web site. Interesting read.
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That said, not all tyres are the same. Generally speaking, the cheaper brands of conventional tyre are worse than the dearer ones.
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We have the radial tires on the roadster pick up and friend has them on a 29 sedan and there have been no problems at any speed.
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I just read a paper on the question. Here is the link to the paper on cast iron rims and radial tires.
https://www.sema.org/files/attachmen...el-Fitment.pdf I have Firestone (gum dipped) 19 inch and don't see a reason to change. I think radials would be unnecessary for me. |
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