RE: IML: Wheel Rims

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Just for the record, I have never had an original Imperial rim crack due to stress from radial tires. I have had leaky tires due to a poor seal around the mounting bead. I also had a rim that had rusted due to someone (I think it was me) using "FIX A FLAT". That stuff will destroy the inside of the rim if left in too long. If you have to use it, have the tire fixed or replaced right away.

Paul

In a message dated 9/18/2004 7:32:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Woolf,Richard" <richard.woolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Allen,
> I had the same problem with one of the rims on my '66. From what I've been
>told the radials flex more then bais tires which cause stress on the rims
>because of the weight of the car. This can cause a hair line crack, and it
>will not hole air very long. The solution is to just replace the rim.
> 
>R. Woolf
>'66 Crown
>'73 LeBaron
>'75 LeBaron 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ChiPieAlandPaula@xxxxxxx [mailto:ChiPieAlandPaula@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 3:28 AM
>To: mailing-list@imperial club.com
>Subject: IML: Wheel Rims 
>
>
>Hello All,
>I need some information from the "Mechanical gurus" in the club. I have a 64
>Imperial. I recently had a set of 4 235x75x15 WSW radials installed. One of
>the tires ?that I replaced had an inner tube! The tire shop told me that the
>three other rims seem to be of the tubeless type. They based this on the
>fact that these tires all held air without inner tubes. To make a long story
>short, the forth rim is either bent or cracked. The tire will not hold air
>for more than three days. I told the tire shop to find a replacement rim. Of
>course, this is rather difficult in Montana. My questions are as follows:
>are these indeed tubeless rims? Is there a modern replacement for this rim?
>I am thinking of truck rims? If this is not feasible, who can I turn to for
>an original ?
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Allan
>from Billings, Montana 
>
>


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