Deane,
Re radials on '50s wheels, my understanding is that this applies to the old wheels that were used with tube &
tires. When tubeless came out, don't know when that was - '54 or '55, the wheels were redesigned to keep
the tire itself from spinning on the wheel. The problem with a radial tire on say a 1950 Plymouth, as an
example, the radial will start to spin, possibly pulling the air valve off kilter, as well as ruining your balance,
which assumes the tire stays put on the wheel.
Jack Lewis
Golden Fin Society-'56 Fury
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>From: deane.allinson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: William.Lewis6@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [FWDLK] wheels
>Date: July 19, 1999
>
>I always remember what's said but forget the source (credible or not).
>Anyway..... someone told me or I read somewhere that it was a
>bad idea to put radial tires on old rims. The reason being was that
>the old 50's or earlier wheels were not designed to withstand the
>different stress/load dynamics of new radial tires. This maybe only
>be referring to racing situations etc.? I always remembered it being
>said but don't know it the info is correct or just more garbage info.
>Can anybody clarify this?
>Deane
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