Tubeless tires should not be fitted with tubes, as the tubes may fail =
through friction. This friction may also raise the temperature which =
may lead to tube failure but it is probably not enough to cause initial =
tire failure.
Tubes do not make the tire walls stiffer as tubes are rather supple and =
they do not contribute significantly to the stiffness of the tire or =
alteration of the handling.
In case of an accident you may expect insurance issues if one of the =
tires fails.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
TERRY COLL schreef:
>
> =
>
> All,
> =
> I bought Kumho Power Star 758 tires (165-80R-15) for my Healey a =
> couple of months ago but have not yet installed them. I =
> never considered tube vs tubeless tires and do not recall it being =
> discussed in this forum. So today I just finished reading the April =
> Popular Mechanics and in it Mike Allen (auto columnist) strongly warns =
> about putting tubes in tubeless tires:
> =
> 1. tubeless tires are ribbed inside and not finished to accept a tube =
> which can wear out the tube
> 2. tube will stiffin the sidewall of the tire giving a poor ride and =
> altering handling characteristics
> 3. tubeless tire with a tube will run hotter and potentially fail.
> =
> So down to the garage I went and found out that yes, the tires =
> are tubeless. Anyway, I'm thinking of calling Tire Rack and see if =
> they'll take them back. Any thoughts?
> =
> Terry Coll
> '64 BJ8 (with 60 spoke wire wheels)
>
>
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