Dave Houser wrote:
> Anybody have any experience running tubeless tires on their disk
> wheeled
> TD's? I haven't tried it because I felt that the rim wouldn't seal
> them
> adequately. Sharp turns would put an extreme force against the rim and
>
> cause tires to separate. Besides, were tubeless tires available at
> that
> time?
> All experiences will help me decide to go that route since eliminating
>
> tubes might help with the balance problem I've been having. If there
> is
> less mass turning, fewer problems with scuttle shake or am I wrong
> here?
>
> Cheers,
> Dave Houser
Dave,
I can speak to that issue. When I got my 52 it had a virtually
new set of Semperit 165-15 tubeless radials on it. During the first four
years I had the tub off of the rolling frame. I had to periodically add
air to two of the tires so that I could move it around. After getting it
driveable I found that filling the tires was a hassle, so I took the
tires off and had a look. The air was not leaking from around the bead,
it sealed okay. The leaks were from the inside, hub, section of the
wheels. It was basically from corrosion. One wheel was bad enough for me
to hunt up a replacement.
I installed a set of tubes. Seemed all right until I installed the
4.3 rear end. Too much shimmy above 60 mph. The tubes were too sloppy a
fit into the tires. I bought a set of 155/165-15 tubes from Moss and
them installed and carefully balanced. Made all the difference in the
world. I now chicken out at 70.
BTW, the NEMGTR Safety Fast inspection requires that cars have
tubes or the car will not pass the inspection.
Bud Krueger
52TD
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