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FWIW, I have had tubes on the insides of my Alpine wire wheels with modern
tires for 30+ years. They have been powdered before going in each time.
Perhaps that has made the difference.
On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Tom Witt via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net=
>
wrote:
> A while back I recall looking into using a tube in a modern tire and the
> resounding answer was NO. Apparently the interior tire surfaces are coars=
e
> and abraid the tube. Which then leaves the question who would produce a
> modern type tire and have the interior constructed to suit a very small
> minority of drivers? Anyway, this is just a =E2=80=9CSafety First=E2=80=
=9D FYI. I=E2=80=99m not
> saying people haven=E2=80=99t used tubes and had no issues. I=E2=80=99m j=
ust restating what
> I read.
>
> *From:* Jay Laifman via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2015 6:28 AM
> *To:* Richard Bruner <gammaman@mokancomm.net>
> *Cc:* Tiger's Den <tigers@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Tigers] LAT 9 Wheels
>
> That is the issue with both LAT wheels - as I understand it. I think
> there is a description about it on the Sunbeam Specialties catalog. The
> wheels did not have the groove on the inner lip for the tire bead to seat=
-
> or it was not as deep as more modern wheels. That was one of the selling
> points of Rick's LAT wheels - he added a deeper groove. So it sounds lik=
e
> people may put tubes in for that reason.
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Richard Bruner via Tigers <
> tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Are the LAT 9 wheels supposed to be tubeless? I took the old tires off
>> of mine, and they all had tubes in them. I also need to refinish the
>> wheels, and I was hoping not to damage the original bare machined surfac=
es
>> with too harsh of an abrasive. I was thinking soda blasting might be th=
e
>> best choice? Any suggestions?
>>
>> Richard
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<div dir=3D"ltr">FWIW, I have had tubes on the insides of my Alpine wire wh=
eels with modern tires for 30+ years. They have been powdered before going =
in each time.=C2=A0 Perhaps that has made the difference.</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:4=
5 AM, Tom Witt via Tigers <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@au=
tox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:=
<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef=
t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri';COLOR:#000000">
<div>A while back I recall looking into using a tube in a modern tire and t=
he=20
resounding answer was NO. Apparently the interior tire surfaces are coarse =
and=20
abraid the tube. Which then leaves the question who would produce a modern =
type=20
tire and have the interior constructed to suit a very small minority of=20
drivers?=C2=A0 Anyway, this is just a =E2=80=9CSafety First=E2=80=9D FYI.=
=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m not saying=20
people haven=E2=80=99t used tubes and had no issues. I=E2=80=99m just resta=
ting what I=20
read.</div>
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibr=
i";FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline">
<div style=3D"FONT:10pt tahoma">
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5">
<div><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"tigers@autox.team.net" href=3D"mailto:tigers@=
autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">Jay Laifman via Tigers</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 05, 2015 6:28 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"gammaman@mokancomm.net" href=3D"mailto:gammaman=
@mokancomm.net" target=3D"_blank">Richard Bruner</a> </div>
<div><b>Cc:</b> <a title=3D"tigers@autox.team.net" href=3D"mailto:tigers@au=
tox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">Tiger's Den</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] LAT 9 Wheels</div></div></div>
<div>=C2=A0</div></div>
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibr=
i";FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;DISPLAY:inline">
<div dir=3D"ltr">That is the issue with both LAT wheels - as I understand i=
t.=C2=A0=20
I think there is a description about it on the Sunbeam Specialties=20
catalog.=C2=A0 The wheels did not have the groove on the inner lip for the =
tire=20
bead to seat - or it was not as deep as more modern wheels.=C2=A0 That was =
one=20
of the selling points of Rick's LAT wheels - he added a deeper groove.=
=C2=A0 So=20
it sounds like people may put tubes in for that reason.</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra">
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Richard Bruner v=
ia Tigers=20
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT:1ex;MARGIN:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid">Are=20
the LAT 9 wheels supposed to be tubeless?=C2=A0 I took the old tires off =
of=20
mine, and they all had tubes in them.=C2=A0 I also need to refinish the=
=20
wheels, and I was hoping not to damage the original bare machined surface=
s=20
with too harsh of an abrasive.=C2=A0 I was thinking soda blasting might b=
e the=20
best choice?=C2=A0 Any suggestions?<span><font color=3D"#888888"><br><br>=
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