[Spridgets] Tires for a '78 Midget?

[Jim Johnson]

The rubber band things are called rim straps. Any tire store can take care
of that for you when you have them mounted. I've made my own for many years
on motorcycle wheels. A strip of thin inner tube wrapped around the rim and
glued together with rubber cement.

Only Macy would go around putting sillycone on nipples...   ;-)

Cheers!!
Jim

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Larry Macy <lmacy at phillymgclub.com> wrote:

> Yes you will need those, but I don't think you can get the bands from
> TireRack, not sure tho. I got them from Mo$$. Or I have heard that you
> can sillycone the nipples and go tubeless, but I have never been sure
> enough to try it.
>
> Larry
>
> On Nov 20, 2008, at 6:14 PM, Dave G. wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Frank...
> > That's what I needed to know...
> > I'm also assuming that, as they are wire-wheels, I'll need tubes and
> > that
> > funny rubber band that goes over the spoke nipples, right??
> > Also from Tire Rack??
> >
> > Dave G.
> >
> > On 20 Nov 2008 at 17:52, Frank Clarici wrote:
> >
> >>> I now have them on every Sprite in and around my house.
> >>> Jrs 58, my 59, my 67, and the Holy Sprite has 175/70s from tire rack
> >>> too. On a hard corner I did get a brief rub once on the 67, not a
> >>> big
> >>> deal.
> >
> >
> > --
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> > '65 MK III Sprite in Richland, WA
> >
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Jim
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