[Tigers] LAT 9 Wheels

[Jay Laifman]

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 at 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 coarse
> 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 “Safety First” FYI.  I’m not
> saying people haven’t used tubes and had no issues. I’m just restating what
> I read.
>
> *From:* Jay Laifman via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2015 6:28 AM
> *To:* Richard Bruner <gammaman at mokancomm.net>
> *Cc:* Tiger's Den <tigers at 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 like
> people may put tubes in for that reason.
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Richard Bruner via Tigers <
> tigers at 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 surfaces
>> with too harsh of an abrasive.  I was thinking soda blasting might be the
>> best choice?  Any suggestions?
>>
>> Richard
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