<div dir="ltr">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.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Tom Witt via Tigers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>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.</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_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="gammaman@mokancomm.net" href="mailto:gammaman@mokancomm.net" target="_blank">Richard Bruner</a> </div>
<div><b>Cc:</b> <a title="tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Tiger's Den</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] LAT 9 Wheels</div></div></div>
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<div dir="ltr">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.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Richard Bruner via Tigers
<span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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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?<span><font color="#888888"><br><br>Richard</font></span><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate:
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