[TR] Tire/Tube Q.

[Andrew Mace]

 Potentially interesting reading on the subject:

<http://www.classiccar.com/articles/content/index.php?/archives/21-A-Tale-of-Two-Tires.html>

<http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg2.html>

And for whatever it's worth, I looked at stacks of Herald and Spitfire rims, all of which originally had tubeless tires, and none has any special additional 'channel' for the bead, although I think most modern rims nowadays do (didn't have a bare one handy to check).

And completely on-topic: I ran my '60 TR3A for several years on "oversize" 6.85 x 15 bias-ply (Volvo wagon size) tubeless tires...because there were two good ones on the car when I bought it, and I was able to obtain two matching tires (Dunlop, of course!) to complete the set. This was back in 1972; I didn't have $200 for a set of five Michelin "X" radials at the time, college being what it was and all.... ;-) (Besides, I'd only paid $125 for the car!)


 


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