Posted by Rob Sexton on August 12, 1997 at 00:29:52:
In Reply to: Re: 1953 M-37 tires posted by Guy Pasco on June 11, 1997 at 00:34:14:
: So do you run with tubes in a tubeless radial? I was always
: told this was unsafe, because of the heat from the sidewall
: flex of the radial tires. But I see so many Power Wagons with
: split rims and radial tires...is this just an old wive's tale?
: Thanks,
: Guy.
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If you use radial tubes, you're fine. Just don't use tubes for bias-ply tires. My tubes were made for 9.00x16 radials. They're running very happily inside the 11.00x16 Michelins. I've done some long highway miles with no overheating problems.