Cheap tires
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If it is drivable with the tires on it, I would try and bring it to a local shop. If not, you could bring the rims to a tire shop, and have them recommend something.
I have cheapy tires on my truck that aren't meant to go over 55. The owner paid $40 in mexico for them. Fantastic.
I have cheapy tires on my truck that aren't meant to go over 55. The owner paid $40 in mexico for them. Fantastic.
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Hi John Fin, Just wanted to let you know that I have split rims on my f-250 and no one will touch them except a place that changes tractor tires. They also had a good deal on cheap tires. Mine are 16 too. Ware house tire is the place I went to. I don't know if they are a chain or just a local company though. Good Luck Shopman
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I used Miller tire out of Ohio
for bias truck tires they had good prices
they carry antique truck tires and jeep ,tractor also
www.millertire.com
hope this helps joe
for bias truck tires they had good prices
they carry antique truck tires and jeep ,tractor also
www.millertire.com
hope this helps joe
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When installing the tube does the tire have to be completly mounted on the rim or does one side need to be off.
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Both sides of the rim must be on. But I can't express this enough "leave it to the professionals" To many people have been hurt by these rims flying off. The pros use a cage and air them up within the cage so that if they do fly off no one gets hurt. Hope this helps some. Please be careful if you are using the old split rims. I would just use them if I was going all original other wise get the new stuff. Shopman
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Please explain
Can someone tell me how these orignal F2 rims are going to fly apart. The split rims that I have seen kill people are the ones used on semi-tractor trailers. There is a ring with bolted clamps that hold it on. My F2 Rims are not this way.
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Originally Posted by Shopman
Both sides of the rim must be on. But I can't express this enough "leave it to the professionals" To many people have been hurt by these rims flying off. The pros use a cage and air them up within the cage so that if they do fly off no one gets hurt. Hope this helps some. Please be careful if you are using the old split rims. I would just use them if I was going all original other wise get the new stuff. Shopman
Do a search of this forum using the term "widow maker". You find numerous posts on this subject.
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Try checking out craigslist in your area. I bought a set of hardly used tires for my 49 for $80. (Now I just need to finish burning off all the usuable tread on my old bias plies so I can get them mounted up)
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What about finding something newer in a wrecking yard. seems there must be something safe that is not a split rim.Man I don,t want to see anybody get hurt or killed.D on,t mess with them at home. Mark
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Stock 16" steel rims weren't widowmakers, they are just like modern wheels as Bob49f2 says. But the center is riveted to the rim, not welded, so they won't hold air without tubes.
The reason I said he may encounter resistance from tire shops is that some of them refuse to install modern tires on wheels that do not have the safety bead used on all wheels since the late '60's. The bead holds the tire on the rim when you lose all air.
The reason I said he may encounter resistance from tire shops is that some of them refuse to install modern tires on wheels that do not have the safety bead used on all wheels since the late '60's. The bead holds the tire on the rim when you lose all air.
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Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
Stock 16" steel rims weren't widowmakers, they are just like modern wheels as Bob49f2 says. But the center is riveted to the rim, not welded, so they won't hold air without tubes.
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Originally Posted by bobj49f2
After this subject was posted the other day I checked on a set of tubeless Ford rims I had on one of my parts trucks and found they are also riveted together. These are a modern version of the Ford, made for tubeless tires. they look just like the older rims but accept the hub caps on the outside of the inner lip.
