cheap steel wheels needed in a hurry

[denviks]

hi all. well after a weekends fun at bordon where i had 3 tyres let themselves down in one day. the beads seems to have let air past and mud in. i have spoken to bfgoodrich and they say my alloys might have gone pourus but i have just had them inspected again and they say that they are fine. so i am looking for 5 steel wheels in a hurry as i have the mac coming up soon. time to panic..... :lol:  the size tyres i have are 225/70/16 the wheels they are fitted to now are 7J /16

any advice welcomed  :D

[Pike]

my bros rangy did that on alloys when he went offroad,he just put tubes in,problem solved!!!!!!,he was told that with all the bending and twisting of the tyre offroad it breaks the bead seal so I suppose it might do that with steel wheels aswell .....just a thought

[denviks]

yup......i was thinking the same. been told i cant put tubes in these alloys as the valve aint long enough so now at a loss of what to do

[Thrasher]

You could always buy my spares ;-)

They're for sale you know....

[Pike]

thats strange you have the same alloys as me and I have tubes in mine

[Range Rover Blues]

Oh for crying out loud, you cannot use tubes in tubeless tyres, not onlu can they chaffe on the inside of the rim if it has any imperfections but the ribs on the inside of the tyre will cut through the tube.  It's not safe and I'm not sure it's legal.. As we move ever closer to the litigeous society favoured by the yanks you must think of the consequences.

[Pike]

Hmmm!!!!!! well I stand to be corrected.......but ive never had any problems in two years

[Jim-Willy]

Oh for crying out loud, you cannot use tubes in tubeless tyres, .

Loads of us do though.  You have little option with Landrover rims that require a tube.  My bridgestones have no ribs i checked before fitting and so far are doing fine.  A rostyle can do without a tube but it isnt right, my proper Landy rims needed tubes as they are tractor wheels.

[Pike]

Well at least one northerner agrees with me then(it must be cos its cheaper to put tubes in than buy new rims!!!!(cos were all tight up north)

[denviks]

i have been qouted £17 odd for each tube on mine. they say that they dont think they will fit either so its a royal pain as i keep popping rims. contacted bfg and they say its my alloys causing the problems which to be honest i cant see it. it only ever happens offroad.

i have the mac coming up in just over a week and i am starting to panic as its gonna be a nightmare having tyres popping off every 5 mins. :(

[Jim-Willy]

£17.......  Must be a strange size.

I have 235/85 with 7.50 tubes, not good practice but works for me.

[denviks]

i have 225/70/16's fitted .....been told it is an unusal size  

[Pike]

£10 a corner mate rom a back street tyre place,dont go to kwik fit etc theyll rip you off