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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Snooky on January 26, 2007, 09:41:27

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: Snooky on January 26, 2007, 09:41:27

Got some 2nd hand 16" white spokes, not the tidiest of wheels, but look OK with a bit of paint slapped on....anyhow

When I got them they had tubes in but shot tyres, have put Macho's on and left the tube in, Garaged advised they should have tubes but I'm not sure, and not too sure they knew really.
Did I need to or will they run fine without the tube?

Although I like the idea of being able to fix a puncture with a tube

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: Adrian V8 90 on January 26, 2007, 11:23:05

I'm running 15" white 8 spokes with no tubes, have done ever
since i bought them new 7 years ago.

Adrian

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: Henry Webster on January 26, 2007, 11:33:51

And I run tubes on 8-spokes on the racer.

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: davidlandy on January 26, 2007, 12:16:35

Somtimes running with tubes can cause more punctures , if the tyre spins on the rim it can rip the valve area.

if you run without tubes it dont matter.

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: Snooky on January 26, 2007, 12:21:37

Might pay to have them removed then  :wink:

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: Jim-Willy on January 26, 2007, 19:11:52

Well are the rims tube type or not?  surely it says on them..........?

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: hairyasswelder on January 27, 2007, 00:06:34

Quote from: "Snooky"

Might pay to have them removed then  :wink:

Was at Paddocks a while back when they had 8 spokes on offer. The cheap ones needed tubes and the better/dearer ones were tubeless.
As Jim says they should be marked, usually stamped on inside. If in doubt run tubes, as they came with tubes to me that would be a clue as you dont put them in if you dont need them ££££££

Steve

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: clbarclay on January 27, 2007, 17:40:39

To run without a tube both the tyre and wheel should be marked as tubeless.

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: Snooky on January 27, 2007, 19:37:25

Can't see through all the crap on the wheel, best go clean them, and the tyres are tubless, but running with tubes  :wink:

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: Jim-Willy on January 28, 2007, 01:17:35

Quote from: "Snooky"

Can't see through all the crap on the wheel, best go clean them, and the tyres are tubless, but running with tubes  :wink:

My tyres are tubeless but my wheels are tube type so i use tubes, its no problem unless the tyres have ridges inside these tend to rub holes in the tube.............

Title: White spokes, tube or no tube
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 28, 2007, 15:13:43

Split rims used to need a tube and also a spat to cover the split.  It's more improtant what sort of tyre you have, as rims are usuallu either/or.

Tubeless tyres should never have tubes in them, oftne theinnner surface is patterned and these patterns will chaffe the tube causing punctures.  Also the tyre will behhave differently in a rapid deflation or blowout, with a tube it could be unsafe.

Also the heat dissipation will be different.

Tubes only in tubed tyres.