kevinanderson Posted December 18, 2008 Report Posted December 18, 2008 Do I need to put a liner in my wheels to keep the tubes from abrading? Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted December 18, 2008 Report Posted December 18, 2008 Yes, it's highly recommended. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted December 18, 2008 Report Posted December 18, 2008 Probably not a bad idea. I don't use a liner in mine and have had only one flat in the last umpteen years.....that I think may have been caused by rubbing......but I don't drive it a whole lot either. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 18, 2008 Report Posted December 18, 2008 I do use liners on spoke wheels..not on stock steelies Quote
captden29 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Posted December 19, 2008 mine have duct tape in the rim. i guess anything will do to keep the tube from abrading.[is abrading a real word?] dennis Quote
kevinanderson Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Posted December 19, 2008 Thought about the duct tape too. Sounds cheap and up to the job. Quote
pflaming Posted December 19, 2008 Report Posted December 19, 2008 abrading: Webster: to wear away be scraping or rubbing. It is the root word of abrasion. New word for me. Neat! Quote
De Soto Frank Posted December 21, 2008 Report Posted December 21, 2008 The only non-wire wheels I have seen using rim-flaps were multi-piece truck rims, to prevent the tube from being pinched between the various pieces of rim. I have probably logged about 80,000 miles in flathead, tube-tired MoPars over the last 20 + years, w/o rim liners, and have not had any issues with tube abrasion. I have tubes that have survived several sets of tire casings. Most inner tubes are considerably thicker around their inner-cricumference, and will tolerate what little abrasion may occur between the rim & tube. It is important that the "well" or "drop-center" of the rim be smooth; if it has nicks from tire-irons, they should be sanded smooth. If the metal is rough & pitted from corrosion, I would be concerned about the rim's structural integrity being compromised... I guess they would not do any harm, but I have not found them necessary with MoPar Safety-Rims. Proper mounting, making sure there are no debris inside the casing, and maintaining proper tire inflation all help prevent "abrasion" between the tube/tire/ rim. Good luck ! De Soto Frank Quote
Niel Hoback Posted December 21, 2008 Report Posted December 21, 2008 If you're gonna use tubes, sprinkle a good amount of talcum powder inside the tire and slide the tube around in it to spread the powder around. It will help the tube conform to the wheel and tire as it inflates. I haven't used tubes for ten or twelve years, but thats the way we did it back in the old days when the earths crust was still soft. Quote
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