I never had problems with the 5" rims, although I never ran the pressure
under 20 psi with them.
Peter Ogilvie wrote:
> I don't know
> how successful tubeless rims are at holding the bead on but have heard lots
> of stories of the bead coming off on non tubeless rims whe run at low
> pressure. One guy with a hot VW even rolled a tire off at high pressure.
> Luckily for him there was a lot of open area to spin out of control after
> the bead popped off.
>
> Aloha
> Peter
> Mounting my 235/85/16's TracEdges with tubes on later 109 rims the old
> fashioned way with tire irons and big hammer.
>
> >From: "Jim Hall" <jimfoo@qwest.net>
> >Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
> >To: lro@Works.Team.Net
> >Subject: Re: LRO: Re: tyres (tires) and sizes
> >Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 10:53:36 -0600
> >
> >They have put them on my 5" rims before.
> >
> >DaveB wrote:
> > >
> > > --- Richard.Clarke@nre.vic.gov.au wrote:
> > > > I am surprised that in the USA (that place that the rest of the world
> > > > sees as
> > > > the land of litigation) that they are being fitted to, and
> > > > recommended for 5.5
> > > > inch rims - or have they now decided they are 'approved' for the
> > > > narrower rim?
> > >
> > > nope. all the catalogs spec a 6" or wider rim. but the tire shop isn't
> > > likely to argue since they want your $$$ and they know they don't have
> > > a new set of rims to sell you. I did have one shop where an older
> > > gentleman refused to fit any tubelss tire to my rims whatsoever. smart
> > > cookie..
> > >
> > > dave
> > >
> > > =====
> > > They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit
> >dicier.
> > >
> > > David Foster Wallace
> > >
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> >--
> >Jim Hall
> >1966 88" Elephant Chaser
> >http://www.users.qwest.net/~jimfoo
> >"You know, I never really damaged my Rover 'till I started wheeling
> >with Jim." Mitch Stockdale
>
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