Technical 5 spoke wheels have 5 holes in trim ring area

These wheels here, Keystone Raiders 14x8 from the 1980's have 5 holes drilled into the outer/face trim ring area - the new tire went flat after mounting, what were the 5 holes for? I've seen other 14x8 Raiders that don't have any holes drilled...were there trim rings at one time screwed on to the rims to keep the rings from flying off at the strip? Was it popular to drill screws into the tire to keep it from flying off the rim? What can I do to keep the air in the rim? I can't find any trim rings for Keystone mags that have 5 holes in them... Thanks H.A.M.B. MEMBERS

 

If they're on the outer wheel lip, most likely drilled & screwed for slicks.

 

Run tubes or fill the holes.

 

Camera isn't working good but can see where at on lip of wheel these holes are, can I ask, what is best to fill the holes with - JB Weld? Will running tubes solve the problem without filling th holes? Thank you for your time and interest an help.

 

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I have had a lot of wheels drilled for slicks & never had one leak air. Are you sure those holes are where you are losing the air?

 

No not sure this is where air is leaking out, will spray water on the rim and tire or will set in tank to expose where exactly it leaks the air...

 

Slicks or someone put moon discs on them.

 

Do the holes have threads in them? You could get small stainless screws and thread them in the holes if that's where the air is escaping.
-Pat

 

Good question, thanks, if there are threads, I'll check, again, thanks for asking. And maybe moon discs another great observation, thank you. The rim & tire was pumped to 45 lbs and still leaked, coming out of 2 or 3 of the 5 holes when placed in good size water holder. No, not going to weld up since somebody already went to the trouble of making them ready for the strip - I do appreciate the solid advice if ever. While JB Weld is one of the cheapest methods not going to weld in any way. I'll be putting my trust into a pair of KR/14 inner tubes, these should be the correct tubes for 245/60/14's. If all goes well they'll arrive one day next week and will have them on and these old rims will be holding air and given new life after 20+ years of sitting in an old trailer, thanks to all who joined in to help me figure this out as a newcomer to a crash course in slicks.

 

Those are outside the beads and should have no effect on holding air. Used them just like that for years on several cars with both tube and tubeless slicks and never had one leak there.

Can't tell but maybe if you are using the same tires maybe someone ran the drill in too far and you have holes in the tire bead that would be the only way they could be leaking there.