Tubes or No Tubes....original rims

I have radial tires on my 1954 chevy original rims with no problem, but I'm going to put a set of Firestone 670-15 tires on them. The Firestone tire states they are a tubeless tire, but some people say you need tubes. My question is, do I need tubes or not? Might be a dumb question, but for me it's safety first.

Thanks.

 

No you don't need tubes.

 

No tubes in mine.

 

Some of the opinions had me worried when I switched my 1954 to radial tires years ago too ...

No Tubes in mine ... works just fine ...

 

Be very careful putting tubes in tubeless tyres, the tubeless tyre is rough on the inside and can wear the tube away, tubed tyres are smooth. also always remove the sticker off the tube.
Lots of people do it and get away with it but its worth thinking about.

 

You don't use tubes in a tubeless tire. They will run cooler and last longer without tubes, that's why they invented tubeless tires.

It is possible to put a tubes in tubeless tires but you are better off without them. The only time I would install a tube is if there is damage to the tire that cannot be repaired,and a tube will save a nearly new tire.

 

Tube type tires and rims don't use the same bead profile as tubeless. You should arrive at your own decision based on your research and assessment of your acceptable risk level.

Bob

 

on old wheels that are riveted i like to seal the heads of the rivets with silicone or JB weld to make sure there are no small leaks there

 

Thanks for all the input, I wasn't going to run tubes but just wanted to make sure.

 

+1 check your centers when the tires are dismounted. If they are riveted, save a headache and do as suggested.

 

If, you have good old stock wheels steel wheels your good to go, it's the alloy wheels that most say are questionable.

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