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Brad Hall · 12-19-2012, 10:12 PM

Well I am finally getting around to starting my restoration on a 1951 3100 chevrolet pickup. I gathered up 5 origional wheels and I am thinking of going with the coker tires (bf goodrich 16 6.0) and the tubes my question is do the origional wheels need a liner put on them?

NEWFISHER · 12-20-2012, 12:29 AM

You should always run a rubber inner liner against a tube. Overtime the inner wheel band will draw moisture and oxidize. That oxidation is rough and wears on the tube causing it to wear thin and leak. I have seen people prep and paint them, use tool dip and also spray in bedliner with a mild non abrasive texture instead of running liners. Your local farm implement store will have liners if the local tire shop doesn't.
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**mr48chev** · 12-20-2012, 12:42 AM

Newfisher is pretty well right on. As it appears that you live in farm country you shouldn't have a problem with the local tire store you deal with knowing what to do with rims that require tubes.

Since you are probably digging up wheels that may be an unknown quantity I'd suggest bolting each front rim to one of your front hubs and turning it to check for out of round and lateral runout. I'd do that before I spent any time or money sandblasting or stripping them an painting or powdercoating them. As the rims are 60 years old you don't know what abuse they may have been handed until you check them to make sure that they are ok.

Brad Hall · 12-20-2012, 05:54 PM

Thanks guys that definately answered my question.

Brad Hall · 01-19-2013, 11:43 AM

One more question to be safe what name brand tire would've more than likely came on our trucks origionally?

12-19-2012, 10:12 PM	#1
Brad Hall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: sturkie Posts: 21	Going with origional wheels have some ?'s Well I am finally getting around to starting my restoration on a 1951 3100 chevrolet pickup. I gathered up 5 origional wheels and I am thinking of going with the coker tires (bf goodrich 16 6.0) and the tubes my question is do the origional wheels need a liner put on them?

12-20-2012, 12:29 AM	#2
NEWFISHER Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,303	Re: Going with origional wheels have some ?'s You should always run a rubber inner liner against a tube. Overtime the inner wheel band will draw moisture and oxidize. That oxidation is rough and wears on the tube causing it to wear thin and leak. I have seen people prep and paint them, use tool dip and also spray in bedliner with a mild non abrasive texture instead of running liners. Your local farm implement store will have liners if the local tire shop doesn't. Posted via Mobile Device

12-20-2012, 12:42 AM	#3
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,719	Re: Going with origional wheels have some ?'s Newfisher is pretty well right on. As it appears that you live in farm country you shouldn't have a problem with the local tire store you deal with knowing what to do with rims that require tubes. Since you are probably digging up wheels that may be an unknown quantity I'd suggest bolting each front rim to one of your front hubs and turning it to check for out of round and lateral runout. I'd do that before I spent any time or money sandblasting or stripping them an painting or powdercoating them. As the rims are 60 years old you don't know what abuse they may have been handed until you check them to make sure that they are ok. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

12-20-2012, 05:54 PM	#4
Brad Hall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: sturkie Posts: 21	Re: Going with origional wheels have some ?'s Thanks guys that definately answered my question.

01-19-2013, 11:43 AM	#5
Brad Hall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: sturkie Posts: 21	Re: Going with origional wheels have some ?'s One more question to be safe what name brand tire would've more than likely came on our trucks origionally?



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