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1. 04:16 AM - Re: Tires, wheels and brakes? (13brv3)
2. 06:19 AM - Re: Tires, wheels and brakes? (13brv3)
3. 01:13 PM - Re: Re: Tires, wheels and brakes? (Charlie England)
4. 03:37 PM - Re: Tires, wheels and brakes? (13brv3)
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| Subject: | Re: Tires, wheels and brakes? |
Thanks again. I like the wheels and brakes, so I'm going to try one of the less
expensive aircraft tires, but without the tube. I have to believe that's a
better option than the Carlisle, and hardly any more expensive.
Thanks,
Rusty
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| Subject: | Re: Tires, wheels and brakes? |
After some further research, it appears the Van-K wheels I have are actually two
piece rims, not one-piece. All their current videos show the welded one-piece
wheels, so I overlooked the bolt-together rims that were also on their site.
I'll know for sure when I take them apart, but certainly I'll need new o-rings
for the center, and valve stems. This will make mounting the tires much easier.
Thanks again,
Rusty
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| Subject: | Re: Tires, wheels and brakes? |
On 4/24/2019 8:19 AM, 13brv3 wrote:
>
> After some further research, it appears the Van-K wheels I have are actually
two piece rims, not one-piece. All their current videos show the welded one-piece
wheels, so I overlooked the bolt-together rims that were also on their site.
I'll know for sure when I take them apart, but certainly I'll need new o-rings
for the center, and valve stems. This will make mounting the tires much
easier.
>
> Thanks again,
> Rusty
>
If they don't have the smaller dia recess in the center of the rim, it
would certainly be tough (impossible?) to mount a tire without splitting
the wheel. My one piece BlackMax wheels have a deep recess, just like
automotive tires. It was relatively easy to mount my tires. How wide
are your rims? IIRC, mine are close to 6" between the rims.
Charlie
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| Subject: | Re: Tires, wheels and brakes? |
ceengland7(at)gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> If they don't have the smaller dia recess in the center of the rim, it
> would certainly be tough (impossible?) to mount a tire without splitting
> the wheel. My one piece BlackMax wheels have a deep recess, just like
> automotive tires. It was relatively easy to mount my tires. How wide
> are your rims? IIRC, mine are close to 6" between the rims.
>
> Charlie
>
Hopefully I won't have to find out. I did learn a few "facts" about tube type
tires that don't seem to match the reports I've read here. In theory, tube type
tires are to be designed with pin hole leaks, rather than being sealed. The
idea is that no air can get trapped between the tube and tire. I asked Desser
if that was really still true, mentioning the reports of people using them with
no tubes, and no leaks. I haven't heard back from them yet.
The cheapest tubeless aircraft tire I can find is made by Goodyear, at about $160
each. They're 6 ply, which is overkill, and I'd be afraid they'd be too hard
to mount if the wheels were one piece, but if they're really two piece, I'll
probably get a set of these and have no nagging concerns about tires in the
future.
Rusty
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