vixen wheels

[zefarelly]

just had a blow out and fitted 2 new rear tyres, cleaned the rims up and am running tubeless no problem. my thought for the tubes being there was because of scabby rims

Ive just read that the wheels where run on tubes originally . . . .any ideas why? I always thought tubes where dangerous on anything with more power than an Austin 7 ruby because of tyre slip/tube stretch etc.

Ive got 195/50R15's on the back, with 2 degrees negative camber it sticks brilliantly . . . .

just wondered before I replace the fronts (185/60's I think

thanks

[bigtone]

When we took the tyres off the 3000M, they were all tubed, even though some of the tyres themselves were marked as tubeless. Apparently the reson for this is that the alloy could be corroded and become porous, leading to leaks etc.

If you treat the wheels to a coat of paint, or in our case, powder coating, on the inside, this should eliminate the problem, and enable you to run tubeless.

All IMO of course! Good luck!

[zefarelly]

good point, thanks

in other words, along with other eccentric drilling stories, theyre poor quality wheels, and a Ba***D to clean

but they do loook nice