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2005 wire wheels need inner tubes

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I have (repaired) two of my wire wheels. All four tires still leak. I would like to have inner tubes added. The tire store says they don’t make inner tubes for P235/50 17” wheels. I have not found any. I did find P235/60 17” tubes. Will they work? Or is there a better solution.

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Hi Robin,
In general, wire wheels should have inner tubes for reliable air retention. We used tubes in our race tires on wire wheels on our vintage racers. The main thing on installation is to make sure there are no folds or creases in the tube when inside the tire. Those create potential future leaks as they will wear at the crease. That said, it seems your 235/60-17 tubes are very close in size but a tiny bit 'taller' than what would be perfect. Check the revolutions/mile of your tire vs a 60 series tire. If they're close, there shouldn't be a problem. (go to Tire Rack and bring up your tire and check the Specs. They'll usually give you the rev/mile in the specs. Then check the same brand in the 60 series.)
I don't see that anything catastrophic should happen with that tube size, but maybe you'll want to try one wheel first and see how that works out. Make sure your spare is inflated before this test!!!
Best wishes,
Tom
 
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