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colonel1958 · Nov 12, 2022

Hello everyone. Been thru 7 tubes this year pulling.Tires are bfg 16.9x38 mounted on 16 inch rim's.My question is can the tubes be fixed by taking out the valve stem, patching the hole and put a new stem in elsewhere.The gnarling's are practicly all gone. Is there anyway to cut them back in? Tire's keep moving and tearing the vavle stem's. Any input much appreciated.

Sparky720 · Nov 13, 2022

Had the same problem, ended up drilling holes around the rim,i inside and outside bead, and installing self tapping screws to hold tire in place

colonel1958 · Nov 13, 2022

Sparky, how many screw's per rim? I was thinking about a dozen per rim. Did this method work good?

Sparky720 · Nov 13, 2022

Yes, it held them in place. I was pulling 18.4x38s up through 10,000# class. I put 12 on the inside bead and 12 on the outside. Sorry I dont remember what length I used.

Whiskey Bent · Nov 13, 2022

Screws will work, just about every drag racer use s them to hold slicks to the rim.

504 · Nov 14, 2022

The stems can be replaced by any decent tire shop

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