Re: Rims and Tires

Posted by HemiMoparMan on August 03, 2008 at 17:48:02 from (97.97.6.26):

In Reply to: Rims and Tires posted by Lanse on August 03, 2008 at 12:18:58:

Lanse said: (quoted from post at 12:18:58 08/03/08) Sevral weeks ago, i called a local garage about putting old car tires on a wagon for me. They are 16x6.00 and all 4 were shot. I took the old ones off and threw them out, then took the rims to the garage. Turns out his tires wont fit. He said he'd look around for me. The other day i happened to be in town, and i stopped in. He said i would need new rims too. I said they worked fine in the past so why wouldnt they now?? He took me behind the building to where they had been sitting for a month and a half. Huh, thats why, theyre covered in rust now. Makes sence. They looked great when i brought them in. So what now?? Get the things away from this idiot and go from there?? The B will also need a new front tire, instead of the never used car tire on there now. The WC needs both fronts replaced. So i need to buy four 16x6.00 used car tires for that wagon, as well as finding some way to clean up my rims. Im thinking of welding a band around the rims and avoiding pavement. And i need three 15 inchers for the tractors. Yuppie supply has them for $60 each and tubes for $15 each. I dont want to spend $220 and mounting on front tires. I cant seem to find any cheaper then that. Has anyone had any luck with any generic tires?? Titan and brands like that??? They basicially have to be black and roll. My tractors arent show tractors, theyre going to get dirty. Where should i look for 16s for that wagon?? Ive tried all the local garages and no one has any that narrow.

I ran into a similar problem with rust on the inside of rims before.

I had some 7.50 x 16 rims that had made a few trips into the salt water and when it was time to replace the tires, they were too rusty for a tube to last without chafing a hole in them. So the tire guy put a boot on the rim first, then mounted the tire and tube.

Problem was, he only had one boot in stock and it would take 3 days to get another, not an option at the time. So i looked around his place and saw some old tubes laying around and asked if they were going to be reused, he said NO, so I took one of the old tubes and cut it up to fit the other rim, he mounted the tire and tube, and I went on my way.

The home made boot is still holding air and the rust hasn't worn through the tube yet and its been about 5 years now.

BTW, the cheapest place I have found tires is, Unser tires. FREE shipping to your door if you buy 4 or more. Heres their addy, good luck.

http://www.unsertire.com

This post was edited by HemiMoparMan at 17:54:14 08/03/08.

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