10 years experience
hi
I ran two sets of tubeless dunlop radial rover RT tires on two sets of old series riveted rims that were date stamped 1959 and 1962. I did not use tubes.
on my 88 (using the '62 rims) I had a few leaks here and there and once had to take the tire off to clean up around the valve hole, because there was a bad leak there. (had to pump up the tire once a month or so) I used some epoxy to fill the pitting around the valve hole and that solved the problem. I sold that vehicle in 2002 and AFAIK the new owner is stll using the rims the same way.
On my 109 I used the same set up from 6/2000 through march of this year. I had to fill one tire every few months, never did track down the leak.
I used both vehicle on and off highway, aired down to 20 psi off road and 10-12 psi on sand. no problems with flats or bead loss. my 109 has a mercuiser engine and would 90mph. no problems on the highway with this setup either.
my new rims are wolf rims that are the tube style. they are welded. I installed 5 new dunlop radial mud rovers, and one of them went flat and lost the bead within days of getting it mounted. it was due to rus on the sealing surface of the bead area of the tire. (i assume, thouh it could have been from around the valve hole)
rgrds
dave
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