Use tubes for 16" steel wheels or not?

[antichrist]

231601 are 16", superseded by STC3403.
They may be fine with tubeless or may not be. They only way to know is to try them. Provided you use talc in them, if tubeless tires loose air you can add tubes.
Personally, I run tubes in tube type rims.

One thing to think about is what size tires you want to run. The 231601 is a 5" bead width which is well under the specified width for many tires. They were originally fitted with 6.00, 6.50 and 7.00x16" tires.

[o2batsea]

Hm. My old parts manual from '68 lists them as 15" as fitted to 88 models. Weird.

[Boston]

Op says it has 16 inch wheels. 215/85 is a nice size
Interesting paint color

[Arrington]

I think the 215 85 16 will be good. They are a pretty skinny tire, plus I got a good deal on them. They are used but there nice and all match. I could not beat them for the price. I am just going to get my father in law to blast them and powdercoat the wheels. Then i might put a little sealent around the rivets just to cover my self.

[SafeAirOne]

The seal between the rivets and the rim isn't necessarily the primary leakage concern when going from a tube application to a tubleless application on tube-type rims. You should also be alert to the condition of the steel around the valve stem holes. This hole isn't sealed off when using inner tubes, so small amounts of water can get in between the tube and the rim in the immediate vicinity of the valve stem and just sit there, corroding it away from the inside, causing flaking around the valve stem hole.

Just evaluate the valve stem holes once you get the old tires and tubes off. So long as the tubeless valve stem you are using can get a good seal against the rim, you should be all set.

[Revtor]

Arrington I cant help you w/the rim question, but if you ever want to get rid of the capstan winch, give me a ring!!

Enjoy the new rig

~Steve

[Dietersrover]

I use tubes. I have 16" wheels on my 71 IIA. I'm also using AVON tyres. never had any problems.

[charo63]

Glad to see that truck found a new home! I stumbled onto it in Canyon a couple of months ago but couldn't find the owner until it showed up on Craig's List. I have a 63 model and mounted my BFG Mud-Terrains without tubes. It's got the same rims as your '61. Are you in the Panhandle? If so, we ought to get our old rigs together at the river sometime.