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Re: [T3] 5 lug T3 wheels......


> I've been using tubeless radials on 1965 and earlier VW rims for over
> 20 years with no problems. Maybe I've just been lucky?
>


It's more a matter of how violently you have to steer to avoid a hazard.  In
normal sensible driving you may never get a problem, but in violent manoeuvres
radials can unseal from the non-safety bead seating for a moment and dump a lot
of air quickly.  That's why it's safer to fit radials with tubes on 'non-safety
hump' rims.  Mind you, so far I've never needed a seat belt since I started
wearing them back in the early sixties, but I still belt up every trip.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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