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18 Dec 2018 04:47 #36156 by mikespeed35
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When I say welded I mean the spokes are welded in verse. removable spokes. 1935/36 Speedsters should have welded spoke 16" wheels. You can tell this without looking inside of rim. There should be no nipples on the spokes. Otherwise no way to adjust the spokes.
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17 Dec 2018 16:19 #36149 by Roger Learmonth
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Mike, I've never seen the inside of my wheels. Are all Speedster wheels welded?

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17 Dec 2018 14:55 #36148 by johnmereness
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Sidenote: Diamondback offers two solutions:
1. A Toyo tire or "X brand tire of some sort" with a whitewall applied (you may run these tubeless).
2. The Auburn Radial Tire - I have no clue if you can run tubeless or not (call someone at Diamondback and spend some time with them on the phone).

And, worthwhile asking if they will be making a 6:50 X 16 (which they should have made in the first place as I do not know who advised them, though not all that much stuff uses 7:00 x 16 compared to popularity of 6:50 x 16 size across multiple automotive manufacturers).

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16 Dec 2018 23:48 #36145 by mikespeed35
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I just put a dab of silicone calk on each spoke for assurance. Since the spokes are welded I'm not sure that would be needed. The inside of my wheels were excellent, no rust.
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16 Dec 2018 20:30 #36143 by Roger Learmonth
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John, I've sent Diamondback an email. I'll post my response. My car has 700/16 cross plies so I assume the same size radials will be OK.

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16 Dec 2018 19:22 - 16 Dec 2018 19:23 #36141 by johnmereness
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Roger Learmonth wrote: Do you know if the new 700/16R Diamondback Auburn Whitewall Radials are Toyos or designed to be tubeless? The supplier says they are designed for tubes but I'm suspicious.


Sorry, I do not have the answer, though I find people at Diamondback to be very knowledgeable. I like the look of the new Auburn Radial tire, but at the time they were not offering a 650 x 16, so we went with the Toyo tire (upon Mike Huffman's recommendation).

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16 Dec 2018 18:31 #36140 by Roger Learmonth
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Do you know if the new 700/16R Diamondback Auburn Whitewall Radials are Toyos or designed to be tubeless? The supplier says they are designed for tubes but I'm suspicious.

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16 Dec 2018 18:24 #36139 by johnmereness
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The Toyo tire is designed for Tubeless - and to be blunt about it = if Mike Huffman is running his car that way it works just fine for me.

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16 Dec 2018 18:16 #36138 by Roger Learmonth
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John,
May I ask why you've not used tubes?

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16 Dec 2018 17:59 - 16 Dec 2018 18:20 #36137 by johnmereness
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This happened on the way home from ACD Festival 2017 (not fun and lucky it was a rear wheel). Coker brand radial. Several flats over 10 years (most in garage after coming back from this or that) - the issue seemed to be an aggressive ribbed pattern on inside of casing basically wearing into tube (a well talced tube and casing too). By the way, all things considered probably not bad service given 10 years and probably about 9K miles, but .... What I objected to more so on the day to day was "thumping" /"out-of-round" (had to replace one via it had so much weight on it and still .... and replacement was better, but ...., other 3 were fine).

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16 Dec 2018 17:57 #36136 by johnmereness
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I am running Diamondback Whitewall radials on the 1935 Auburn 851 Phaeton - they are a Toyo tire that has a whitewall applied. I am running tubeless (I have calked the spokes and then applied a calked in gutter strip). We have about 1100 1200 miles on them now (all this year) - DREAMY TIRES.

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16 Dec 2018 00:29 #36134 by Curt Schulze
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Here is t thread on the AACA site about this very subject. forums.aaca.org/topic/319642-radial-tires/

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15 Dec 2018 20:30 #36133 by yorkgulch
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I was also interested in the Auburn tires and would like to run tubeless. Mike would you share how you successfully seal the rim on this or a new thread?
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15 Dec 2018 18:10 #36132 by Roger Learmonth
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Thanks Mark but I need new tyres and I'd like to fit radials but am concerned about running tubes and experiencing punctures. I am however, assured by the supplier that the Auburn whitewalls are intended to take tubes and as such, have smooth inner walls. We shall see what we will.

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15 Dec 2018 17:41 #36131 by ilikescars
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Roger: I just purchased a set of Auburn tires for a sedan project I'm having done. Unfortunately, I won't know their performance until the car is on the road late next year. I can get back to you at that time
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15 Dec 2018 10:27 #36127 by Roger Learmonth
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Thanks Mike. The UK supplier tells m e that the Auburn tyres, unlike others, have smooth inner carcases and are specifically made to take tubes. You have clearly sealed your wires in some way to run without tubes. If it works, the easiest approach for me, would be to run with tubes but I am nervous. Punctures on Speedsters are no fun.

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15 Dec 2018 06:10 #36125 by mikespeed35
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I have Diamond Back tires on my Speedster, but not the Auburn tire. They were not available when I bought mine. I have run these tires tubeless for 55,000 miles with no problems. I am not the only one that does not use tubes on 35-36 Auburns. Just a thought for you.
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14 Dec 2018 11:55 #36121 by Roger Learmonth
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I have one of the few 851 Speedsters in England and need some new tyres. Diamondback Auburn Whitewall radials have just become available in the UK and before I invest at a prodigious price, I wonder if anyone in the US has experience of these tyres. I am told that the Coker equivalents are intended to be tubeless and that the rough surface inside the carcasses causes tubes, used with wire wheels, to fry and puncture. Are there similar problems with the new Auburns?

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