old tube tire driveability question

[semlin]

hey folks, not a 25 question but i figured this is the right place to ask. Can I safely run at "near" highway speeds on old tube tires or am i nuts to try? what psi would be right? i have purchased a 66 40 with some old looking rubber. the spare in the photo seems to match the rest and judging by the chalk writing on it they are tube tires. the current owner bought it from the original owner last year, and has not driven it much. He says the tires hold air fine and look good to him.

i was planning on driving it home the last 50 miles or so from meeting the delivery truck at the border. maybe keep below a certain speed (not that i was planning on running it hard )? I will bring a uhaul auto hauler down as a back up but i'd rather not use it as I don't trust them and I would be borderline overweight towing it with the 80. in fact, if i know up front i'm going to trailer it I might just rent a pickup to haul the trailer.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

As long as they're not dry rotted they should be fine. Besides, that tire probably went flat, got a tube, and became the spare.

You'll want to take it slow anyhow with a new to you vehicle. Nice score.................I was watching that one..........

 

[semlin]

Besides, that tire probably went flat, got a tube, and became the spare.

so people fixed tubeless tires with tubes in the olden days?

now see that's the kind of oldschool knowledge i am completely lacking...

thanks

 

[Living in the Past]

so people fixed tubeless tires with tubes in the olden days?

now see that's the kind of oldschool knowledge i am completely lacking...

thanks

First tread I check in the morning and this is what I read. Thanks now I'm feeling really old. The tube trick was used on tires that wouldn't plug. Probably put tubes in tires that should never gone back on the road. If you look at the stem where it comes out the rim you can tell if it has a tube. The stem on a tube will push into the rim while a tubeless stem wouldn't. Nice score, about a few more pictures. Us old guys likes pictures too


John

 

[semlin]

thanks, i'm not really that young, just ignorant . i did buy brand new bias plies for my 63 olds in 1983 but i guess i just missed the tubed tire era...

i'll definitely post some pics when i get it home.

 

[wesintl]

which one did you buy semilin? Is there still pics up?

 

[semlin]

it was listed as a 67 FST on mud a week or two back. vin number shows it is a late jan 66 build truck, so less than one month older than me i have more photos but, although i have paid for it, the trucker has not picked it up yet, so I will not tempt fate and post more pics until it gets to me

 

[wesintl]

oh yeah.. that one in MT. Nice Dude congrats! That looked like a nice cruiser. Rear sill looks good too!

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

the trucker has not picked it up yet, so I will not tempt fate and post more pics until it gets to me

Sooo, I've got time, and it's paid for, solves my other problem too......................................
Good Luck, I've only done one long distance with shipping. Stressful, but it's the best Cruiser I've ever bought, and when it shows up it's just like Christmas.

 

[semlin]

update, finally got the vehicle today. took two months to find a trucker who would take it within 180 miles of my house. truck actually drives great but the tires are ancient. it says they are "tube type". Kelly Springfield Explorer Trac 424 7.00-15LT, Load C, 4 ply nylon. the ride home was very smooth but a little bit wavy...

 

[My wife said no FJ!]

Wow...that is a VERY nice truck. Congratulations

You mentioned border in your first post, so I am assuming BC, ...did you ever hear, or find, an older FJ grave yard on the coast? I heard about it, and looked for it, (will need parts for my '64, which looks worse than your '66, but is in fact very similar) but could never locate it.

I did find a few spots around here that have what I'll need, but most are south of the border...and well you know what shipping is all about

 

[wesintl]

Awesome semlin Congrats. That looks like a great stock specimen. Any tools or jack with it?

 

[semlin]

on a quick check, the tool box contains the jack stuff, some old legal documents and about an inch and a half of sand. I plan to excavate the sand once i get the appropriate archeological permits.

 

[Living in the Past]

about an inch and a half of sand. I plan to excavate the sand once i get the appropriate archeological permits.

I think I would skip the permit process. Once they find out you took this out of US without doing this first you will be playing with your grandchildern instead of your daugther what's you get out the big house. I think that's a can of worms you want to leave closed

That's a nice cruiser you picked up. You're just lucky I'm at a stage in life where I am playing with my grandchilds or I might have picked this one myself. But I really don't need another FST anyway.

John

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Very nice, glad to see you finally got it!

 

[malcb]

I think I would skip the permit process. Once they find out you took this out of US without doing this first you will be playing with your grandchildern instead of your daugther what's you get out the big house. I think that's a can of worms you want to leave closed

I know you take your history seriously in the US but thats daft!