Oh goodness it's another wheel question

What are peoples preferences regarding tubes?
I currently have a series in need of new tyres and I'm blessed with two sets of wheels.

A set of 4 of these that haven't got tyres on and I believe require tubes.
And a set of these that are currently fitted

It'd be nice to look original but I've never ran with wheels requiring tubes to be fitted. Tyre wise I've limited myself to 235/85/16 latitude cross or stt pro cos otherwise that opens another can of worms

Whichever set get fitted I'll be painting limestone.

Thanks for your input....

I used to think there was a safety plus to having the tubes in, but I rarely air down these days and I have now run for years without. If the rims don't have the bead retention ridge then tubes do have to be fitted. It'll come down as much to which wheel style you prefer, genuine series look or the wolf style... the 235's might sit a bit more happily on the wolf style if they are that bit wider?

Blanco said:

I used to think there was a safety plus to having the tubes in, but I rarely air down these days and I have now run for years without. If the rims don't have the bead retention ridge then tubes do have to be fitted. It'll come down as much to which wheel style you prefer, genuine series look or the wolf style... the 235's might sit a bit more happily on the wolf style if they are that bit wider?

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These are the markings on the wolfs if that means owt to you?

Some of the rims say tubeless on them

Hicap phill said:

Some of the rims say tubeless on them

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Which ones? My series rims haven't got the lip around the edge but someone's ran them tubeless (another can of worms)
Wolfs are definitely tubeless

Early 90 have them stamped.
I know the series1 has tubes & they original rims

Marmaduke said:

Wolfs are definitely tubeless

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not all there are tubed and tubeless ones available, i dont know why though

Hicap phill said:

Early 90 have them stamped.
I know the series1 has tubes & they original rims

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I can't face buying another set of wheels
I've looked on Ebay and they're all tube type wheels as most defenders had alloys in the last few years

flat said:

not all there are tubed and tubeless ones available, i dont know why though

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Mine have got a bead on the inner and outer edges so I'm happy that they are tubeless

Marmaduke said:

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Mine have got a bead on the inner and outer edges so I'm happy that they are tubeless

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yeah mine are the same, but i have deffo seen tubed wolf rims!

I have two sets of wheels too, one tubed and the other tubeless. I run the tubeless ones, I only keep the originals in case I sell it and the new owner wants the original look. All tyres are much better than they used to be, punctures were a regular occurrence in the 70's but much rarer now with modern tyres. I know I'm wrong but my mind equates tubed tyres with punctures.

Col

Colthebrummie said:

I have two sets of wheels too, one tubed and the other tubeless. I run the tubeless ones, I only keep the originals in case I sell it and the new owner wants the original look. All tyres are much better than they used to be, punctures were a regular occurrence in the 70's but much rarer now with modern tyres. I know I'm wrong but my mind equates tubed tyres with punctures.

Col

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The thing is I've got no desire to sell so what ever goes on stays on...
There's a set of tubeless 110 rims on Ebay for 278 quid because they come with fairly new tyres. Only problem is they're jinyu Chinese crap.
Unfortunately I'm a bit of a tyre snob and I only fit decent branded ones

The size on your wolf rims is a bit blurry but I suspect it says 6.5 x 16 x 20.6 so 6.5 is the rim width (and yes 235's will sit a bit better on them), 16 is the rim diametre, common to many ...and 20.6 is the offset, ie the wheel's inset from the face of the wheel hub. Apart from that they are strong and ideal. See what they look like in limestone paint?

Anr

Blanco said:

The size on your wolf rims is a bit blurry but I suspect it says 6.5 x 16 x 20.6 so 6.5 is the rim width (and yes 235's will sit a bit better on them), 16 is the rim diametre, common to many ...and 20.6 is the offset, ie the wheel's inset from the face of the wheel hub. Apart from that they are strong and ideal. See what they look like in limestone paint?

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This is a picture I found on Google

That was quick!

Blanco said:

That was quick!

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They're both Google images, I ain't painted em that quick

Wolf rims aren’t stock for a Series. Not that it bothers me. Just saying.

Standard Series rims are not technically wide enough for a 235/75R16 if you check the recommended rim widths.

Marmaduke said:

These are the markings on the wolfs if that means owt to you?
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That's a very odd way to put a wheel nut on ???

miktdish said:

That's a very odd way to put a wheel nut on ???

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I expect those are double ended ones.
I think the wolf rims look OK on the googled image above btw