reactone

I am thinking of getting some 13x8.0x22 slicks from mh, I was wondering if you need to run tubes with these?

bigdaddyvtec

Try their site yet??

I had some MT ET/DRAG 22" slkicks and they did NOT require tubes... I dont think those do either...

The 24.5s and ---- your supposed to, but ive heard of people not using them there too...

BirdmanMD

enlighten my dumb *** self and sorry to sound retarded, but would a tube in a slick negate some of the sidewall flex that the tire was designed for?

d-man

Maybe but it would be offset by being able to run lower pressure without having to worry about the bead falling off the rim.

bigdaddyvtec

if i made the rules.. the world would be a dfifferent place... LOL.
when youre only running 8-10 psi... with lots of tq, you can actually spin the tires on the rims, or even break the bead... Tubes are safer...

d-man

That's why lots of big drag racers drill holes in their wheels and put screws through them and into the bead of the tire. To keep the bead on the rim and keep the rim from spinning in the wheel.

Random Hero

Never run tubes. they pop if you spin the bead. and they never come off the rim!

bigdaddyvtec

yup.

reactone

well, I had figured that they were optional, because Mickey Thompson slicks of the same size apparently do not require tubes.
The reason I asked was because they recommend tubes. Check the link below:
http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...on=show_detail
I didn't feel like shelling out the additional $50/tire for tubes.:P

Guy-Fast

there is a thing called a phone people sometimes people forget. Talk to the guy at M&h they are good people and actually answer their phones omg