Quality innertubes.

[Model "A" Fords]

Does anyone know of a reputable company that has the skills to manufacture quality innertubes? Plenty of us are frustrated with faulty tubes and would gladly pay a premium if they could be mounted once and be done! Put me down for Ten sets.

[rotorwrench]

Inner tubes have sort of gone the way of breaker type ignition system components. There are less and less companies that manufacture these products in the western world and I don't know of any american company that does. I have the same problem with 16" tubes for motorcycles. I've been purchasing the Michelin brand tubes but they may be made in China as well. When a person googles for information, it's mostly Chinese sites that come up. Thailand, India, and Vietnam make a lot of rubber products too.

Tubes to fit 19" and 21" tires are likely all made in Asia. It's a niche market that won't generate kind of payback that major corporations want.

[ronn]

so why dont you manufacture them yourself? youre in Canada where it is less expensive to manufacture then here in the US.

[springerpete]

When I bought my radials from Cocker I also got tubes and sleeves. I did not mount the tires myself but used my local country garage. They commented on the heavy tubes. I have had no problems. They are for radials but I think they can be used for non radial tires. My A has 21" wheels. Bill

[mhsprecher]

You might check Bratton's. I understand their tubes are good for bias ply tires, but not recommended for radials. I just bought some radials for my 28 from Coker and got new tubes from them, too. I have not mounted them, so I don't have any experience with them, yet.

[Model "A" Fords]

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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I now have somethings to check out.
If I get into making them myself I'll be sure to let everyone know!

[al's28/33]

Got mine from Snyders 22 years ago, never had a flat, no nails and no pot holes and no blow-outs. I have inside tire flaps too.

[rackops]

I remounted my tires a few weeks ago. In the process, I managed to get tears in three of the innertubes. I was absolutely careful, but dang...that was really, really frustrating! The innertubes I removed from the car were from the 1960s and, as far as I know, never had an issue. I almost thought about remounting them, but my common sense side told me no.

[CT Jack]

Maybe in the long run we need to step up a notch and have suppliers offer tubeless rims and tubeless radial tires. Wow that would be radical!

[Jeff/Illinois]

I bought a set from Bratton's about a year ago, and am very happy with them.

I think in a year they bled down about 3 pounds of air, about like my Wards tubes from the 70's.

Bratton's tubes are made in Vietnam and are better quality than the Chinese crap.

[Rob Doe]

Originally Posted by CT Jack

Maybe in the long run we need to step up a notch and have suppliers offer tubeless rims and tubeless radial tires. Wow that would be radical!

CT and others, I have been dealing with substandard Model A tubes for the last few months. Years back, I bought a motorcycle with spoked wheels and soon learned the frustration of changing a rear tire with a tube. I traded for a tubeless wheeled motorcycle.

Recently, I learned via YouTube that there is now a conversion kit for spoked motorcycle wheels to go tubeless. I'm wondering if the 30-31 19" wheels could use the similar technique to seal the rims. I suspect the sealing would work, but don't know if the new radial tires would seal along the beads.

Comments??

[Rob Doe]

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

I bought a set from Bratton's about a year ago, and am very happy with them.

I think in a year they bled down about 3 pounds of air, about like my Wards tubes from the 70's.

Bratton's tubes are made in Vietnam and are better quality than the Chinese crap.

Jeff, I fell for the same line from Bratton's. The key is how many miles have you driven them in the year you've had them???

I purchased the tubes you describe about 6 months back, they have imperfections in the tube that look like a stamp of a sticker of some sort, but it is molded into the tube. This is where they fail, next to or in the impression. I am still running one of the tube that was patched at the impression failure. It had a second impression next to the first, and I went ahead and patched that one too. So far so good, for about 2000 miles.

Search the tire inner walls for stickers and remove them.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by Rob Doe

CT and others, I have been dealing with substandard Model A tubes for the last few months. Years back, I bought a motorcycle with spoked wheels and soon learned the frustration of changing a rear tire with a tube. I traded for a tubeless wheeled motorcycle.

Recently, I learned via YouTube that there is now a conversion kit for spoked motorcycle wheels to go tubeless. I'm wondering if the 30-31 19" wheels could use the similar technique to seal the rims. I suspect the sealing would work, but don't know if the new radial tires would seal along the beads.

Comments??

If you look at any rim from a modern car, there is a ridge just in from the rim where the tyres sits. That is a safety feature designed to stop the tyre coming away from the rim, allowing it to go flat in an instant. That is most likely to happen in a corner and can be fatal. Here, it is illegal to run a tubeless tyre on a rim that does not have that safety ridge. I just wouldn't do it anyway. I like living too much.
If anybody is happy driving a death trap like that, go ahead. Just stay away from me.