[Chrysler300] Danger of wheel failure unless the rims are replaced by str...

[Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi to all,

I think it is important that the information that Mike Galassi sent to me
below should be posted to the group.

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From: Mke Galassi <c300lover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:09:05 -0800 (PST)
To: Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Danger of wheel failure unless the rims are
replaced by str...

These discussions recycle but when it comes to such an important issue it is
good that they do.
  
I believe last time the issue came up I para-phrased an article written on
the subject by an expert who is frequently consulted by insurance carriers
assessing  injury claims as well as fatalities. Bottom line rule, run
radials on rims designed for radials, stick to pure bias for the original or
preradial rims. Your life depends on it!

Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  
> Hi Gil,
> 
> Regarding your awaiting a real tire expert¹s statement that the pressure on
> the bead area of bias ply wheels is greater when they have radial tires
> mounted on them, what about ³Old Tire Man¹s² quote:
> 
> Nickname: Old tire man
> Review: You're neglecting a very important design fact when comparing radial
> and bias tires and rims: How the load is transferred through the tire to the
> rim. Radials transfer the load (vehicle + payload) to the bead of the rim
> and bias transfers the load upwards through the center of the rim, ie, bias
> rims are thinner at the bead area than radial rims. I was there when we made
> the transition to radials in the 1970s and I can't tell you how many bias
> rims I personally have seen 'peeled' at the bead when a radial tire was
> (wrongly) mounted. I won't mount a radial on a bias designed rim, but then I
> have many years of personal (in a professional setting) experience to rely
> on. Safety first.
> Date reviewed: Nov 24, 2006 10:24 PM
> 
> This was in reply to an article:
> 
> Classiccar.com
> 
> A Tale of Two Tires
> A case for radial tires on your classic car
> 
> http://www.businessweek.com/@@WsomwGQQ4NgSUwAA/autos/content/may2006/bw20060
> 504_512529.htm?chan=autos_classic+cars+index+page_insight
> 
> Regarding the ³K² wheel covers coming off, there are 2 recesses in the ³K²
> wheel covers that engage the 2 bumps in period Mopar wheels. They are on
> either side of the valve stem.
> 
> Regards,
> Tony
> 
> 
> 
> For those that insist on frequent cornering to the limit (not that there is
> anything wrong with that!) I would agree stronger rims would probably be a
> good idea. As to the assertion about the radial side wall flexing
> ("twisting") being worse for the rim bead area than bias---I'll await a real
> tire expert's statement before I buy that.
> 
> However, I think that was a function of the "K" wheelcover's one piece
> construction more than the wheel.
> So there you are---my opinion on the subject and I'm stuck with it!
> 
> 300ly, Gil Cunningham
> Chilly Tallahassee, FL
> 
> 
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