Why don t my new tires (III) look like the tire beads fit correctly when mounted on my old rims (I)?
A. The early rim, produced before 1940, had a 1.4 flange height while today s rim has a 1 flange height. Using new tires on old rims was not a problem until the 1980 s when tire makers started building tires with beads that fit over the lip (flange) of the rim. Those tires will work on the old rims, but will not look right. On some tires the higher flange covers part of the wording on the sidewall. You have three choices… 1. Use tires the way they are even though you don t like the look 2. Use tires with old style beads, such as BFGoodrich (Most new U.S. tires have new style beads) 3. Change to new style rims IF available Q.
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