Inner tube

[ericpicc]

I have a Def 130 td5 with standard steel rims and 235/85/16.
Does anyone know if they can go tubeless or not as I have tubes in them?
It does say on the rim "Tubed" and did ring up local Land Rover dealer but no definitive answer.

[justinc]

They CAN be fitted up tubeless BUT not recommended as there is no safety bead, and SOME tube rims aren't completely airtight, if rivetted for example they will most likely leak slowly.
Lots of people run them tubeless but I wouldn't. I bought some Tubeless Wolf rims for mine for this reason.

JC

[Benz]

haha yes meany heated arguments have been had on this forum about this issue.

i'm also considering taking the tubes out of my tyres. (also have the same tubed rims)

a few months back a had a front drivers side tyre blow a tube.
it went flat instantly and i was doing 110kph.

pulled over no problem. I think the length of the big 130 helped a bit because at no point did I feel like I would loose control of the car.

the tube helped in no way to keep the tyre seated on the rim but then again the tyre shop did find the tube to have a 10cm split along the side of the tube (the reason it went down instantly)

this got me thinking I don't need tubes and could safely run tubeless as the tubes don't make it that much safer.

still undecided...

[wayne]

After numerous punctures I removed the tubes. I went from 6-8 punctures a year down to 1 slow puncture in 4 years. My tyre guy said to me that tubeless tyres are very rough on the inside and that is what destroys the tubes.

[flagg]

If you go tubeless on a tube rim you may have insurance issues in the event of a problem.

I got some tubeless rims to avoid this potential hassle. 2-4 flats a year before and none in the years since.

[wayne]

If you go tubeless on a tube rim you may have insurance issues in the event of a problem.

I got some tubeless rims to avoid this potential hassle. 2-4 flats a year before and none in the years since.

I hear you on the insurance issue but what difference does it make if you have a flat tyre with or without the tube. Once the tube is burst it cannot lock the tyre bead in place.

[BertR]

It will all depend on the rims you have, if you have split rims run a tube, if not go without

[dick180641]

I run on tubeless, BUT carry a couple of tubes for emergency. On a recent trip Cooktown-Perth via Great Central Road, I got a slice from a sharp sliver of rock, the normal 'push-thru' repair wouldn't work so when I got to Warburton just put a tube in the case and away, back in Cooktown its still on and running after 15,000klm. PS also its easy to get air into a tube type in the scrub, sometimes a bit of a pain to start a tubeless!