04-12-2018, 03:38 PM
Sent a good amount of time trying to mount 6 inch wide rear Dunlops on the factory 8 inch wide wheels. Then tired to mount 6.5 inch wide Dunlops. Even after using jelly, soap, half a can of WD40, straps and 50 psi, break down, start over 6 times, the 6.5 wide tires would not pop. If I relaxed tire to 20 psi it would pull away from the wide rim.
So I went with the 7.10 wide Dunlops, many say these are too much tire, too much rear grip etc. But they did mount finally. I had to make a tire wrap out of an old bucket and triple strap them, lots of jelly on the beads and soap.
Might look for a pair of somewhat period correct 25mm metric rear wheels in 6.5 to 7 inch width to mount the 6.5 wide Dunlops as a back up. PM we with anything that might fit.
Getting closer.
So I went with the 7.10 wide Dunlops, many say these are too much tire, too much rear grip etc. But they did mount finally. I had to make a tire wrap out of an old bucket and triple strap them, lots of jelly on the beads and soap.
Might look for a pair of somewhat period correct 25mm metric rear wheels in 6.5 to 7 inch width to mount the 6.5 wide Dunlops as a back up. PM we with anything that might fit.
Getting closer.