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rcroane 
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 Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:41 am Post subject: Tube vs Tubeless tire pressure |
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I'm finally mounting new tires on my '65 bug (the current tires are dated 1988!). Going from tubes to tubeless. Can I still run the same pressure I've been running (20 front and 28 rear)?
Thanks.
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:48 am Post subject: Re: Tube vs Tubeless tire pressure |
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Yes.
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Glenn
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Tube vs Tubeless tire pressure |
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35 years old... surprised they still hold air.
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rcroane
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:15 am Post subject: Re: Tube vs Tubeless tire pressure |
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| Glenn wrote: |
| 35 years old... surprised they still hold air. |
Me too. Actually, it's only the spare that has a tube. It has a 4 digit date code of 1988 (Pirelli). The other 4 are Dunlop tubeless with a 3 digit date code of 458, so technically I think they could be 1978 or 1988. New tires are Vredstein Sprint Classic. I'm going with 155's vs 165's that are on the car now.
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Jimmys 65
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:07 am Post subject: Re: Tube vs Tubeless tire pressure |
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| How do you like the smaller 155’s and what air pressure are you running? |
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Bruce
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: Tube vs Tubeless tire pressure |
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| rcroane wrote: |
It has a 4 digit date code of 1988 (Pirelli). |
Tires manufactured in the 80s used a 3 digit date code, so your tire is much newer than 1988.
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