Do Mickey Thompson ET streets require innertubes?
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Do Mickey Thompson ET streets require innertubes? website didnt say but tis a bias ply tire and it is DOT legal just wondering if it requires tubes or not.
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When you go to have them mounted, the tire shop will probably bring to your attention that on the sidewall it does state that it is a tube type tire.
They may then tell you that if you run them w/o tubes, that you will be having to add air every couple of day's, as they will lose pressure thru seepage.
What I did, for extra insurance, was get some dawn dish washing soap.
The day before I had the tires mounted, I put some in a pan, soaked a towel in it, and then swabbed the entire inside of both tires with it.
After the soap dries, [ over night ], go get them mounted/ balanced.
I read about this trick on a forum a while back, and it works great.
I DD on my my bias ply MT/ET's, and the only time I lose pressure, is when I air down for a race.
Have fun!
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From: Harford Co. Maryland
What I did, for extra insurance, was get some dawn dish washing soap.
The day before I had the tires mounted, I put some in a pan, soaked a towel in it, and then swabbed the entire inside of both tires with it.
After the soap dries, [ over night ], go get them mounted/ balanced.
The day before I had the tires mounted, I put some in a pan, soaked a towel in it, and then swabbed the entire inside of both tires with it.
After the soap dries, [ over night ], go get them mounted/ balanced.
My McCreary's were like that.
