TJ5208 1,824 #1 Posted May 31, 2021 Can I put bigger tubes in smaller tires like 23 10 50 12 or 23 8 50 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,752 #2 Posted May 31, 2021 Depends... if the tube is too big, it'll be forced to fold in some places. That fold MAY cause stress, leading to leaking. A couple sizes one way or the other otter be ok. You'll only know at the first FUBAR. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #3 Posted June 1, 2021 I'd sooner have tubes a little small than large... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacer 3,173 #4 Posted June 1, 2021 13 hours ago, daveoman1966 said: if the tube is too big, it'll be forced to fold in some places. This is almost guaranteed to happen!! I worked on ground equipment many years for Delta Airlines and with 20+ baggage carts and belt loaders and ..... well, a bunch of things with tires. The bag carts were the worst, they ran 5.70x8 and I quickly found that the reason I was having so many flats was because the 5.70x8 tubes were getting folds in the tubes which would soon split. I decided to try using 4.00x8 tubes and never had that problem again. Since then I use at least one size smaller tube in my horses. Heh, was astonishing how many flats ALL the equipment would get, along with surprisingly fast wear - youd think running around an airport with concrete everywhere that wouldnt be the case, but I changed quite a few over the years 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,912 #5 Posted June 2, 2021 12 hours ago, pacer said: This is almost guaranteed to happen!! I worked on ground equipment many years for Delta Airlines and with 20+ baggage carts and belt loaders and ..... well, a bunch of things with tires. The bag carts were the worst, they ran 5.70x8 and I quickly found that the reason I was having so many flats was because the 5.70x8 tubes were getting folds in the tubes which would soon split. I decided to try using 4.00x8 tubes and never had that problem again. Since then I use at least one size smaller tube in my horses. Heh, was astonishing how many flats ALL the equipment would get, along with surprisingly fast wear - youd think running around an airport with concrete everywhere that wouldnt be the case, but I changed quite a few over the years I knew someone would share this story, but couldn’t for the life of me remember who’s it was. Sorry ‘bout that I think about your experiences every time I tube a tire! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
