My '61 Bambi didn't have split rims, I doubt very much that they are on the '62.
Mine are 13", and are very much like Ford Pinto or Mustang in bolt pattern. I
to, had problems finding a 13" wide white wall tire with the proper load rating.
I tried "portal walls" , but they bunched up around the rim and wouldn't lay
flat against the tire. I finally went with Goodyear Marathons.
Jim
'61 Bambi
"Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" wrote:
> There is only one solution to split rims: new rims. Split rims have
> developed a reputation of being unsafe, especially for the person
> installing tires. When not perfectly assembled, split rims have been
> known to decapitate the person holding the tire chuck on the valve stem
> while seating the tire bead. OSHA rules now require a sturdy cage around
> the wheel and tire and remote control on the air. Few tire shops have
> these tools and fewer are the right size for a Bambi rim, being more
> suited to large truck tires. Fewer tire shops understand the variety of
> split rims and how to assemble them properly. One series, on early 60s
> vintage 3/4 ton Ford trucks developed a tendency to come apart while on
> the road.
>
> I've never desired white wall tires, so I don't know about them. Perhaps
> a place that deals in tires for vintage automobiles has white sidewall
> tire paint.
>
> Gerald J.
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