alanjonesbath
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OK, so I've just bought a 90 and the previous owner 'threw in' a set of General SAG's mounted on some quite rusted white 8-spokes. I've attached a closeup of the worst of them, and I was just wondering if you guys would say they were still usable or not? They look a mess, but feel solid to me. I've given them a good whack with a hammer and nothing moves, and their are no holes that go right through, it all seem to be on the surface. I've already tried sanding/wire brushing down one of them, coating it with Kurust, and painting them with silver Hammerite smooth, and they come up OK (obviously not a smooth surface, but fine for my purposes for now). I'm planning on buying a set of silver modulars fitted with BFG MT's in the near future, but if these are usable I'd rather put off that purchase for a month or two. The tyres themselves have loads of tread, but a have a few small cuts in the sidewalls from off roading, which is the only use I'll use them for anyway. I'm guessing a professional tyre fitter wouldn't fit them to a new set of rims because of the sidewall damage?
I'd be intrested to hear your views as to whether they are usuable or only fit for a skip
I'd be intrested to hear your views as to whether they are usuable or only fit for a skip
