M151 Wheel question

[pharbor1941]

I'm in the process of restoring my first M151A2 that I got last August. I'm now ready to have some new tires mounted on a new set of wheels that I recently bought. Do the wheel on the M151 series use "flaps" or "liners' around the rim to protect the tube? The wheels I have do not have liners. Just wanted to make sure before I go to the tire dealer on monday. Thanks

[halftracknut]

I have changed a lot of them and have not found a liner yet...the rivets are ground smooth so I don't think you need liners...htn

[Ralph Fuller]

A couple of years ago I bought tires and flaps. Ended up not using the flaps. They were installed on NOS wheels and I have had no problems or air loss.

[Cobra5]

I never recall anyone on any site mentioning the use of flaps until Ralph just did.

[70mford151a2]

This may be of help or not but on my A2 although it was garage kept- very clean, the rivets on the inside of the rim rusted inside the rim and one day sitting at a red light the light turned green let out the clutch and poof that rust sliced the a tube instant flat- I had my tire guy sandblasted, ospho'd and then wrapped the inside with a rubber strip. that worked great for a while then I got a deal on some nos
rims from late 70's that had a thick coating on those inside rivets now now prob. I got 4 rims for $20 ea. delivery from tx I believe
like 35 40

[pharbor1941]

Ok. Thanks for the info. The rims I bought were new old stock and on a couple I did find some small spots of corrosion on the inside that will need to be addressed. I'll sand those spots down smooth and use some POR-15 on them in those areas.