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NoNeck · 03-22-2011, 02:21 PM

In 1964 at 15 years old I worked installing tires at a tire store as my first job. We sold a bunch of those "Port-A-Walls" for every car model imaginable. Western Auto also sold a million of them over the years.

An inner tube (pre-tubeless tires) was REQUIRED to install the "Flappers", and I would think you would still need to run them because of sealing issues. You basically deflated the tire, stretch the whitewall bead to the inside of the wheel bead, and re-inflate.

As you can imagine, in hot summer driving the Port-a-Walls would eventually give up the ghost and decorate the roadways with little white "alligator tails".

Just my 2 cents.

NoNeck

03-22-2011, 02:21 PM	#15
NoNeck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,106	Re: fake whitewall In 1964 at 15 years old I worked installing tires at a tire store as my first job. We sold a bunch of those "Port-A-Walls" for every car model imaginable. Western Auto also sold a million of them over the years. An inner tube (pre-tubeless tires) was REQUIRED to install the "Flappers", and I would think you would still need to run them because of sealing issues. You basically deflated the tire, stretch the whitewall bead to the inside of the wheel bead, and re-inflate. As you can imagine, in hot summer driving the Port-a-Walls would eventually give up the ghost and decorate the roadways with little white "alligator tails". Just my 2 cents. NoNeck __________________ 2016 RAM Laramie HEMI 1966 Fairlane GT/A, 390/335 HP If it costs you a dollar to make a friend, KEEP THE DOLLAR. If it costs you a friend to make a dollar, KEEP THE FRIEND. Last edited by NoNeck; 03-22-2011 at 02:22 PM.