Leaky Raders fixed, props to stealthcruiser.

[Nads]

stealthcruiser's the man, he sent me 4 packs of Semkit two part sealer and my old Mickey Thompson Raders leak no more.
For anyone contemplating running these old decrepit pieces of junk, heed my advice.
Because of the riveted constuction and old age, these things ALWAYS leak right at the joints.
Following stealthcruiser's advice I had the entire drop section sandlasted real good. Then I primered them using good ol Rustoleum. After that I liberally applied the Semkit mixture around the rivets. Follow the directions on the package carefully, wear gloves, this shit is messy.
As of right now the wheels don't leak but I haven't driven the car yet. I figure if 3 tonof '60 Chevy wagon sitting on them hasn't made them leak then driving on them should be OK.
I've spent so much money mounting tires, unmounting tires, balancing, inner tubes etc that I probably coulda bought new all aluminum Radirs. That's the price we pay for running obsolete crap.
If you do what I did first, then you'll save yourself some headaches.

BTW, if it wasn't for the HAMB I would never have met stealth, aka Chuck.
So Vive La HAMB, Vive Chuck, I owe you one homey.

[stealthcruiser]

glad to help Nads,
ya' hump!
see ya' at the drive in.

[Plowboy]

Good to know if I ever figure out what I am doing with mine!

[Nads]

plowboy, what's the story on yours?
Corrosion, filth, leaks, all of the above?

[Plowboy]

I haven't run them yet, but just looking at the rivets made me not even want to try. I knew they needed some TLC, so I just bought some new ones for the spacetruck. I have 6 of the old style ones that I need to find a project for or something. They were kind of rough too, I wanted some nice ones on my truck. The chrome is peeling.

[Nads]

There's a guy up in Canadia that rebuilds them for $150 each which is fairly reasonable, but the shipping will kill you.
I had the guy's number but I lost it, of course.

[Plowboy]

For that price, you are well on your way to a new set!

[stealthcruiser]

hey,Plowboy.
could you show a pic of the riveted area,and determine the rivet material?
i've never seen the back of them,and not sure how they are joined.
but i am guessing dissimilar metals is the root of the problem.
they oughta' be fixable.
and no,that was not the sound of my foot going in my mouth.
later

[Plowboy]

That is the only pic of the back side I have at the moment. You can see the rivets on the wheel that is up on the right. I assume that it is a steel rivet that goes into the aluminum center. I highlighted the rivets in this pic.