Tire tube sizes? Where to buy?

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Tire tube sizes? Where to buy?

Post by Paradise Garage » Mon Feb 02, 2026 8:08 pm

Not model t related but I have a 23 dodge brothers with 32x4 tires on it and I managed to ruin 2 tubes and I can’t make heads or tales of the numbering of the tires and tubes can anyone explain to me what size tube to look for or know where to buy one online or someone that will ship to canada


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Re: Tire tube sizes? Where to buy?

Post by TXGOAT2 » Mon Feb 02, 2026 8:41 pm

Back in the 1920s, tires were sized by the outside diameter and the section width. That's where the 32 X/ 4 Inches comes from. Around 1928 or so, the nomenclature changed, and tire sizes were based on the nominal rim diameter and the section width. So after the change, a 32 X 4 tire became something like a 21 X 4. I don't know exactly how to cross reference the sizes, but someone at an antique tire vendor, such as Coker Tire, should be able to help you and also supply tires


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Re: Tire tube sizes? Where to buy?

Post by Kevin Pharis » Mon Feb 02, 2026 11:33 pm

32-(4 * 2)=24 inch rim. Sometimes metric tubes overlap sizes. Call Coker, they will make sure you get the right size tubes

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