I need to upgrade my old stock 20x 7.00-8 Taiwanese tires, but looking for an alternative to the Desser Aero Classic 27.510/8. At 20.5 lb. each, they would be adding roughly 15lb. per side (if I go tubeless). Everything I can find is for a 6" wheel. I would really rather just put some new tires on my existing 8" wheels than change over to new wheels, brakes, mastercylinders, etc.

I have found a couple of places which sell the stock size "Kitfox Tire" but with a 2-ply load rating of 195 lb. they sound even worse than what came with my project. Something like THIS would be good if only I could find it in an 8" wheel size.

Does anybody know if the original Matco 8" wheel can be used tubeless?

This is what my original right side tire looked like after some taxi testing and 1 flight. The pressure was spot on, and there was only a tiny patch of cord showing beforehand. It blew out while taxiing at low speed.

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