wmoses wrote:
Excellent replies thus far! Thanks.
Ron - Why is it imperative to have metal stems? Only thing I can think of is galvanic corrosion action in way of the threads. If that is the case then as long as you get similar thread metals you will reduce (can never eliminate unless you get exactly the same material) the corrosion.
Actually, TST told me I could run mine with the rubber stems and I did that for almost a year and noticed the sensors were flopping back and forth enough to leave marks on the wheels. It later cracked a valve stem. I went to metal stems after that and 2 others were ready to crack. The consensus is you should use metal stems.
I guess you can use them with rubber stems, but not for long IMO. Great product otherwise.
