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pcm1959
Explorer
May 08, 2020

Replacing HP Metal Vavle Stems

l'll be getting new tires soon. The originals were installed when the RV was new late 2013 so I suspect the hp metal valve stems should be replaced, too. I run 17.5 tires that have a max of 125psi and I know its important to have the proper stems.
Discount Tire is mentioned here often so I wanted to ask those of you with experience with Discount if they will have these high pressure bolt-in stems? Also, mine came with longer ones and I'd like to get some that are shorter. Thanks
  • bobsallyh's avatar
    bobsallyh
    Explorer II
    May 08, 2020
    I have metal valve stems on our dually and use Discount Tire. Some shops have the metal stems while a couple didn't. I'd check at your outlet first to see.
  • opnspaces's avatar
    opnspaces
    Navigator II
    May 08, 2020
    Many years ago I had metal valve stems and always used Discount Tire (AKA Americas Tire in some places) At the time they would remove the stems and replace the gaskets. I don't know if they still offer that though. It might be better to just call the store you're considering and ask their procedure.
  • agesilaus's avatar
    agesilaus
    Explorer III
    May 08, 2020
    I ordered some from Amazon and they put them in while mounting the tires so I do not know if they have them on hand. I hand to replace the rims in my case since I went from 15 to 16 inch rims. And I ordered those too since I could not find RV rims on the discount website. The tires came from discount.

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