Valve Stem for 110PSI G Rated Tire

china makes metal valve stems so????

chevman Merry Christmas everybody

Had my G614s installed in Michigan at a Discount Tire. Told them I wanted metal stems, no problem, full metal screw in stems.

Bought new RV this year with G 614's. One tire was leaking around the valve stem and two of the others were so loose I could turn them with my fingers. All I had to do to stop the leak was tighten the outer nut but these were nitrogen filled tires. Not anymore.

For sure metal valve but you got to check with the rim manufactures because not all the metal valve fit .I got ALCOA rim on mine and only ALCOA valve fit on it.This year I got a leaky valve and I was lucky that I got spare WITH me.

Yep, metal stems only for G tires, especially if you have screw on TPMS sensors.

One of mine was leaking, and in changing to a new metal stem, they added a second washer... 100 miles down the road the TPMS was telling me it was loosing air again. Took quite a while to find the problem.

Gotta have metal.

I like Discount Tire and do business with them

BUT the fool working there is WRONG installing those snap in rubber high pressure stems.
NOT the right application for 'G' rated tires

Those 'snap in rubber high pressure' valve stems are only rated for pressures UP to 100#



Metal high pressures are good for pressures UP to 200#


I have the rubber high pressures on my truck (metal doesn't fit due to wheel design) but max pressure is 80#.
I have metal on 5vr due to 110# 'G' rated tires

Tire valve types and uses

Interesting that when we had new G tires put on our fifth wheel at Les Schwab, they automatically put on metal valve stems. I asked in advance and they said, that's something they do automatically.

:S

Only metal screw in stems for me. I had a leaky stem on one of my E rated TV tires, They installed a rubber stem and then asked if I wanted a metal stem, Of course I said yes.

Yep, Discount Tire... I'll find somewhere that can swamp the rubber for a metal one. This is actually my spare tire now, so it is not as big of an issue.

FYI... this came off of a Grand Design Solitude 5th wheel. The tires were an "upgrade" I ordered and paid for. The tire was losing air from day one and Grand Design sent me a whole new tire and wheel which has solved the problem. I'm now trying to get this one fixed so I have two spares...