Metal stem
I plan on replacing my spare tire with a new one, and placing it on the right rear of my Class C, then using the old tire as the spare. The new tire will be going on the rear, and will be the outside ...
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j-d wrote:Strabo wrote:
I use the high pressure rubber stems myself.
If those work for you, fine. They're rated 80 PSI if I recall, might be 100, just not sure.
Our coach had those when we bought it. Good Bridgestone tires, crappy (and I'll defend that word in a minute) "high pressure rubber" valves.
I found that if I as much as pressed a tire gauge onto the valve crooked, it would hiss, losing air at the hole in the rim. That alone was enough to point me to metal valves.
Later, I learned that while Extenders, Adapters, etc. were trouble enough on Metal Valves, adding them to Rubber Valves was a Recipe for Disaster. The Valve itself, by itself, may be OK. But NEVER with any additional weight more than a cap added! So, I say, Crappy!
I agree, on a dually you must have metal. My SRW uses 110psi valves so they don't get ripped off when in sand, mud, dirt and the like.
Dually's don't see much 4 wheel drive situations, cept for stuck ones. :)
