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Talldog
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Apr 13, 2017

Question about TPMS and valve stems

I'm researching a new TPMS system for my MH and new toad (TST, Doran, Pressure Pro, TireMinder) and I'm concerned about the effect of sensors on the valve stems. Both TST and Pressure Pro say you need metal stems, I haven't heard from the others yet.

That's fine on the motorhome, but it will be a problem on my 2017 Wrangler. It has rubber stems and you can't get metal ones from Jeep, because they've had problems with them in the past. My dealer has no position on aftermarket valve stems, but they did say that the stems screw into the Jeep's TPMS system, so obviously there would be a risk there, and I'd rather not do it.

Does anyone have experience with this particular issue?
  • RoyF's avatar
    RoyF
    Explorer
    Apr 13, 2017
    Don't know about Jeep, but several Ford dealers and tire stores told me that there were no metal stems for the wheels on my Ford F350. That went on for years. Finally, I found one tire store that had metal stems!

    The rubber stems would develop leaks at the rate of about one leak a year. Of course the leaks occurred only on the road during a trip.
  • PenMan's avatar
    PenMan
    Explorer
    Apr 13, 2017
    You need metal stems. I wonder why Jeep has had problems with them. Do they have special wheels that nobody else uses? I have TST TPMS on my TT and Dodge Ram. No problems with any of them but I did put metal valve stems on all wheels.

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