Best valve stems for TPMS
I just ordered 4 Goodyear Endurance tires for my TT. I would like to try a TPMS that uses the senders that screw on the outer end of the valve stem and would like to install the best stems when the ne...
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They all can unless they have factory TPMS, then they cannot because the OEM style TPMS sensors are integral with the stem itself. With a forged aluminum wheel like an Alcoa or Accuride, you may have to add a spacer between the inner surface of the mounting hole boss (like I did with the Alcoa's) to get the securing nut and washer to bear against the sealing gasket that fits through the hole in the rim.
All bolt down stems come with both sizes of hole gaskets. Some rims take the large and some take the small. My Alcoa's took the smaller one.
I turned my on a lathe (because I own a machine shop) but you can buy hard nylon spacers in various heights at any hardware store or Lowes.
You don't even have to remove the tire from the rim to do a stem. You break the bead on one side and reach in with a pair of pliers and yank the old one out and put in the new one. Typical securing torque is 15 inch pounds so tightening one is a simple matter of using a deep well socket and your hand and hand tighten it.
All bolt down stems come with both sizes of hole gaskets. Some rims take the large and some take the small. My Alcoa's took the smaller one.
I turned my on a lathe (because I own a machine shop) but you can buy hard nylon spacers in various heights at any hardware store or Lowes.
You don't even have to remove the tire from the rim to do a stem. You break the bead on one side and reach in with a pair of pliers and yank the old one out and put in the new one. Typical securing torque is 15 inch pounds so tightening one is a simple matter of using a deep well socket and your hand and hand tighten it.
