Hey guys, for those of you who run duallys on your truck how do you deal with the hassle of adding/checking the air in your rear tires? I’m considering some valve stem extensions or some all new metal valve stems that are long enough to air up easily.Thoughts?

Borg valve stems. You have to take the tires off and replace your existing stems.

Just get the correct air pressure gauge and it's no big deal. Adding air is the same thing. I've had three different sets of extensions, and all three leaked. One set leaked immediately, one leaked after a couple months, and one set lasted nearly three years, but also rubbed on the sidewall of the tire and darned near wore through the sidewall. Now I just use a proper tire pressure gauge.

fj12ryder wrote:Just get the correct air pressure gauge and it's no big deal. Adding air is the same thing. I've had three different sets of extensions, and all three leaked. One set leaked immediately, one leaked after a couple months, and one set lasted nearly three years, but also rubbed on the sidewall of the tire and darned near wore through the sidewall. Now I just use a proper tire pressure gauge.I do this, a 2 sided gauge. The biggest problem that I've had is Les Schwab techs being smart enough to offset rear wheels when having them rotated and in a couple of instances, removing the valve cap on the inner tire.

Double ended airchuck and pressure gauge. ZERO ISSUES. BTW LesSchwab and Smart Techs don’t belong in the same sentence.

Correct head, and pressure gauge as mentioned. No issues in 30 years of owning a DW rig of some sort!Marty

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23 Replies

Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Mar 18, 2019
fj12ryder wrote:
Not silly at all. What you do may work with your truck, but I can't see the stem very well at all on my truck. The only way I could tell that it was clear would be to use a flashlight. All trucks are not the same. Yours works, mine does not.

NOT saying what YOU do is "SILLY" just making a comment on the back and forth of the details. YES what we do is what works for us. :B
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Mar 18, 2019
Not silly at all. What you do may work with your truck, but I can't see the stem very well at all on my truck. The only way I could tell that it was clear would be to use a flashlight. All trucks are not the same. Yours works, mine does not.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Mar 18, 2019
fj12ryder wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
That's the way mine is, and it's not an issue if you never get into any muddy or gloppy streets/roads. Stick to the interstate and you'll not have any issues.

Even it the end had some mud on it it's easy to clean it off.
True, but honestly, who gets down on their hands and knees with a flashlight to check if there's mud in the valve stem? I use my little piece of rubber hose and don't have to worry about it.

This is silly. I do get down on my knees to add or remove air. I don’t need a flashlight to see the end. I do look to align air chuck.
Super_Dave
Explorer
Mar 17, 2019
I guess we all do it differently. I haven't had a cap on my standard stems for 13 years and never had a problem. When I air up or down I roll the tires so the stems are at the top and I can see them easily from the fender well. If others have had problems, we all have to do what works best for us personally. No one right way.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Mar 17, 2019
Cummins12V98 wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
That's the way mine is, and it's not an issue if you never get into any muddy or gloppy streets/roads. Stick to the interstate and you'll not have any issues.

Even it the end had some mud on it it's easy to clean it off.
True, but honestly, who gets down on their hands and knees with a flashlight to check if there's mud in the valve stem? I use my little piece of rubber hose and don't have to worry about it.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Mar 17, 2019
fj12ryder wrote:
That's the way mine is, and it's not an issue if you never get into any muddy or gloppy streets/roads. Stick to the interstate and you'll not have any issues.

Even it the end had some mud on it it's easy to clean it off.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Mar 17, 2019
That's the way mine is, and it's not an issue if you never get into any muddy or gloppy streets/roads. Stick to the interstate and you'll not have any issues.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Mar 17, 2019
The capless valve stem rides horizontal and I have never had a thing on the end of mine. EZ, push to inflate or deflate.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Mar 16, 2019
Super_Dave wrote:
blownstang01 wrote:

...... yes I run caps on my valve stems.

I'll bite, why?
Keeps the crud out. Fairly easy to use a pressure gauge and jam the valve because of aforesaid crud in the mechanism. Seems like good preventive maintenance.
Super_Dave
Explorer
Mar 16, 2019
blownstang01 wrote:

...... yes I run caps on my valve stems.

I'll bite, why?