Tire Man Valve Extenders for dual tires

[Cooncatz]

can anyone using Tire Man valve extenders for rear dual tires give me information on their performance? Are they worth the near $300 cost to have them installed?

[wearenh]

The TST (and EEZRV, and all other TPMS) are not stems, they are caps ... see pics
I recommend the EEZ brand... the pics below show the sensor caps with the
anti-theft housing ... if you remove it as I did (living life on the edge), the
sensors are the smallest of any TPMS sensors, and the system works great


EEZ TPMS Systems (we have 10 sensors: RV + Trailer)

[Bobbo]

Since each tire only has one valve stem, how can you install both the Tireman stems and the TST stems?

[ADOR]

At least at the CW where I purchased the Borg kit, NO. Part of the reasonI returned it. Im here at Discount Tires right now having my Tireman Metal Valve Stem Kit (Not extenders) and TST 507 internal, strap mounted sensors installed. Getting ready for 3 week road trip.

[Ponderosa]

Does CW do the install on their valve extenders? $$?

[WA7NDD]

I put Tireman valves on my E350 two years ago. So much easier to deal with the tires. First time you air up you'll be glad you got them. I added the M66 Tireminder to them this month. Was so nice to just screw the transmitter onto a strong valve stem out in the open with no hassle. Worth every cent.

[IAMICHABOD]

Baja Man wrote:
are these the Tire Man extenders people are referring to?

Tire Man

Yes they are the ones.

[Baja_Man]

are these the Tire Man extenders people are referring to?

Tire Man

[ADOR]

Borg's kit from CW have great quality. However, I have decided to return it because I need a Full Kit for front and rear. I purchases the Tireman kit. Also great quality. They also came with the oval rubber support (x2) for the outer wheel.

Both kits are great. I have seen both kits. Just a matter of preference on which kit you want.

[Baja_Man]

Great....I think I have it figured out. CW price is pretty good for the rear duals. Need to find a set of fronts as they are not avail from CW.

[j-d]

The cap linked above is what I to in your other thread, V2B, Gator, Crocodile. And YES, you found the right set of Dually Valves.

[Bobbo]

Baja Man wrote:
as asked by ADOR.....any advantage to brass over chrome?

Also, the Borg ones have a round stabilizer that is placed in rim hole to stabilize the extension....the Tire Man ones do not.

Is this stabilizer much needed and why doesn't Tire man version not have them?

My tireman stems came with a stabilizer for the inner dually tire's valve stem.

[j-d]

Caps linked above are what I mentioned in Baja Man's other thread.

YES, adding one of those caps will let you check and add air with the shortest of metal stems.

FYI, it's the way Ford arranged the rim and the hole. You don't notice it with a short rubber valve, like Ford delivers with, because it'll flex enough to let you get a gauge and chuck onto it.

The Borg and Tire Man stems are made of Brass. So "Brass" is natural brass, and "Chrome" is chrome over brass. I think it's $10 additional. So my brass Dually Valves (Borg) are DL-1E. In Chrome, DL-1EC, which is what Camping World is selling.

I like the idea of the rubber Stabilizer. That inner stem is very long and that's a lot of unsupported weight. Which is why the Stabilizer goes in the OUTER wheel even though it's for the INNER valve.

[Baja_Man]

as asked by ADOR.....any advantage to brass over chrome?

Also, the Borg ones have a round stabilizer that is placed in rim hole to stabilize the extension....the Tire Man ones do not.

Is this stabilizer much needed and why doesn't Tire man version not have them?

[millerwd]

IAMICHABOD wrote:

gotsmart wrote:

j-d wrote:
...
Front and Spare can get by nicely on ordinary METAL valves. Just not the very shortest ones if it's Ford wheels. Stem needs to be about 2" to allow gauge/chuck to clear the rim.

On my E450 I added one of these to each front tire to extend the valves past the simulators. I bought them at Les Schwab for $1 USD each.

Those come standard on all 6 valve stems from Tire Man.