Hi:
Everywhere I look, everybody talks about having a metal valve stem in motorhome tires since the rubber ones leak. Does anybody know why they leak or having a metal valve stem is something like juts be too careful? We know the RV tire pressure is over 75-80 PSI but there are high pressure rubber valve stem as well. Almost any car that I see on the road has rubber valve stems and even after 50,000-60,000 miles and 5-6 years of life I have not seen any valve stem stem failures. Yes, car tire pressure is lower (less than 50%) of RV tires but again, there are high pressure rubber valve stems.
Of course, I am not a tire specialist and I don't work at tire shop. I need a set of tires and the shop that installing them for me has only high pressure rubber stems, I want to know if I should buy my own metal ones. Speaking of that, does anybody know the size (diameter) of the hole for the stem for 2016 ford E series wheels?
Thanks
Everywhere I look, everybody talks about having a metal valve stem in motorhome tires since the rubber ones leak. Does anybody know why they leak or having a metal valve stem is something like juts be too careful? We know the RV tire pressure is over 75-80 PSI but there are high pressure rubber valve stem as well. Almost any car that I see on the road has rubber valve stems and even after 50,000-60,000 miles and 5-6 years of life I have not seen any valve stem stem failures. Yes, car tire pressure is lower (less than 50%) of RV tires but again, there are high pressure rubber valve stems.
Of course, I am not a tire specialist and I don't work at tire shop. I need a set of tires and the shop that installing them for me has only high pressure rubber stems, I want to know if I should buy my own metal ones. Speaking of that, does anybody know the size (diameter) of the hole for the stem for 2016 ford E series wheels?
Thanks