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Motor31 · 10-03-2010, 09:37 AM

Valve stems for the different wheels may make the replacement a bit iffy. I have the "Vision" brand aluminum wheels on our rig. The folks that designed it decided in their finite "wisdom" to put the stem location on a curved surface instead of a flat surface for the gasket to bear on. When I replaced tires I also started to replace gaskets. I had to go to a trailer supply store in Tucson to get gaskets thick enough to do the job. Later in July I broke a stem and was able to get a replacement from a Les Schwab store. If you have one of their stores in the area they are a good source for replacement tires as well since they deal in big tires as well as regular car tires. Places like Discount tires do not.

The all rubber valve stems also do not have a 125 to 150 lb rating, they max out at 100 lbs.

10-03-2010, 09:37 AM	#3
Motor31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,130	Valve stems for the different wheels may make the replacement a bit iffy. I have the "Vision" brand aluminum wheels on our rig. The folks that designed it decided in their finite "wisdom" to put the stem location on a curved surface instead of a flat surface for the gasket to bear on. When I replaced tires I also started to replace gaskets. I had to go to a trailer supply store in Tucson to get gaskets thick enough to do the job. Later in July I broke a stem and was able to get a replacement from a Les Schwab store. If you have one of their stores in the area they are a good source for replacement tires as well since they deal in big tires as well as regular car tires. Places like Discount tires do not. The all rubber valve stems also do not have a 125 to 150 lb rating, they max out at 100 lbs. __________________ Mike Nancy and the fuzzies Fulltiming since June 2004 Volvo 660 MH tow vehicle 2005 MS 38RL 2007 Saturn Ion "toad" 2010 Gold Wing "piggyback"