Valve stems and mud flaps

[dutch6]

Two immediate changes I am going to make are replacing the flexible rubber valve stems and add mud flaps.

The OEM rubber stems are too flexible to get a decent pressure reading (rear duals) or fill with air. I am thinking a bent metal extension for inside dual and short metal for outside. Those of you that have already done this I would appreciate brands, model #'s and source for the stems. BTW, I had thought that the valve stems on duals were supposed to be 180 degrees apart. Mine are in the same wheel hole on both sides.

Mud flaps. I found Husky mud flaps for the duals that are reasionably priced. Anyone using them? Or, if not, what are you using?

Thanks.

 

[BEnglish]

My guy at Discount tire said that these trucks are supposed to have high pressure valve stems any way. when I got new tires mine did not have HP stems, it just had the rubber ones so I had some HP metal ones installed.

 

[B.G. Smith]

Two immediate changes I am going to make are replacing the flexible rubber valve stems and add mud flaps.

The OEM rubber stems are too flexible to get a decent pressure reading (rear duals) or fill with air. I am thinking a bent metal extension for inside dual and short metal for outside. Those of you that have already done this I would appreciate brands, model #'s and source for the stems. BTW, I had thought that the valve stems on duals were supposed to be 180 degrees apart. Mine are in the same wheel hole on both sides.

Mud flaps. I found Husky mud flaps for the duals that are reasionably priced. Anyone using them? Or, if not, what are you using?

Thanks.

Mine is 06 and 8 lugs with 5 cutouts in wheel make it not easy to make the valve stems come out opposit each other. I do have a hard time checking/airing up the rear duals though as mine are the rubber stems also. (they are high pressure though) I think the regular auto stems would blow through the hole with 80# on the tire. I have Westin flaps, they are simi rigid, I like them. bg