CKAuto 4 Pieces TR416 High Performance Metal Valve Stems

Excellent steel valve stems

After attempted use of Fix a flat can sprayed all over me and my eyes, leaving me blind and rolling around in the street in Detroit on Christmas Eve and also jamming the valve stem open - I got these installed with the help of my father. Take tire off vehicle, break bead and pull outward on the side with the valve stem. Using vise grips or tool remove old valve. Choose which ONE of the black rubber washers you need. You only use ONE depending on the size of the valve stem hole in the wheel (there are two standard sizes and you get two washers of different sizes so it will fit). Use only 1 of the rubber washers. From the inside install the valve and rubber washer on the inside of tire so it pokes through. On the outside place on the cupped steel washer (domed up/outward) and put the nut on. Tighten nut (I think 14mm?) not insanely tight. Enough to be nice and snug but not rip the rubber washer. No torque is specified, you can always tighten a little later if it leaks. Reinstall tire as normal. We have an old tire machine and used it on my 31"x10.5r15 2000 Ford Ranger tires. The wheels are the factory wheels, the tires are larger aftermarket ones. Not that it matters, but their Michelen Defenders and make my 2 wheel drive truck a pleasure to drive in Michigan snow. The rubber washer helps if the inside of wheel is bumpy, corroded or uneven. This works on normal passenger vehicle wheels. Mine is a 2000 Ford Ranger. A few fancy wheels have a weird indented hole or pocket that is a depression around where the valve stem pokes out: this may cause interference with tightening the steel nut...depends on how deeply the stem is down in the hole. It wasn't a problem on any of our 2000-2015 Ford vehicles with factory wheels. The old stems were just pull through: if they are a little loose or uneven you'll have a slow leak around the stem with no way to adjust it. These you can tighten and these have the sealing rubber washer so you won't even have to tighten it much at all. Don't use Fix a flat (or even Slime). Actually fix the problem or just keep adding air.

I think they are great since i dislike the lame soft and black valve. I am loaded all the time and the LT tires goes with 80 psi so you need some Heavy duty back up On the long run ,only times will tell if they last for long or the sun and heat will destroy the rubber

Fits well and look great

The stems arrived on time and in good condition. I am impressed on how well the workmanship is on these stems. Well worth the money. No problems.