Going to do the H2 wheel and tire swap on my 2008 Ram 2500. Got them off a 2009 H2. The takeoffs still have the factory TPMS sensors in them. Will they work with my truck or do I have to buy some generic aftermarket ones?

Don't have the money at this moment for a programmer to recalibrate or turn TPMS off but I would like for them to work if I do in the future. I couldn't find anyone addressing this in the wheel swap posts.

Do both vehicles use a direct TPMS system?

 

you have to machine the center hole on the H2 rims about a 1/4in bigger. They won't clear our larger hubs

 

One more H2 wheel swap question....

I have read the router and grinder methods for enlarging the center wheel hole. Anyone tried using a cylinder hone? I have one I used to use on my dirt bikes that goes large enough. Or will the aluminum just plug the stones up. Or would this method just be too slow at removing the metal?

Just looking for some suggestions. I don't want to just start grinding them out since the wheels are hubcentric and should fit tight on the hubs. I also don't want to get a wheel all out of balance.

 

Yeah I know. Not too worried about getting that done. I just don't know much about these new TPMS sensors that everything seems to have now.

 

I would think that it would plug it. I used deburr bits on a cordless and alot of penatrating fluid to keep it cool. took about 10 minutes a wheel.

 

I was just brainstorming for any other options that would keep everything centered and even. I was kind of thinking it would plug up too but I might try it anyways. Well at least on the spare rim first and see how it goes. Stones are pretty cheap so if I can get one or two done before they shoot craps, might be worth it.

 

Please dont begin a new thread asking about the same topic as you have already posted.

As far as the "hogging out" the center of the wheels, that is something you should have a machine shop do because that hole is what make the wheels hubcentric. If you grind out the center you will essentially take that feature away and the wheels will be dependent upon the studs just like wheels spacers.

 

I'm pretty sure TPMS are universal.

 

This post is about GM TPMS and sensors. The other one is about machining hub bore. How are these two posts related? Because of GM? Did you even read them Dirt Dog? I even tagged different words for the posts. Sorry to offend you but I was just trying to break them down into different topics for the other users to find exactly what they want when they search for something. This helps avoid getting 500 search results that have nothing to do with what a person is looking for.

Anyways, thanks other guys for contributing something usefull to the topic at hand.

 

You didn't offend me, and yes I read both threads. They have to do with the same topic. "Fitment of H2 Hummer wheels on a Dodge Ram". That includes both TPMS sensor compatability and wheel fitment. i see no reason for seperate threads for this.
I appreciate you trying to separate the two for search functionality, but it's really best to keep them paired together.

I think the sensors are different for vehicle specific wheels, but universal from one manufacturer to the next because the sensors use RF frequencies that the cluster can easily pick-up. i would wait to do anything as far as the sensors are concerned until you actually mount them up and drive around.
The only issue i see, is with your spare tire. That sensor will obviously emit a different rf frequency and it may screw up the cluster feedback but I am not certain.