Extended tire valve stems
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Extended tire valve stems
Okay, heres the problem. I had new tires installed on my 3500 dually and when I went to check the tire pressure, I realized that the stems were impossible to get to. My question is: Did the 2007 Dodge Mega cab dually come with extended valve stems or not? I bought the truck used and it appears to have auto tire stems and they are impossible to get to. Any help would sure be appreciated. I checked with my Dodge dealer and they don't carry extended valve stems. Both my Chevy duallys came with extended valve stems so you can check the tire pressure. Help
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Believe it or not, I did. The guys at the tire store where I bought my new tires told me they stopped handling them. I called another place and they want $160 to order them and install them. I thought that was a little outrageous. I finally found some tire valve stem extenders at amazon.com and will give those a try. Thanks for the info, though.
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I was going to recommend extenders. Make sure that the stems that you have now are some form of metal. Regular tire stems cannot handle the pressure and may blow out on you unexpectedly due to the pressures. It happened on my truck after a tire service. I was running a golf cart on my business property, near my truck, and heard one let loose. The entire inner assembly popped out, leaving just a soft rubber tube where the mechanical part of the assembly was originally a part of. Never saw that one before, but as I tow regularly, I immediately went back to the tire shop (a truck center, no less) and made them change out all 6 with metal ones. The reply was, "Wow, I don't know how that happened." Needless to say, I check that now...
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I was going to recommend extenders. Make sure that the stems that you have now are some form of metal. Regular tire stems cannot handle the pressure and may blow out on you unexpectedly due to the pressures. It happened on my truck after a tire service. I was running a golf cart on my business property, near my truck, and heard one let loose. The entire inner assembly popped out, leaving just a soft rubber tube where the mechanical part of the assembly was originally a part of. Never saw that one before, but as I tow regularly, I immediately went back to the tire shop (a truck center, no less) and made them change out all 6 with metal ones. The reply was, "Wow, I don't know how that happened." Needless to say, I check that now...