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Date:         Thu, 21 Mar 2002 20:00:06 -0700
Reply-To:     STEPHANIE WOLZ <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         STEPHANIE WOLZ <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em?

Hey all,

I promised I'd ask my brother-in-law about these hi-pressure valves, and I did.

He says that the regular duty valves are good for up to around 65 psi. If you ere going with load range D tires and were running them at full pressure, you still wouldn't quite need them, but you'd be getting close.

There, straight from the horse's mouth.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message ----- From: "STEPHANIE WOLZ" <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:52 PM Subject: Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em?

> My bro-in-law is a Discount Tire manager. I'll ask him about that. Seems > to me that he mentioned them one time, but I'm not sure. > > Karl Wolz > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rico Sapolich" <JKrevnov@AOL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:57 PM > Subject: Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em? > > > > In a message dated 3/21/02 4:47:59 PM, chris_hinkle@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > > > > << Discount Tire recommends > > getting high pressure valves @ $4.50 each. Do I really need these? >> > > > > Wow! I never even realized there was such a thing. The next time Jimmy, > my > > suspension guy, is pumping my Hakkapeliitta's to about 120 psi to get > those > > stiff sidewalls to pop their beads, I'll have to ask him if he used them > > there HIGH PRESSURE tire stems. After all, they have to be at least $3.00 > > better. Well, at least $3.00 better for Discount Tire. > > > > Now that I am done being a smartass, I have run a couple dozen D-rated > tires > > at VW specified pressures for over a dozen years with no tire valve > failures > > of any kind. In the way of tire valves, the only thing I have ever asked > of > > Jimmy is to use the long stems. If there were any reason to use a high > > pressure valve, I'm sure Jimmy would have told me. > > > > Rich >


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