I went to the tire shop the other day with a leaking valve stem on my wheel and they said they could replace it with a rubber one but that they recommended a metal one and if I wanted a metal one I would have to order them through Ford because apparently on my aluminum wheels regular valve stems dont work and thats why there leaking.

Does anyone know if this is true?

I drive a 2001 F-350 4x4, DRW, ALL of the wheels are stock, nothing aftermarket.

Thanks ya'll

 

schwabs has always sold only E rated or [ 10pr ] stems on my tire purchases .I also ran into a problem with a aftermarket rim that they had no stems in stock, they put a light truck or pasenger car stem so i could drive a few blocks home, and was instructed not to inflate past light truck tire press. until the new ones came in.

 

Yes, the aluminum rims on our SuperDutys need "high pressure" stems.

They are not your mother's Oldsmobile's stems!

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Ok so now for the real question, can I get them anywhere besides the Ford dealership?

 

My local Discount tire shop must have them, I cant verify that the did use "High Pressure" valve stems on mine but I have never had one leak or blow out.

 

Here is where I got mine from. Valve Stems & Accessories : PrierTireSupply.com, Setting the standard for service! Page down to the Ford valve stems. Good company to deal with and they are always helpful. Hope this helps !!

 

Most any decent tire shop knows they need them to service truck tires.

You could ask it they'd sell you some.

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Wally world installs them

 

+1 MY local Discount Tire has them-nothing special to factory (Alcoa) Ford aluminum rims, they are just metal and bolt in with rubber gaskets/"0" rings-I've got them on everything I own including my '99 F350 Dually.

 

Before there's confusion, let's talk about the differences.

There are high-pressure stems that are of steel and rubber construction. They look and feel just like "normal" rubber stems, except they are for trucks that use higher pressure tires. They pull (fit) into a rim like low-pressure ones do.

And there are steel stems that have rubber gaskets to seal them. There can be used on high or low pressure applications. They use a nut to hold them into the rim.

The O/P asked about the former type.

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I know this is re-opening an OLD thread, but I have run across a product that is made specifically for our SuperDuty alloy rims.

The aftermarket bolt-in stems that seem to be the best for our application are:

Xtra-Seal p/n 17-428. Google it.

Hope this helps someone in the future who may stumble again on this thread.

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thanks pop! just got some new tires a couple weeks ago, and America's tire co. didn't have the right ones for my rims. ill have to order some for whenever i get around to polishing the rims on the van.

 

Thanks Pop, I just had one go out last August that Costco installed. Never new they were special for are trucks. I will now when I get my next set of tires. I thought we had metal stems from the factory, I told Costco they changed them to rubber why? Really made me kind of mad. Been buying tires from there for years because they rotate for free on are DRW's, most charge for DRW.

 

I'm not sure that the pieces I noted are good for dually wheels. They ARE a fit for single-wheel factory alloy wheels that come on XLT and Lariat (as well as Excursion) trim levels.

Duallys, Alcoas, and other aftermarket rims are out of my league.

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Okay thank you. I know they must make a heavy duty rubber one for DRW. The semi's have them. I was out on the road when mine went out on Sunday. A freind noticed my inside wheel was flat. Couldn't believe it. It was the stem Costco installed couple years ago.