Metal tire stems

[Freedom2016]

Planning on buying 4 new tires for our Wildcat, should we install metal valve stems? We have TMPS sensors that screw on the valve stems. Thoughts and recommendations welcomed.

[JoePa77]

If they are flow through monitors you should. Since they are bigger than regular monitors.

[Freedom2016]

Not flow thru monitors, rather the cap type

[My17Ram]

Yes definitely install metal stems. Even the non flow through sensors flex rubber stems at highway speeds.

[mfMcFroggierPod]

I have been camping almost 20 years and rarely had a tire issue. I wear my tires out from use or an occasional nail. Recently we installed cap style tpms sensors on rubber valve stems. Multiply stem failures. I went to the high pressure rubber stems we still had stem failures. Also a FYI. We had tampering/vandalism to our stem while at a campground in Alabama(we will never return! 2 of my rubber valve stems were kidded and damaged. Per the pre trip check pressures were fine, a mile down the road valve stems failed completely. My tire guy told me to put metal valve stems on wheels. This will take care of the two problems: rubber failure and vandals.
Safe Travels
Note: it does NOT take much time to destroy a new tire along with the safety issues along the road changing to a spare once you fine a safe place to change it. Carry spare stems!

[mfMcFroggierPod]

were kicked

[mfMcFroggierPod]

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[jrk341]

These are what I had put in our wheels.
https://recstuff.com/trailer-tires-w...tem-0-130-psi/