Hello everybody,
I have a 2023 DX3 34KD. It came with the black aluminum American Racing Wheels (TM) and a TST tpms with flow-through sensors. The wheel is a handsome one, no doubt. My problem is the sensors and valve stems on the rear dual wheels. There is no way I can get my hands through the trapezoidal hand holes in the AR wheels to service the sensor batteries (sensor is mounted on the short stub of the inside dual valve stem with an extension through the outside dual’s hand hole), nor can I check or add air to the outside dual without removing the sensor—valve stem is pointed to the inside. Also, there is no stabilizer in the outside AR wheel for the long valve stem. I called TST to discuss this with them, and they referred me to Borg Engineering, the manufacturer of the valve stems. Borg recommends a stabilizer in the outside dual for a valve stem of greater length than 7-8 inches; these are longer than that. I asked them about a stabilizer for the trapezoidal hand holes of the AR wheels; even sent them a picture of the wheel. They have none, and don’t know of any on the market. So, since TST says the batteries in the sensors will last about a year, I am faced with going to the truck tire shop annually to remove the outside dual to replace the sensor batteries, and keep my fingers crossed that the long valve stems can withstand the vibration without stabilizers. Ideally, I’d like to have the tire shop turn the outside dual valve stem to the outside and move the inside dual’s sensor to the outside of the outside dual so that I could service the sensors, add air, etc. easily and not have to make an annual trip to the tire shop. Then I’d really need a stabilizer for that outside dual’s trapezoidal hand hole.
Has anyone else encountered this dilemma, and if so, am I missing an easy solution? Thanks in advance.
RR
I have a 2023 DX3 34KD. It came with the black aluminum American Racing Wheels (TM) and a TST tpms with flow-through sensors. The wheel is a handsome one, no doubt. My problem is the sensors and valve stems on the rear dual wheels. There is no way I can get my hands through the trapezoidal hand holes in the AR wheels to service the sensor batteries (sensor is mounted on the short stub of the inside dual valve stem with an extension through the outside dual’s hand hole), nor can I check or add air to the outside dual without removing the sensor—valve stem is pointed to the inside. Also, there is no stabilizer in the outside AR wheel for the long valve stem. I called TST to discuss this with them, and they referred me to Borg Engineering, the manufacturer of the valve stems. Borg recommends a stabilizer in the outside dual for a valve stem of greater length than 7-8 inches; these are longer than that. I asked them about a stabilizer for the trapezoidal hand holes of the AR wheels; even sent them a picture of the wheel. They have none, and don’t know of any on the market. So, since TST says the batteries in the sensors will last about a year, I am faced with going to the truck tire shop annually to remove the outside dual to replace the sensor batteries, and keep my fingers crossed that the long valve stems can withstand the vibration without stabilizers. Ideally, I’d like to have the tire shop turn the outside dual valve stem to the outside and move the inside dual’s sensor to the outside of the outside dual so that I could service the sensors, add air, etc. easily and not have to make an annual trip to the tire shop. Then I’d really need a stabilizer for that outside dual’s trapezoidal hand hole.
Has anyone else encountered this dilemma, and if so, am I missing an easy solution? Thanks in advance.
RR