I just cut a valve stem on the rocks the other day, is there a company that makes a hardcore stronger, shorter more flex able valve stem?

 

sure, get a metal one.

 

I remember seeing a recessed stem that a guy was running in the sand. Don't know who makes them, but he was telling me that they worked pretty nice, and were safe from objects on the trail. Only thing was he needed an adapter to fill up the tire.

 

yeah seriously, it's the cheapest and easiest way. My dad has them on his f-250. they have a 3/8 nut that screws the stem to the wheel. those are also on steel wheels just fyi

 

Get small valve stems like the 1" ones, they dont stick out at all really or metal ones.

 

id say metal ones, they dont rot like rubber ones do, and theyre much stronger

 

dont metal ones snap out of the hole instead of bend? i was toldnot to use them for that reason.

 

I didn't like the metal ones because they leak after a year or two. There was a nut on the inside of the tire on mine that you had to take the tire off to tighten up. Too much maintenance for me.

 

Here is a link to what you need to get.

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/tir.../Items/504_set

They will give you more rockcrawling power. 8P

 

Here is a good write up on pirate 4x4

/www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/valve_stems/valve_stem_protection.htm

 

Mr. Gasket makes them. I ran them on my Celica for a while. A real pain to fill the tire with air when using this type. Part # 5102

 

yea any tire shop should have the longer brass ones

 

Alternately, you could relocate the valve stems either further in, or on the back side of the wheel. Not hard to do, just requires that you take the tires off, and you have to plug the other hole (obviously).

May not be the best option, just throwing an alternative out there.

 

and carry a tube or two just in case.