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