Hey all,

I promised I'd ask my brother-in-law about these hi-pressure valves, and I
did.

He says that the regular duty valves are good for up to around 65 psi.  If
you ere going with load range D tires and were running them at full
pressure, you still wouldn't quite need them, but you'd be getting close.

There, straight from the horse's mouth.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "STEPHANIE WOLZ" <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em?

> 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
>