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Replacement valve stems for my 1995 U300 40' with a CAT

March 30, 2016, 06:50:34 pm

I just ordered 6 Yokohama part number 02391 295/75r22.5 16 ply tires, and also purchased a pair of 120psi Crossfire's for the rear.
What I am after is the proper part number stems for both the front, and for the rears- including extensions for the inner (compatible with the crossover hardware).
NAPA has some online that "look" like they might work, but....
Anyone have experience with the Crossfire adaptation on a factory original set-up?

I'm FINALLY getting close to getting the Coach on the road. Tires and valve stems are the originals. Yes - 21 year-old Michelins with  total of 7K miles on them.

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Re: Replacement valve stems for my 1995 U300 40' with a CAT

Reply #1 – March 30, 2016, 07:00:57 pm

Michael,

I would contact your wheel manufacturer.  Should be PN as well as manufacturer information readable on the rear outer.

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Reply #2 – March 30, 2016, 07:03:21 pm

Brett,
They are the factory fitted Alcoa wheels.
But I will get the part numbers off the rims.
Thanks.

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Reply #3 – March 30, 2016, 07:41:22 pm

I would also talk to Crossfire and see what setup they recommend. Are you purchasing the Crossfires from a 3rd party or from the tire store. If from the tire store they should be able to guide you to the proper stems. I would go with metal stems and premium o-rings regardless.

see ya
ken

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Reply #4 – March 31, 2016, 09:46:06 pm

Thanks for the tips. I decided to just use a mobile heavy-truck service called Pinky's out of Ventura, CA. They are coming to the Coach and installing a full-set of tires and new stems that are compatible with the Crossfire on the duals.

Their price on the Yokohama's was competitive, and the guy says they install a lot of them as a Yokohama Dealer and can get me fresh date codes. The previous source that ordered them in -- showed date codes over a year old.

It's going to cost me about an additional $300 for the mobile service -- BUT -- to me the peace of mind is worth it. I was not looking forward to driving even the 3 miles on the 21 year old Michelin's to the other tire store.

Happy & Safe Motoring!

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