Valve Stem sizing help

[butch50]

I recently bought a GD Imagine XLS 17MKE and want to use my TPMS from my past 303 Reflection. I need to install metal valve stems on the wheels. Does anyone know the size I need. The 17MKE has a 14" wheel.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[jw^2 family]

We used these Xtra Seal metal valve stems with the 15" Lionshead Cheetah aluminum wheels on our Imagine 2800BH:

https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/show...590#post171590

Our local O'Reilly Auto Parts store didn't have them in stock, but I ordered them online and picked them up from the local store.

[butch50]

Joe,

Thanks for your response and the link you provided, this helps me out, I'm thinking about changing out my wheels. My present ones are 14s and I not fond of 14s. So am thinking of going to 15s. I want to take the Westlakes off and install Goodyear Endurance tires. So might as well do it all at once. When I had my Reflection 303RLS I changed out the Westlakes for Sailun tires.

[jw^2 family]

We changed to the metal valve stems at the same time that we changed to Goodyear Endurance tires last year. We went with direct replacement size ST205/75R15 LRD. The only trouble we've had with the Goodyears was a sheet metal screw through the tread of one of the tires - probably a screw that had fallen off another RV at a campground.

We also use a TireMinder Smart TPMS, so with the metal valve stems we don't have the issue of the rubber valve stems flexing and letting the TPMS sensors rub against the wheels.