[Land-speed] Tire Valves

[James Tone]

2 threads on a steel wheel would not cut it for me with 70-80 psi behind it. No thanks..................



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>I picked up some ''special'' tire valves this afternoon from a racing tire
>distributor. He said a few folks are using them on their LSR tires. I have
>never seen them before and would like your comments.
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>The usual steel valve is inserted from the inside and has a nut screwing
>everything together from the outside (with a rubber gasket providing the
>seal). These valves have a 1/8 NPT (tapered pipe thread). You just tap the
>rim (carefully) and then screw them in from the outside. They are high
>quality Schrader tank valves. There is no rubber gasket because the pipe
>thread is self-sealing. I don't think any pipe thread is completely leak
>proof but the dealer said red Locktite will do the job. There is no rubber
>gasket which could be a failure point. What is your experience with the high
>pressure (70psi) LSR tires? Is the screw in design as strong as the other
>method?  TIA  :-) 
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