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Has anybody heard of wheel trim rings (shifting) as the wheels move and cutting the valve stems?
I just bought a new set and wonder if I need to slip some rubber hose over the valve stem to prevent this. Maybe I'm over thinking this.
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Hi
I have never heard of anyone ever having a problem, mine has them and it would take a tremendous force to make them move at all.
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Are you running radial tires?
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Hi Gene,
Yes, I am running 215/70R15 radials with radial tubes.
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That is what is causing the shifting. The wheel rim is flexing due to being too weak for radial tires, especially one that wide on a comparativly narrow wheel
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I ran 205/75r15 with trim rings and have had no problems.
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years ago, i put a set of radial tires on a 67 corvette coupe that had rally wheels and Original trim rings. i too experienced rotation of the trim rings on the rim. this didn't occur with bias belted tires on the same corvette. mike
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Well, they are not shifting as of yet, but I will keep an eye on it. They installed pretty tight.
I have not had other issues running radials, but thanks to all who responded.
Rick
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