Yup. And IIRC, there also is a little rubber seal as well.
--Rocky
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Brown <free2000@quixnet.net>
To: Rocky Entriken <rocky@tri.net>; Linnhoff, Eric
<elinnhoff@smmc.saint-lukes.org>; 'autox' <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, August 23, 2001 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: Kosei question
>The metal valve stems on our race wheels (some older Enkei's) have the nut
>on the outside with a flange on the inside. That would seem ideal to me.
>
>Rick Brown
>FP 240Z
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Rocky Entriken <rocky@tri.net>
>To: Linnhoff, Eric <elinnhoff@smmc.saint-lukes.org>; 'autox'
><autox@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 4:49 PM
>Subject: Re: Kosei question
>
>
>> I do not know the Kosei wheel specifically, but it seems to me the wheel
>was
>> designed to be used with that valve stem. The valve stem was designed to
>go
>> into that wheel. That's why you received them as a package. Seems reason
>> enough not to screw with the design.
>>
>> Tighten that nut to proper torque, it should not come loose and fly
around
>> inside the tire. I've never heard of such a failure with any wheel with
>> metal valves.
>>
>> As a racer, I have metal valves on my race wheels. I would not have
>rubber.
>>
>> Suggest you go visit Charlie Clark and ask him about that. He knows a
>thing
>> or two about wheels. He'll even mount your tires on them.
>>
>> --Rocky
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Linnhoff, Eric <elinnhoff@smmc.saint-lukes.org>
>> To: 'autox' <autox@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:07 AM
>> Subject: Kosei question
>>
>>
>> >To all owners of Kosei wheels; When you bought your Kosei wheels (you
did
>> >buy them from the Tirerack, right?) did you receive some neat little
>> >machined aluminum screw-in style valve stems?
>> >
>> >Well I did and I'm kinda confused. What's the advantage to running
these
>> >neat looking, blue anodized valve stems over the common black rubber
type
>> >that you pull through from the inside of the wheel? They look to me to
>be
>> >just another opportunity for a leak. They sure aren't any lighter than
>the
>> >rubber valve stems and to me it looks like an opportunity for the neato
>> >machined aluminum nuts to fly around inside of the tire when they loosen
>> >themselves. And yes, I have heard of Loc-Tite but.......
>> >
>> >What sayest the audience?
>> >
>> >Eric Linnhoff in KC
>> >1998 Dodge Neon R/T (see-dan)
>> >STS #69 TLS #13
>> >knuckledragger@kcweb.net
>> >http://www.geocities.com/eric10mm/index.html
>> >
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