Whose more full of sh*t here? Discount Tire or 4WheelParts? Grrrrr!!!

^This.

TPMS sensors have a finite battery life of ~5 years. Depending on how quickly you put on the miles, the sensor may not last more than two sets of tires anyway.

 

true...

 

4wheelparts... typical bullshit

Special labor and needing nitrogen is a load of shit, said to confuse and subsequently rip off the average schmuck. It's a lie.

Discount... yeah they might be able to rig up a ford strap kit, who knows.

 

Here's the deal.

If you have stock steel wheels with TPMS your TPMS sensors are angled at 40 degrees to fit through your OE steel wheels.

If you have alloy or aftermarket wheels their valve hole requires a 20 degree angled TPMS sensor.


Your options are:

1. Buy a new set of TPMS sensors (about $70 each) @ 20 degrees and install them in your new wheels properly.

2. Buy some TPMS straps and TPMS brackets ($11.00 per corner) for your 40 degree sensors. (People refer to these as "Ford" because Ford used a banding system like this when they first started implementing TPMS with their vehicles. The banding system we sell is a universal banding system for wheels that won't take a TPMS sensor or in your case won't take your 40 degree TPMS sensor. )

3. Last, some people take their 40 degree sensors and turn them 180 degrees and install them in their aftermarket wheels. In most cases you can physically install them in an aftermarket wheel this way but if you do this you'll have a high chance of breaking them off if you get a flat, hit something in the road, or if an installer is not notified when changing your tires.

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As far as Nitrogen goes... Unless you are racing, there really won't be a noticeable difference between running air and running nitrogen. In race applications some race wheels actually have two valve stems for this. One for filling the tire with Nitrogen and the other to let the atmospheric air flush out. Typical stock and aftermarket wheels only have 1 valve stem.

 

thank you for Discount Tire for setting the record straight. I spoke to the store manager at my local store and he assured me he know how to deal with this situation. I have an appt. for Tuesday morning so we will see. Thanks everyone!

 

Glad we could help.