Just a small modification, I hope it helps. Looking at some vid's the main weak point on the ctis wheel valve is the shrader valve. I decide to change it with a screw. It's not a completely protection, but better than nothing.
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Poor man rim (ctis wheel valve) protection
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looks to me like a broken off shrader valve
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1/16” Allen head pipe plug in place of the exposed Schrader valve…
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same threads or did you re-thread the plug
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The port that the Schrader screws into is 1/16” NPT…
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um....why?
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in da woods or rocks on occasion the valve stem gets ripped off. then PSSSSSssssssss your tire goes flat faster than the CTIS can keep up with it
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in theory yes...in reality our FMTV are glorified Mall Crawlers and spend 99% of thier time on paved roads with the occasional dirt road that may have a puddle... lol
and this is about as "Overland Expedition-ie" I'll ever get
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Seth has a video of that actually happening with Brutus. They brushed against/crushed a log or something and tore off the valve if I recall.
I've got covers on my truck and I've had some nice scrapes on them so I know they are working.
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