Drilling Holes in My Wheels to Air Down Faster! Monster Valve Install and Time Test
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- This video feature on the AutoEdits Jeep Wrangler Rubicon build up shows off how easy it is to install a set of Monster Valves from Power Tank and all the great features the Rapid Tire Air Up and Air Down kit offers.
Plus we'll do a timed air down and air up for a fantastic demonstration of how much I love this setup.
Here's a link to the kit I installed:
powertank.com/collections/mon...
The added option to the kit was the 60PSI Digital Tire Pressure Gauge.
It's a pretty straightforward and easy install that only required me to get a 7/16" drill bit from the hardware store. Basic hand tools and a drill are the main ingredients needed to get this done!
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00:00 Introduction
00:50 Rapid Tire Kit Overview
04:34 Close Up Detail of Monster Valve
06:30 Start of Installation
11:33 Tapping threads into the hole
14:49 Installing Monster Valve
18:00 Air Up and Air Down demonstration and Timing
24:32 Rubber Valve cap that blew my mind!
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Howdy! Since this video got pretty long, all the Chapters are accurate so you can skip through to the parts of interest!!!
I didnt find any parts to skip through. The whole thing was of interest.
Loved seeing dear old Pinto!! I even liked the part about the quick-install cap on the old valve stem! As an avid bicyclist, I found that a very useful feature. From what I can see, you save time and mess with this new wide-valve system. Indeed, the time shaved off the re-inflation seems to go as fast as my flat-fixing on a bike trail. I use CO2 carts now instead of a bike pump; the time and effort are vastly reduced. I was wondering... does this great new valve throw off your wheel balance? I can imagine that wheel weights just fly off so fast under off-road conditions that it's a ridiculous waste to even bother with wheel balancing. Mahalo for another thought-provoking video, Jason and Pinto.
Howdy! Interesting perspective… Yes, I’m thinking a wheel balance is in order for highway driving.
@@jimcabezola3051 We have never felt a rebalance was necessary. The Monster Valves themselves are lightweight and you are drilling out solid aluminum during the install so it evens out enough that we have not had problems running Monster Valves on the highway without rebalancing the wheelset.
I haven’t been on the tubes in a while so I popped on to find you drilling holes in your wheels and was like….I need to watch what Jason is doing!!! 😂😂😂. Great video as always👊🏻👊🏻
Welcome back! Thanks a bunch!
I just had a weekend of wheeling and I could have used these. Anything to save time airing up and down is worth it!
I was legitimately thrilled with the performance of this setup! Can't wait to hit the trails next week and see how it does in the field!
It's always a treat when we get to see some one geek-out on tire inflation and deflation as much as we do! I love the Monster Valves for the reasons that got you so excited; they challenge how you think. Are you about to drill a hole into a $500 wheel or are you simply drilling and tapping a chunk of aluminum? Are you saving 5-10 seconds with a pull-off valve stem cap or are you reducing your air down time by 25%?
I have carbon fiber rims on my motorcycles and have used nitrogen a couple of times at the track. I noticed that I can set my tire pressure before my burnout and its like magic because my psi doesn't increase like regular air does after your burnout! Do y'all have any kits that would be compatible because it would eliminate me having to have a second person to help me stage if I could figure out a way to make a kit? Thanks for any information you can share.
I filled my tesla tires with nitrogen from this very kit. Works great.
I still can't get over how much fun I'm having with this setup!
@AutoEdits Thanks for responding! There has got to be a way I can figure out (Guesstimate) how many fills I can get out of that smaller tank! I'm a sucker for the kits myself and between runs Drag racing) we have to fill our air shifters with regular compressed air but I've actually figured out a way to hook my nitrous to my shifter which eliminates that step and gives me more time to turn my bike around for another race! I'm going shopping now and thanks again for sharing this product because every time I've used it it came out of a huge bottle at the track and worked really well for me.
Best educator on UA-cam 🙌🏻
You are WAY to nice... thank you!
Ive had my power tank for 10 years now and it still looks new and works perfectly everytime, Sometimes you pay more but save over the long haul and I can say with the powertank stuff its the best out there,
I would completely agree with you… now you might have nudged me to the final component of getting the actual tank!😅
Boy no matter how experienced I am hands on, I just cringe of thinking drilling into a $400+ wheel. Maybe it’s just me 😂😅
$500+ in this case 😬
well Jason after watching your video I'm going to be ordering 5 Monster valves . Man what a time saver . Great video again sir and nice to see miss Pinto again. Pets to Pinto from me please . Take care sir and catch you on your next video.
Sweet! You will be thrilled... I'm so happy with the setup! Thanks so much and pats for Pinto!
The real time pressure indication is really cool
Yeah, it's one of those things I had no idea would be so rewarding to have!
Love our monster valves. Ours are 12 years old & great!
Wow! That’s some lasting power! 🤘
awesome upgrade Jason! What a time saver the new valves are!
You got that right!🤘
Sweet install!
Thanks... it was genuinely fun and you can probably tell by how much I was "geeking out" when using the stuff... I liked it a ton!
This gives me the confidence to finally do these to my wheels. I’ll do it once I get new tires. Just in case I need a new wheel too lol
You got this... I was going to wait till new tires as well but I'm so glad I didn't!
That is awesome..
A good tool for the rock world for sure.
I love the setup!
great video ! thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for watching!🤘
I have been wanting to do this thanks for bringing us this video
Thank you for checking it out... was really pretty easy and I'm still so happy with this install!
Great video & good info. Always good to see Pinto too 😄
Thanks 👍
Can you dig it. Very nice Jason
Heck yeah!
I’m a sucker for gear in a case. That nitrogen kit is right up my alley. Buy once cry once
That’s exactly how I justified it! 🤘
Great video, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Love your content!
Glad to hear it!!!
Co2 was a game changer for airing up. worth the investment. would love to go monster
Funny, I came at this from the opposite direction... valves first and maybe co2 down the road 😂
@@AutoEdits yeah. I noticed 🤣😂. When you get CO2 you will be amazed at how much quicker it is even again
Nice solution, very clean. I go the ghetto route and just remove my valve stem core to air down. Airing up is done the old-fashioned way.
I've been really thrilled with the new interaction with airing up and down. On my Tahoe I still do it the regular way ... no shame in that! LOL
I need this setup.
After years with this... I STILL LOVE IT!
nice! i run the apex valves.
PT will send you a 45 deg coupler if you have some interference with the 90 deg elbow between the valve and headlock rim.
The 90 Monster coupler works great in this application. The schrader valve is a tight fit.
Drilling into wheel 😱
But overall outcome 😎
It makes you really double think everything! 😂
At the end of the day, it's just aluminum. 😎
Great video.... How do like the Patagonias? Thinking of trying a set.....
Love them. These have over 30,000 on them and I’m trying to figure out what’s next and it’s hard to justify any other brand other than to just to try something else.
Do you have the ability to set the air down tire pressure to a specific amount with the Monster valve?
I don't think I could drill my wheels like that, you are braver than I am :) The monster valves are super cool. Though you really need one of those ARB dual compressors to really make them shine. And yes you can use a nitrogen bottle, but I really dislike the idea of having a missile mounted to my Jeep. People love mounting them on the rollbar, right where they would be hit if a rollover happened. Though I suppose you could mount them to the tub where they won't get hit.
I've been thinking of getting one of those nappa generic compressors... I saw a comparison that showed that single put more cfm's than the arb dual!
@@AutoEdits Oh, wow. I have a ViaAir one that works ok. Its not super fast, but been using it for years without issue.
I'm the same with a medium priced ViaAir... solid workhorse... not fast, not super slow but still working. That Nappa one is supposed to be a sleeper compressor champion. I'll check it out.
@@AutoEdits Report back to us how it is if you go with it.
I have a Viair and recently got the dual ARB. Night and day with speed and heat difference. I don’t think anything can beat the speed of the Power Tank though.
How are your PAT tires holding up? How many miles do you have on them now? I was looking at them but trying to get feedback on the longevity of them. Thanks for any info and love the videos. I just picked up prorock 44/60 axles.
The Pat's have been all around excellent tires. In this video they were at 32,000 miles and I looking good. I'm getting ready to replace them and having a difficult time picking another tire since these just did everything so well but I feel obliged to try something else for content reasons.
Awsome kit i really like that. I have a question for you about tire pressures. I'm running a 17inch wheel none beed lock dont know if that matters or not and im running a 33/11.50 tire with the mile star patagonia mt and im fixing to head to moab in June. What would you recommend for tire pressures on highway and when I get there would I be able to air down at all without beed locks.. I Normally run about 30 psi and I keep getting conflicting story's of what to run. Your knowledge would be greatly appreciated 🙏
Start with 28 cold pressure for street driving and see how that works for you. For off road in Moab, try 14 and see how that feels for ya.
@@AutoEdits thank you soo much.. 14 psi😳😳 didn't know you could go that low without beed locks.
Since there are so many factors going into the right street air pressure I use the chalk test to see which psi gives me the best even tread contact.
@@darrenroos3641 thank you for the feed back..
Are you still running the glass balance beads? I was expecting them to shoot out during the drilling.
I didn't like the beads... WAY inconsistent.
Do those valve have a pressure setting for deflation (i.e. ability to have it stop at a specific pressure without having to watch the gauge)?
It takes around 20 seconds... doesn't need that in my opinion. By the time you unscrew the collar you are getting ready to close it back down.
I love your videos and I am not a troll. I am very new to Jeep ownership, and just have question, or a concern about adding this valve for the speed of airing up, or down.
I understand you have after market wheels that would not allow you to replace your current valves. But, you did state about how the Manufacturer had excellent engineering....
Does your off road experience lead you to believe you did not add a another opportunity to have a failure?
I want a much more efficient and fast way to air up and down, that’s it. The risk of damage to the new valve is completely acceptable to that gain. 👍
Hey Jason, what kind of air compressor do you have in your garage? Stationary? What size tank?
I have a Craftsman 60 gal 10cfm compressor.
More Tahoe vids please
Working on one today!
A true test would be to fill it with your onboard air which would be the factor that controls the speed of the air up. I would hazard a guess there will be no gain unless you buy an air tank. Since airing down is probably where the gain would be you could just add another standard air valve and get an extra auto deflator. The system cost 20 bucks. I love quality tools and trick shit, but they need to change the bottom line, not just make my mates jealous. I do like the trick valve caps
You are over complicating this for some reason. Airing up with my normal trail compressor does take noticeably less time and airing down is an absolute dream... what are you even talking about just adding another standard air valve and get an extra auto deflator???????? WHY?
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Might be a week or so but deal!
So you're saying that the real bottleneck to filling tires with conventional valves is the narrow valve itself and not the volume of air coming from the tank and compressor? I would be interested to see if it makes any difference to the time to refill on the trail with a smaller 12V compressor instead of the big shop compressor with a tank.
It’s both factors for sure. Great suggestion on runing a test from my actual trail compressor!
What if I have a steel wheel which would not have the thickness of the aluminum wheel? Can I tap all the way through and just run it up tight and maybe even back it up with a nut and maybe even lock washer on the inside of the rim?
There is plenty of thickness available on most steel wheels to drill and tap. Don't forget the loctite and you should have no problems. This style of Monster Valve was developed and tested when steel wheels were much more common on 4x4s.
I have these installed on this steel wheel - Black Rock Series 942 Type D Steel Wheel - This and every other "clone" of the same wheel which one of the most commonly used steelies on jeeps / trucks etc... - No issues at all. The steel is more than thick enough to tap and thread. My only warning - take your time drilling the steel rim - Aluminum drills like butter but steel...well....drills like steel and heat kills drill bits so take it slow. 😁
@@veryconfusing Thanks
Will the inflating time be affected when the weight of the Jeep is on the tire? Because the timings were done with the jack holding the weight of the Jeep.
Good question and I just repeated it with no noticeable difference in time.
@@AutoEdits Excellent!!
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Hey.. What brand of rims are those?
Vision Manx beadlocks
@@AutoEdits cool Thank you!
What u going to do with u old diferencial axles
Hanging on to it for another potential project.
Having leak problems…any advice how to stop?
Not sure, easy thing is check to make sure both O rings are in good shape and those are fine, spray soapy water on the threads to make sure those are sealed. This install doesn't leak at all so I'm thrilled.
Will this system work on Cherokees, Broncos, Tacomas etc., TOO ?
Yep, almost any wheel!
@@AutoEdits Good I'll put your video in my Overlanding 101, Wrangler/Gladiator supension & wheels and Bronco acc'y video folders under the Power Tank brand
Does it affect the balance of your tires?
I thought it might but it didn't. did a 3,000 mile roadtrip right after this and highway speeds were great.
@@AutoEdits awesome. Good to hear.
When using a tap you don't always have to back the tap out when it starts getting hard to turn...
True but it is best practice in the aerospace world.
@@AutoEdits backing the tap only matters for blind holes the hole that you drilled was a thought hole the shaving made from tap will just fall into the wheel just have to keep the tap oiled where the blind hole the shaving from tap will just get packed into the tap and have nowhere to go causing the tap to break
@@master6435 Who cares? It worked…
@@Captndarty it's just a tip especially for anyone who manufactures things for a living and need to meet a quota every second matters if one technician allows someone to make 15 parts over the other technician allows someone to make 20 parts in an hour then which one is more efficient?
@@master6435 I’m sure anyone in the manufacturing world would not be using a spiral point tap and would be using a spiral flute tap if throughput is a worry.
In the case of a tapered NPT tap where the tap has to remove more material compared to a straight tap, you have a much higher chance of making a mistake. The consequences of making a mistake mean potentially having to take the wheel and have it tig welded to fill the hole, which costs more time and money compared a guy in a garage taking an extra three seconds to make sure he does it without damaging the work piece. It doesn’t make sense to apply industry logic to a guy working out of his garage.
I would probably decapitate that valve in a couple runs. How has it been a year later?
Install them where you think you might not hit them. I haven't even come close and still love using them.