dlong1119
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I've seen mention of it several times before (including above in this thread), and never believed it, but changing the orientation of the valve stem actually does make a difference for the backup sensors if you're having trouble with false warnings.
I'm running a 20x9 (-12) wheel with 295/65-20 tires that spec out at 35.1"x11.75". When I first installed my Teraflex adjustable carrier I put the studs in the middle position and had plenty of clearance on my plastic bumper, plus I pulled the wheel in as tight as the original bumpers would allow. I put the wheel on with the valve stem at the 6:00 position so that it was symmetrical but immediately started getting false warnings. Assuming it was just too close to the sensors, I went ahead and moved the studs to the upper position and that alleviated the problem but at the expense of significantly less view out the back window.
I rode like that for a few months and then came across mentions of the valve stem positioning but didn't believe it could work. I got bored last weekend and decided to try it out for grins, so I moved the studs back to the middle and clocked the valve stem at the 1:00 position and was amazed when it seemed to work. For the sake of science, I rotated it back to 6:00 and immediately started getting false warnings. Moved it back to 1:00 again and have been running for a week or so with no false warnings that I've noticed. YMMV but it definitely worked for me!
I'm running a 20x9 (-12) wheel with 295/65-20 tires that spec out at 35.1"x11.75". When I first installed my Teraflex adjustable carrier I put the studs in the middle position and had plenty of clearance on my plastic bumper, plus I pulled the wheel in as tight as the original bumpers would allow. I put the wheel on with the valve stem at the 6:00 position so that it was symmetrical but immediately started getting false warnings. Assuming it was just too close to the sensors, I went ahead and moved the studs to the upper position and that alleviated the problem but at the expense of significantly less view out the back window.
I rode like that for a few months and then came across mentions of the valve stem positioning but didn't believe it could work. I got bored last weekend and decided to try it out for grins, so I moved the studs back to the middle and clocked the valve stem at the 1:00 position and was amazed when it seemed to work. For the sake of science, I rotated it back to 6:00 and immediately started getting false warnings. Moved it back to 1:00 again and have been running for a week or so with no false warnings that I've noticed. YMMV but it definitely worked for me!
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