The Foose Wheels

Dec 07, 2007

OK, thanks to everyone with their comments on the Foose wheels. Now, some clarification.
One mis-conception is that the wheels need to come off due to a pressure issue. Nope, its not pressure, its clearance. There’s not enough room to get a gage in between the chrome valve stem and the brake disc. This is why the wheels need to come off. perhaps if we went with a stick type gage, it wouldn’t be an issue, but I’m partial to dial type gages.
Another issue, clearance related is how to get an air-wand onto the valve stem. The valve stem that is perpendicular to the inside of the rim. Most service stations have a long wand that works great on regular tires, but don’t line up right for this set up.
short of me getting my own compressor and custom building the hose with an inline dial gage, and a right angle air chuck, we need different wheels.