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Old 03-24-16, 11:49 AM
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I broke a valve stem off one of my wheels while changing the tires. The wheels are Manaray Sport Vertex VR5's that came off a Soarer from Japan.
I cant seem to find a stem that fits the existing holes in the wheel. Can anyone give me any info on where I might find a replacement?
The letters "JAC" are visible on the original stem and there's a conventional aftermarket stem beside it for comparison. The original stem seems to have a threaded section of 6mm and a smooth shank of 8mm.






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Old 03-24-16, 07:13 PM
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Try dropping by Discount tire. I'm not sure if they will have the identical valve stem, but they should have one that is similar.
Old 03-24-16, 10:44 PM
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Try Nappa, when I was looking for metal valve stems they seem to have a large variety of stems for custom wheels.
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What is it about the valves you've found that doesn't fit? Diameter? Length? Length of threads? Seal? Knowing that info might help. Also, photos of both the inner and outer area of the wheel where the valve goes could help.
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I think you should get in contact with a shop such as Evasive or RavSpec and ask them. Both of those shops are vendors for all of the major JDM wheels brands, and a lot of those wheel companies make valvestems for their wheels and other wheels that share the same parts. For example, in the SSR and RAYS catalog, they both have 2 pages devoted to just different valvestems that they produce.

And just in case it might be needed at some point, here's Manaray's japanese site
http://www.marukaservice.com/wheellist/manaray-sport/
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I ended up finding a 6mm valve stem that works. It cost me $20 and had to come from British Columbia. Here's pics for size reference.





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Originally Posted by HalifaxSC4
I ended up finding a 6mm valve stem that works. It cost me $20 and had to come from British Columbia. Here's pics for size reference.






Hey man have you got the link for this item or a similar item? Same thing happened to me while mounting a tyre.

Thanks
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Originally Posted by RavG17
Hey man have you got the link for this item or a similar item? Same thing happened to me while mounting a tyre.

Thanks
https://www.1010tires.com/Accessorie...er-Style/VS502

Hope that helps! Thats the one I bought years ago.
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Old 05-26-21, 10:38 PM
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Manarays..wow old school and rare.
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