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Who is the supplier for the inner tubes with the correct fit valve stems? Coker tubes have stems that are too long and bind as they come through the disc stem hole.

You need to use inner tubes with "bendy" valve stems. You bend them at 90 deg so they exit out the side of the wheel disc through the hole. They hold the shape. I don't recall the US source for the ones I bought here in Australia but they were readily available when I described the problem.

I sent a sample wheel section to Coker.. No help. Called Lucas, no help, email to Universal and they have a 2" up to a 90, then 2" out. That will not get it where it needs to be either.
What are other guys using?

Anyone? Also talked to Universal last week. No help.
Bendy stems dont seem to be around over here that I can find.

I'd try a regular tire store. In Portland we've got Les Schwab Tire Co. and they have always come up with whatever type stem I need. With all the (to me) weird and various tire/wheel combos these days a tire store should be able to come up with something.

Good Luck -

Over the years, I have saved a number of "bent" valve stems and found them to see what I could add to this thread. I found that I have two types. The first has the bend at about 2", but the bend forms an angle greater than 90 degrees so that the stem would exit a hole that was slightly more than 2" from where it comes thru the hole in the rim. The others bend at 2", but at 90 degrees. What is the distance that you need?

Jim Wayman
640 Phaeton

GOOD NEWS!

I found an old Universal catalog and the tubes info for exactly what I needed was in that OLD catalog.. Went back to the phone and made a call.. This time I got HELP and tubes are on the way!

Thank You Universal Tire!