Tire pressure monitoring retrofit

[FlashingBlade]

I am considering retrofitting a tire pressure monitoring system to my wheels, and I was wondering whether any of your could recommend me one.

I am not looking for anything too sophisticated, just something that will give me a warning if the pressure falls below some preset limit (20 psi?), is small and adds minimal weight to the wheels.

I got a little bit of scare the other day during a DE event when my car suddenly started vibrating and I thought I had a flat. Fortunately, it was only an accumulation of gumballs that my tires had picked up.

Thanks.

[Allen]

I've used SmartTire's system for several years, and it's worked quite well. One source is Tire Rack; you can find their product page here.

Allen

[CabC2]

I have found a few here... I am looking for the same thing but while I do my research here is the link:

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/Tire_Press...ing_System.html

[CabC2]

http://www.vulcantire.com/smartire_sys.htm Edited September 24, 2007 by CabC2

[FlashingBlade]

Do these things have counter balance weights? From the pictures it does not look like it.

[Allen]

Do these things have counter balance weights?

Mine don't. I just rebalanced after the installation.

I did have a strap work loose, but that's only happened once on 8 wheels over 6 years. Next time I replace the tires I'll probably replace the sensors, too; their batteries must be getting close to end-of-life, and it's a good opportunity to check the straps.

Allen