#1 I ran out of threads on my valve long before the valve would seat on the rubber gasket at the end of the cap. IN OTHER WORDS YOUR VALVE MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE FULL INCH THREAD TO ACCESSIBLE THE CAPS. SEAL VALVES #2 If you had plastic or very small caps when you balanced the tire (like I did), make sure you balance it again because the difference in mass is enough to cause it to become unbalanced at high speeds advised when these valves replace others. THEY ARE BETTER IF THEY ARE SEMI LONG (no extra bulk and make sure you seal any type of valve)