Bolt-in valve stems on vintage rim?

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I'm putting new tires on my '79 Cadillac Coupe. It as factory 6"x15" GM steel rims with standard .453 holes. Can I use the modern "bolt-in" type valve stems on these rims? Or will I need to use old-school type rubber valves? Car currently has 2" rubber/chrome stems, due to wire wheelcovers.
 
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I'm putting new tires on my '79 Cadillac Coupe. It as factory 6"x15" GM steel rims with standard .453 holes. Can I use the modern "bolt-in" type valve stems on these rims? Or will I need to use old-school type rubber valves? Car currently has 2" chrome stems, due to wire wheelcovers.
Bolt in should work ok.
 
Thanks WDB. No one in my area is showing the bolt-on types in 2" lengths. But Oreilly's has the 2" chrome snap-in rubber types exactly like my old ones (might have been installed with my last set of tires in 2006). The rims don't have much flat area surrounding the valve hole, so the bolt-ons might have a sealing issue. Looks like I'll just stick with the old-school snap-ins.
 
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