Question for dually owners
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Personally, it is not about looks of the truck with steels verses aluminums but functionality and longevity of the tires without spending dollars to break down and re-balance tires to rotate the inner rear tires to other positions.
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Scraprat, that's a great looking dually. Personally, I can't imagine running steelies in place of the aluminum wheels which look some much better.
For me personally, I've had trouble adding air into the inner wheels. The valve stem extenders seem like they'd make the job a lot easier, but I've heard most end up leaking. I definitely had the problem of the tire shop not re-mounting the wheels so the inner valve stem lines up. It resulted in me having to remove the wheels on one side; no one had put any grease between the aluminum outer and the steel inner...they had practically welded themselves together. Not fun.
For me personally, I've had trouble adding air into the inner wheels. The valve stem extenders seem like they'd make the job a lot easier, but I've heard most end up leaking. I definitely had the problem of the tire shop not re-mounting the wheels so the inner valve stem lines up. It resulted in me having to remove the wheels on one side; no one had put any grease between the aluminum outer and the steel inner...they had practically welded themselves together. Not fun.
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Not knocking your decision, Larry. I just much prefer the looks of the aluminum wheels. I run snow tires in the winter on the factory aluminum / steel rims. The only time the tires get "rotated" is when the winters are put on around Thanksgiving and switched back around Easter. I expect to get 40,000 miles or more from the factory tires. At around a grand for 6 tires, that doesn't seem like too bad a deal.
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Not knocking your decision, Larry. I just much prefer the looks of the aluminum wheels. I run snow tires in the winter on the factory aluminum / steel rims. The only time the tires get "rotated" is when the winters are put on around Thanksgiving and switched back around Easter. I expect to get 40,000 miles or more from the factory tires. At around a grand for 6 tires, that doesn't seem like too bad a deal.
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What's up with the keyless entry code pad being on the passenger door?
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Makes entry from passenger side easier when you want to access glove box or other areas of the passenger side when IKE or keyless entry fob not handy.
Keyless Entry Keypad = Part No: ES7Z-14A626-A
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I purchased the add on key pad from Ford dealer for the passenger side. It programs like a key fob and attached with double sided tape.
Makes entry from passenger side easier when you want to access glove box or other areas of the passenger side when IKE or keyless entry fob not handy.
Keyless Entry Keypad = Part No: ES7Z-14A626-A
Makes entry from passenger side easier when you want to access glove box or other areas of the passenger side when IKE or keyless entry fob not handy.
Keyless Entry Keypad = Part No: ES7Z-14A626-A
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