Different SIZE Spare
Elder User
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Florence SC
I would think you would only put the spare on the front...
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Tomball, Tx
While this caught me by surprise...I wonder how many will never notice when they mount it?
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From: Western MA
It makes absolutely no difference that it's a different size being that we have either an open diff or an elocker. That said, the only thing annoys me is that like CRSFX4, I never seem to get flats. So, if it were a 20", I could work it in on my next tire change so I'd only have to buy 3. I've done that on many of my other vehicles but can't here. Ah well. First world problems for sure...
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From: Western MA
The stock 20" size will fit up there. It's less than 1" difference in diameter and there is plenty of room.
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well, you're probably going to have a flat tire sometime soon now.
Tuned
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From: Mount Arlington, NJ
F-350 DRWs are LT245/75R17E - all 7 tires are the same size. You can choose all-season or all-terrain tread, and steel, steel with chrome wheel cover, or aluminum (with steel inside-dual) wheels.
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Tomball, Tx
wish they had given the rest of us that option
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My '15 Mustang doesn't even have a spare.......they come with a can of "fix-a-flat" and a POS 12V compressor........so I'm not going to complain too much about the spare on the SD.......
Logistics Pro
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From: Raceland, La.
17's on the F-350 and 19.5 on the F-450...the rear's have limited slip so you need the same size tire. If you don't engage the 4x4 you can get by with a little different height tire for short period of time on the front axle.
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From: Raceland, La.
That's a 34" tire and it should fit...some guys ran 35's in the spare tire carrier on some F-150's.
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I had in my mind that these trucks came with a true LSD......glad I chose the rear locker......was the #1 complaint I had about a Tundra....no LSD and no option for a rear locker. Never made sense that you can get a locker on a Tacoma but not a Tundra.....