Spare Tire
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Spare Tire
Just pulled the spare tire to check the tire pressure. The spare is a Continental. The tires on the truck are Goodyear.
I'm the 2nd owner bought it with 5000 miles,I know everything is original. I'm suprised to find a different manufacture's tire for a spare.
I'm the 2nd owner bought it with 5000 miles,I know everything is original. I'm suprised to find a different manufacture's tire for a spare.
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From: Denver
Lots of times they use a different brand/model of tire for the spare compared to the regular tires. They use the cheapest thing they can use for a spare, often not a full-depth tread tire and often not an all-season tire, even if its a 'full size' spare.
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Yep lots of things can cause it. They will go as cheap as possible on the spare since it's only designed to go a hundred miles or so anyways, no reason for them to pay for a full-blown nice tire.
That's why when buying new vehicles, an upgraded spare tire costs more.
That's why when buying new vehicles, an upgraded spare tire costs more.
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From: Durant, OK (SOSU)
I dunno, looking at the Ranger on the Ford website, it's $110 for a "full-sized conventional spare tire".
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It's really an old trick. Dealer or mechanic at dealer gets a bunch of newish but bad tires with bad belt or some sort of flaw for little or nothing from his buddy at a tire shop. As the new vehicles with full size spares come in, he simply swaps the spare with one of the others. Pretty soon he's got a set of brand new tires for himself.
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From: Durant, OK (SOSU)
When I got new tires last summer I had the best one of the old ones put on the spare rim, the tire that came off was full-size, but it was the original from '94 and definetly needed replacement.
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From: central ohio
my tires are 235/75-15's but the spare is a 225/70-15. it looks like a regular tire but has been hot-stamped with "limited use only" on the sidewall. you would think a 4x4 would have the same size spare as the rest of the tires. i know the 235 was the factory size due to the door sticker. i have aluminum wheels and a steel spare. (though ive never seen a factory spare on a alumminum rim) mine had been under the truck for 10 years and never been out. broke the hold-down bolt getting it out. have it mounted in the bed now.
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From: Brooker
My 88 RANGER spare !! Still had the tit's on it . But was a limited use tire Used it for 2 weeks !! Side wall cracked and looked like trash but it worked !! Had been there for a while !! 1988 to 2007 they do come in handy whenever you have a flat !! Got me arround !! Found a place used tire's $15.00 each mounted. Got 4 mis matched. Put spare back in to the carrier. Wire and all !! Had to get a jack,and a tire tool !! Hope I do not have to use them for another 19 year's !! SMILEY !!!