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Spare tire and wheel question

chl

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I hear ya. Spare tires are one of those things that you don’t need…….until you do. The last time I Had a flat was in a F350 Dually and something on the road cut the sidewall.

In regard to my Lightning; I’d be happy with a temp tire or something that could handle the trucks weight in lieu of a full size wheel and tire……..anything other than a small inflator that may or may not work. We used the inflator/sealant combo machine that came with my wife’s Toyota Crown a few years back to help a guy at Glamis and we couldn’t get the thing to work. It was total garbage so I don’t trust the one that came with my truck.
I had to patch one of the Lightning tires when a very small screw not even with a sharp point pierced it - a heavy truck!

Ford F-150 Lightning Spare tire and wheel question IMG_5755-5-8ths in scr

Luckily it was a slow leak and in a place when a plug fixed it.

Always something!
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I had to patch one of the Lightning tires when a very small screw not even with a sharp point pierced it - a heavy truck!

IMG_5755-5-8ths in screw.webp

Luckily it was a slow leak and in a place when a plug fixed it.

Always something!
I’m getting ready to take a 2000 mile + trip and so I’ve now been forced to buy the wheel and tire. You just never know and if your lucks like mine, you wanna be prepared.
 

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I’m getting ready to take a 2000 mile + trip and so I’ve now been forced to buy the wheel and tire. You just never know and if your lucks like mine, you wanna be prepared.
Like the blues song: "If it wasn't for real bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all?"

Well, good luck anyway!:)
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