WARNING RE Flat Tire Replacement

[RickKeen]

I know the user manual does not direct this, but in my opinion, its way easier and quicker to access one wheel on a truck by jacking one side of the axle (or in this case, the suspension arm) of that one wheel than lifting the whole truck up to the point that the suspension travel is exhausted.

Have not tried it on the Lightning, but a convenient location that the cup of a floor jack will typically securely fit under is the joint where the coil-over strut connects to the suspension.

Important - you need a larger floor jack with a cup on the top to prevent it from sliding off. The factory-supplied jack's flat top is likely not suitable for randomly pushing up on suspension components.

Presuming you can securely engage the suspension arm in a way that will not slide off, you then only need to jack that one corner's suspension spring up enough decompress the tire sidewall and raise it off the ground by a 1/2 inch.

In my mind, that seems safer since you are lifting way less height and not using the tallest extension of the jack.

You can also always add a jack stand under the frame after lifting for added safety.

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[K6CCC]

Yes, you need the key to access the spare tire. We've been discussing this on Twitter. If you go 100% 'phone as a key', and get a flat, you better have a key handy. So you keeping one in the glovebox (or better yet, have one with your jack) is a great idea. UNLESS someone makes a bluetooth lockable replacement cover for the spare tire cable lock (quick someone make this part)

Absolutely not with my 2024 Flash. I had something fly across the freeway and take out my passenger front time a couple weeks ago. I called AAA, but before they could even dispatch, California Highway Patrol and then Freeway Service Patrol showed up. The FSP guy used a floor jack and nothing special required to access the spare time. From the time the tire went flat until I was driving again was about 20 minutes.

 

[bmwhitetx]

So today this thread was revived after being dormant since 2023. When it was first posted there were only 2022's. And all 2022's had a spare tire lock. But it was removed for 2023 and later model years. No lock, no key needed. So folks responding to 2023 posts here in June 2025 don't realize that apparently.

That is all.

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