spare tire different

[BDennis]

So what am I supposed to do with AWD? Technically it's fwd the majority of the time. I'll roll the dice and put the conventional spare on which ever corner has a flat.

Don''t drive too far

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[MavStangVa]

Don''t drive too far

As my original post stated the last flat I had was many many years ago. Drove few miles to a tire store and replaced 2 tires. A spare tire is NOT meant as a replacement tire for your vehicle. Since I started driving in 1975 I have NEVER needed to drive more than 50 miles to get a tire repaired. Location matters. Unless you invest in a matching wheel and tire to the four on the ground ALL spares are temporary usage only. Thanks for the advise.

 

[DScruggs]

Unless you invest in a matching wheel and tire to the four on the ground ALL spares are temporary usage only.

I choose to disagree. The spare on my Lariat, while on a non-matching steel wheel, is very close to the OVERALL size of the tires on the ground. I would have no problem driving several thousand miles or more on that particular spare. I would probably put it on the back axle if I was driving it for more than a hundred miles or so.

 

[MavStangVa]

I choose to disagree. The spare on my Lariat, while on a non-matching steel wheel, is very close to the OVERALL size of the tires on the ground. I would have no problem driving several thousand miles or more on that particular spare. I would probably put it on the back axle if I was driving it for more than a hundred miles or so.

Why would you drive several thousand miles on a mismatched tire and rim? I know for a fact in North America there are tire stores at least every 500 miles apart . It's your truck and you can do as you please. My Lariat spare is close in diameter also but not exact. If I had 30,000 miles on the set on the ground and 1 could not be repaired I would at a minimum replace 2 until I could get the other 2 replaced as I had to do in the past.

 

[DScruggs]

I've never had that problem with tire dealers, Walmart, Sam's or Costco.
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They have never refuse to sell me just one tire.

Costco refused to sell and mount TWO tires for me on my 4WD truck.

 

[DScruggs]

Why would you drive several thousand miles on a mismatched tire and rim?

I said that I would have no problem with it, not that it would be my first choice. Also, the mismatched rim, IMHO, is purely aesthetic. As long as the overall assembly (diameter, width, offset, rollout) matched, the different rim is functionally irrelevant.

 

[MavStangVa]

Costco refused to sell and mount TWO tires for me on my 4WD truck.

Reason for the refusal?

 

[MavStangVa]

I said that I would have no problem with it, not that it would be my first choice. Also, the mismatched rim, IMHO, is purely aesthetic. As long as the overall assembly (diameter, width, offset, rollout) matched, the different rim is functionally irrelevant.

It would drive my brain into a meltdown to drive thousands of miles on mismatched rims. I know people who have had 4 different style rims on their cars but I can't do it. If I had no choice other than to drive thousands of miles on a SPARE tire then I also would do it.
Edit: I would also wear two different shoes if I had no choice after all matching shoes are purely aesthetic also. But I wouldn't do it just because I can.

 

[MikeS1942]

Don''t drive too far

You're overthinking the problem.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

So what am I supposed to do with AWD? Technically it's fwd the majority of the time. I'll roll the dice and put the conventional spare on which ever corner has a flat.

Remember:
The maximum speed for a Ford Maverick when using a temporary or dissimilar spare tire (often called a donut) is 50 mph (80 km/h). Exceeding this speed can cause the temporary tire to fail, reduce your braking and steering control, or damage the vehicle's drivetrain.

Safety Limits and Rules

• • Speed limit: Do not go faster than 50 mph.
  • Distance limit: Drive only a short distance, typically under 50 to 70 miles, just enough to reach a repair shop.
  • No towing: Do not tow a trailer while using a temporary spare.
  • Restrictions: Avoid using snow chains on the temporary spare wheel.

 

[1929]

anyone get a different spare tire than the other 4

No one has ever asked this question.

 

[MavStangVa]

Remember:
The maximum speed for a Ford Maverick when using a temporary or dissimilar spare tire (often called a donut) is 50 mph (80 km/h). Exceeding this speed can cause the temporary tire to fail, reduce your braking and steering control, or damage the vehicle's drivetrain.

Safety Limits and Rules

• • Speed limit: Do not go faster than 50 mph.
  • Distance limit: Drive only a short distance, typically under 50 to 70 miles, just enough to reach a repair shop.
  • No towing: Do not tow a trailer while using a temporary spare.
  • Restrictions: Avoid using snow chains on the temporary spare wheel.

Actually there is a section in my manual that says not to exceed 70 mph with a full size spare. A spare for me is only to get to a tire shop and yes at a reasonable speed. But I am not rotating the tires on the shoulder of the road. Luckily I don't have the donut spare and I do have AAA.

 

[MikeS1942]

No one has ever asked this question.

Get a new tire or a repair on your flat tire as soon as possible, because you now don't have a spare until that is done. Don't be driving 1000 miles without a spare.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Actually there is a section in my manual that says not to exceed 70 mph with a full size spare. A spare for me is only to get to a tire shop and yes at a reasonable speed. But I am not rotating the tires on the shoulder of the road. Luckily I don't have the donut spare and I do have AAA.

The full size spare is a 215 not the larger 225. The 215 is good to 70 mph but the donut is good to 50 mph!

 

[DScruggs]

Reason for the refusal?

They said that their policy required that 4WD vehicles could not have different tires on the front and rear. All four had to be the same. I looked at them like they were from Mars.

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