Spare Tire Wisdom

[Carlitos_92]

I'd be curious to hear what size holes for the lug studs that wheel has (sized for 12mm or 14mm). A long time ago, a member related that an aftermarket steelie did not work well with the Mavericks 14mm lug nuts. I know the BAP wheels I bought that are offered for the Bronco Sports has smaller diameter holes than the OEM BAP wheels I took off my '24.

HRG

Well, I'm embarrassed to say it never even occurred to me that I should double-check the fitment beyond the hole pattern itself... I basically took Discount Tire's word for it that this was a 100% compatible part. I will check it eventually and report what I find.

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[wax87]

No, I did not try that. I seem to recall from other threads that the optional "full size" spare is still not quite up to that claim. I suspect it might be a similar diameter (to reduce differential wear) but not as wide. The location for the spare seems arbitrarily size-limited. Ford clearly does not expect you to have a flat while carrying any payload, since the tailgate blocks jack access when down. I threw a large trash bag in my tool kit so I can put the flat tire in the back seat should the bed be full. For fun, I carry a tire plug kit and a 12V compressor so I may not have to deal with the spare at all.

Yea, it is quite a bit shorter than the other four tires

 

[The Metal Butcher]

Hmm, well I read through this thread, but ignored the advise. Then I had a blowout on I-75 north of Chattanooga on a 100° day in my work clothes. It wasn't too bad to change, but I don't like the spare being unmatched. You all say for sure that a matched tire will fit with a bit of mods, eh?

 

[Carlitos_92]

Hmm, well I read through this thread, but ignored the advise. Then I had a blowout on I-75 north of Chattanooga on a 100° day in my work clothes. It wasn't too bad to change, but I don't like the spare being unmatched. You all say for sure that a matched tire will fit with a bit of mods, eh?

This is my FX4 with a "FULL full-size" tire. This is exactly the same tire that came on the other 4 alloy wheels, except on a $85 steel wheel.

Clearance at the back is at least 1/4".

Bulbous lump is stamped metal teeth; here they are hammered out of the way until I can cut them off better. If I had not messed with them already, I think there would be very little to no clearance, even if I shifted the tire against the hitch (which I really don't want to do, either). Clearance here is more or less 1/4" at the moment.

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