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Tire people-a simple spare tire question..
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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1401066" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>I don't want to put the oem spare on the ground full time. OEM tires are notoriously soft on purpose, and you don't get much mileage out of them. I'd also have to dismount the spare from it's oem wheel anyway and put it on one of the others--the spare rim is just a cheap black rim--and the other 4 are silver and different altogether. I ain't a 'slave to appearances' by any means, but I'd rather have 4 wheels that match, but I sure don't want to risk having to put that 9 year old spare on if I have a flat and the thing blow out 5 miles down the road....Vehicle manufacturers do this because: </p><p>1. It cuts production cost.</p><p>2. Gives a nice soft ride for buyers taking the vehicle for their test drive.</p><p></p><p>Tires are all Generals.</p><p>4 on the wheels are General 'Grabbers'. Spare is General 'Ameritrak'.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Same here--it's slow, but it will air one up. I also carry a plug kit, but haven't had to use it on this truck. </p><p></p><p>Texas uses chip and tar for most of their roads. It's hard on tires.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1401066, member: 18945"] I don't want to put the oem spare on the ground full time. OEM tires are notoriously soft on purpose, and you don't get much mileage out of them. I'd also have to dismount the spare from it's oem wheel anyway and put it on one of the others--the spare rim is just a cheap black rim--and the other 4 are silver and different altogether. I ain't a 'slave to appearances' by any means, but I'd rather have 4 wheels that match, but I sure don't want to risk having to put that 9 year old spare on if I have a flat and the thing blow out 5 miles down the road....Vehicle manufacturers do this because: 1. It cuts production cost. 2. Gives a nice soft ride for buyers taking the vehicle for their test drive. Tires are all Generals. 4 on the wheels are General 'Grabbers'. Spare is General 'Ameritrak'. Same here--it's slow, but it will air one up. I also carry a plug kit, but haven't had to use it on this truck. Texas uses chip and tar for most of their roads. It's hard on tires. [/QUOTE]
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