Spare Tire

[bsr956]

My XLT came with chrome wheels on 255/65R17 Bridgestone, spare is a steel 255/70R16 Hankook. Both tires are 30.1" so I should be good. I went to check the spare pressure before my last vacation, had not paid attention to the stem mounted up. Tire had just under 20lbs. While I had the spare down figured might as well get it balanced since it didn't have any weights at all. Mounted the spare with the stem down

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[subquark]

Yep mine came with a 17" steelie with 265/65 17 tyre which matches the rest of the truck which is also 265/65 but in alloy. I just bought an as new matching alloy from someone on Gumtree for practically nothing, put on a new tyre, and now have a fully functional matching spare. I did notice the centre in the steelie wasn't particularly thick - maybe the spares are lightweight. I'd have to look at an XL specced truck to see what a standard steelie looks like.

I'll look on mine but I'm pretty certain the spare rim is the same as my running rims on XL Soupie.

I can't find it right now, but I read somewhere (the manual?) that the spare rim can be used permanently.

That said, I just found third-party parts numbers that seem to differentiate between the spare and the running steelies:

Spare

Manufacturer Part Number	3R3Z-1007-CB, 3R3Z1007CB
Part Description	Wheel Assy
Other Names	Compact Spare, Spare Wheel
Item Dimensions	9.4 x 18.5 x 18.7 inches
Item Weight	20.30 Pounds
Condition	New
Fitment Type	Direct Replacement
Replaces	F8AZ-1007-CA

Running

Manufacturer Part Number	F8AZ-1007-EA, F8AZ1007EA
Part Description	Wheel Assy
Other Names	Spare Wheel, Wheel Steel
Item Dimensions	9.5 x 18.5 x 18.3 inches
Item Weight	27.90 Pounds
Condition	New
Fitment Type	Direct Replacement
Manufacturer	Ford
SKU	F8AZ-1007-EA