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Old 03-03-2000, 11:00 PM
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My 99 F-150 Came equipped with the General Aw's on all four corners, but my spare is a Goodyear! Did this happen to anyone else?
 
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Old 03-04-2000, 06:39 PM
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You're fortunate you didn't get a 5th General tire. They're horrible. I guess Ford figured they would torture you enough with 4 Generals so they threw in a different spare to save you from further grief. : )

Ok, I know you're serious. Your vehicle is suppose to come with 5 exact similar tires. Contact your dealer. Maybe someone else refused to accept their vehicle with Generals so the dealer swapped tires.
 
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Old 03-04-2000, 11:44 PM
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The 98 I had and my new F-150 have had 5 matching tires!



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Old 03-06-2000, 11:26 AM
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My early model 1997 ORP came with 4 - 17" on the ground and 1-16" spare! Can you believe that? I know there was a shortage of 17" wheels early on but that was crazy on Ford's part. I complained and the dealer said it was a factory build problem. Repeated calls to Fords "customer service" line said it was not a problem to mix the sizes!!! I asked if they would replace front and rear diffs and transfer box if they were wiped out while I drive around in 4x4 drive for days with wheel sizes mixed. They eventually issued a recall and replaced the 16" with a 17" wheel/tire.

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Old 03-09-2000, 06:03 PM
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My 2000 has 5 of the same size tire and they are all goodyear the only difference is the spare doesn't have the white outer edge letters.

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Old 03-13-2000, 01:37 PM
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Mine came with 5 General AW's 255/70/16 OWL, but the spare is a steel wheel not matching polished alum. I changed to the 275/60/17' off a EB Expedition. I prefer Michelin's, I can't wait to wear these POS's out.

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Old 03-18-2000, 12:15 AM
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Never heard of the spare being different from the rest. Can't wait for it to stop raining so I can check my truck........

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Old 03-18-2000, 06:56 PM
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Sounds like I was the only one!! Lucky me.

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