Wheel and Tire Mounting Precautions
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2019 Ford F-550 Super Duty, 2019 Ford F-450 Super Duty, 2019 Ford F-350 Super Duty, and 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
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Always match the tire size to the wheel size during assembly. Incorrect matching can result in tire bead damage or tire separation from the wheel. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury to technician or vehicle occupant(s).
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Wear eye and ear protection when servicing a vehicle. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.
Tires and wheels often require a buffing operation before being mounted, once other service procedures have been completed.
When installing new tires, use the same size, load range and construction type as originally installed on the vehicle. When installing new wheels, use original equipment manufacturer's wheels or equivalent available from the Ford dealer with equivalent capacity, width, offset and mounting configuration as those originally installed on the vehicle. Use of incorrect tires and wheels can adversely affect ride, handling, load carrying capacity, bearing life, tire clearance to body and chassis components, vehicle ground clearance, vehicle width and brake cooling.
Never attempt to short-cut the above procedures.