metropolis909

sooo i was under neath my truck spary painting the frame and etc... just to make the truck cleaner looking... well here the probelm... i notic my spare was flat.. soo i get out the toool to lower it down.. welll low and behold my truck came equiped with a spare tire lock... sooo now im gonna go to the dealer.. im curious is it just one key or do they gotta match my vin and stuff...?

kookookachew

I'm not sure how they get the lock, mine was still in my owners manual packet when I bought mine, although it didn't do me any good. The ones with the locks are terribly designed, the locks get so little bite that if there is the slightest resistance to turning they just pop off and won't turn it. I wanted to take my spare off to rotate my tires without using two jacks, and I could not, no matter how hard I tried, get my spare tire to lower. And my truck isn't that rusty, there's not even any surface rust on the bottom of the bed.

I ended up bending and folding the piece that holds the tire up, and now the tire sits in my bed. Which is fine by me, I can't imagine what I would have done if I had a flat tire.

metropolis909

glad im not the only one... i never got an owners manual.... is you key like a star style one?>

camstng66

Try your ignition key!!! That is what works for mine... But then mine is a 04...

metropolis909

if it was that set up it would b fine but the spare tire lock is all the way under the truck... basically at the winch for the spare tire :-\

camstng66

Gotcha, wasn't sure if there was a difference...

kookookachew

Yeah, its a star pattern. Personally I hate all spare tire locks/keys. I've had them strip out on me too many times, and they always cause such headaches.

Heres a couple pics of mine, including the Ford #, not sure if it will help.

rhicks20

I use a floor jack on mine....I put a 2X4 under the frame to spread it out a little and lift the whole side of my truck at once....takes me 30 min to rotate em now.