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Wear depends on user. Some people load and tow more weight than others.

The hardest part would be to get the installer to admit fault. It would be easier to prove a manufacturer defect, before the tire shop tech owns up to mistake.

More wheel with a little less tire. Less sidewall. Perhaps a little bit more grip on the road. Maybe better handling. Maybe a stiffer ride. But it shouldn't really be that noticeable unless you have a back back. I haven't noticed anyone on the forum mention suspension modifications. Nobody has tried different shocks, springs, and struts.

Weird. It looks fine on my screen using a desktop computer. But on my pocket size tablet screen, the photos are all stretched.

Clay Bar?

5150 on the rack

I was @ Sears getting tires installed on The 5150 Mobile. A tow truck brought in a car with a blowout. Nothing special......except that the tire was so new, you could still see the Tire Tread Markings. It looked like the car just had the tire installed, drove out of the shop, then blew out.

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An extra inch isn't much bigger for a wheel. But that could make all the difference, depending on what the offset and backspacing is. Do the tires rub when turning? I don't think the handling or turn radius would be noticeable with 1" difference in wheel width......

In my area, a lot of the vans have glass on the sliding door, and a metal panel over the rear wheel.

As I drive around, it looks like some cargo vans have auto glass on the sliding doors.

All within the same month. Last month. First I hit a pothole with the Transit Connect. Wheel damage. Tire still holds air. But I felt better changing it so that I don't drive on a damaged wheel. Then the TPMS light illuminates on the dashboard, while I am on the freeway. Fearing that I had another damaged tire or wheel, I pulled over. Spent over an hour removing each tire, inspecting it for damage, and reinflating on the side of the road....only to find no damage, and deciding that TPMS light must be because my damaged wheel with the sensor is in the spare tire position. Developed a slow leak with a tire on the truck. Found a tire with damage. Ordered new tires. Will get 4 new tires once they all arrive at the tire shop. But in the last few weeks, at least twice a week, I have been jacking up the truck to fill the tire with air. So in the last month, I have used my jacks, breaker bar, impact socket, air compressor, and torque wrench more than I have had to in decades. I do not typically remove and install tires. Even rotations are done at whatever tire shop that I have lifetime free rotation, re-torque, balancing, et cetera. Perhaps 12 years ago, I had Wal*Mart install some tires. Their system does not indicate what they installed way back then. Just that as part of the installation, there is lifetime balance, rotation, and re-torque. So I am still getting that with whatever I drive in. America's Tire, Sears, Firestone, WheelWorks.....all have some record of me buying or installing tires there over the years, and there is a notation in the system for road hazard, rotation, or whatever. I don't even remember. I just drive into the shops and ask them to check their system.

The collection is now at 8. 4 for the truck. 4 for the van. I actually drive around with them.

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The van started out with windows. They took the windows out. Hard to believe how much of an effort it is to put the windows back on. Sounds like they could have just ordered a new door with windows, and installed it.

Looking at the TPMS sensor/valve stem combinations, it looks like Fix-A-Flat would not be a good idea. It would probably still work to plug a small leak and get you off the side of the road on a dark & stormy night. But Fix-A-Flat & Slime would probably damage your sensors. And let's just say it worked, and your sensors did not get fouled. The tire tech will still insist on selling, installing, and reprogramming a new TPMS sensor because they can get more money out of you that way.

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In today's age of technology, there are a lot of videos online that have proven helpful. Sometimes the videos are better than a service manual.

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I would say yes also. For the price, it is the best bang for the buck. There are nicer cars. There are nicer vans. There are nicer trucks. But at this price point, it does more than the typical subcompact car, seats more, and gets better mileage than I expect from a van.