Tpms

Kdawg532 · Feb 26, 2008

if i have a tpms and want to put new tires and rims on what am i supposed to do?? cause if i just put new tires and rims on the tpms light will come on and be annoying
help????

metalmacguyver · Feb 28, 2008

this will help.

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7351

dangeranger01 · Feb 28, 2008

They will just move your sensors to the new wheels. Ford uses band sensors so its very easy. They are held on to the wheel with a huge hose clamp.

Wicked_Sludge · Feb 28, 2008

unless you go up or down a wheel size, then you'll need to order new bands for your new wheel size.

Kdawg532 · Feb 28, 2008

ah ok, thanks sludge

dangeranger01 · Feb 29, 2008

You cant re use the factory bands, there is n way that i know of to remove them without ruining them.

Wicked_Sludge · Feb 29, 2008

sure you can. unscrew the band, use a knife to cut through the double sided tape behind the sensor mount, scrape whatever is left of the old tape off the back of the mount, apply new tape then apply to the new wheel.

Kdawg532 · Feb 29, 2008

ok once i get my machine that de beads the tires i will deff be careful in getting those off, cause from what i hear they are a tad pricey.

CanadianRanger · Feb 29, 2008

KDawg

I just went through this with my 08. Once I found out that if the tire company or whoever was messing with the sensors, broke one, it is not covered on warranty, I decided not to touch the sensors. And yes they are pricey.

I took the factory wheels off the truck (with sensors) and put on a set of inexpensive chrome wheels and winter tires for the winter.

No one at the Ford dealership seemed to know how the TPMS would react. Well to make a long story short, the TPMS warning light comes and goes with ignition cycles. In my case, about every 2 weeks my warning light comes on for 2-3 days (blinks a few times at start up, then stays on).It then shuts off for about 2 weeks. My guess is the ignition cycles clear the warning after so many starts.

Hope this helps.

Kdawg532 · Feb 29, 2008

it does it does, thanks. i dont plan on changing back and forth once i get the tires and rims so i might just try to yank em

98ranger4x4 · Mar 3, 2008

yep you will need new bands if going to a diff. size wheel. not sure if you can reuse the bands for the same size. just make sure your tire shop swaps the sensors.

Wicked_Sludge · Mar 3, 2008

you can re-use bands, but you need foam backed double sided tape on hand (used on the back side of the sensor mounts to keep it from sliding around)

Kdawg532 · Mar 6, 2008

will i have to get new bands if i switch to a 17 from a 15

Sasquatch_Ryda · Mar 6, 2008

The factory bands are not a hose clamp style, they are like a CV clamp and are not reusable, at the worst you will have to buy 4 new bands which WILL be like a big hose clamp.

Wicked_Sludge · Mar 6, 2008

thats true, but the big hose clamp style ones have barely any threads on them....which means they really only fit the size of rim they are designed to fit (dont ask me why ford did this).

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