Picked up a set of used aftermarket 16" rims for my 1999 F350...now what are they?

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10-31-2012, 07:04 AM

BigPigDaddy

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Originally Posted by portsample

The lug recesses DO have a flat bottom that mate exactly with the flat backsides of my stock lug nuts. HOWEVER, there is a bit of a bevel to the front edge of the lug bolt hole. Not much of a mating surface on the beveled surface if these are lug-centric...leads me to think this is a hub centric rim.

Those wheels are meant to use a long shank lug nut similar to this:

They are not meant to run with stock lug nuts because the long shank is what centers each wheel stud in the wheel. Also, Ford did not make 16X8 wheels for SD's.

I got 5 e-dollars that says they are not oem and not hub-centric.

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10-31-2012, 10:10 AM

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10-31-2012, 10:18 AM

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if you got them cheap id scrap them for aluminum and put my stock wheels back on. If they do use these deep inner lug nuts id defiantly scrap um, Ive seen a buddy loose a tire on the highway on his 76 Chevy because of them lug nuts. it wasn't pretty!

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