86 F150 Wheels, Strong enough?

canadianfordman · #1 (**permalink**) 10-13-2001, 03:41 AM

I took the wheels with the center caps and the beauty rings off my 86 F150 XLT Lariat super cab long box and I was sand blasting them to paint them and I noticed it said 900lbs capacity per wheel. I am putting them on my 86 F150 4x4 reg cab long box, and they both have the same engine (302) but this doesn't seem like much of a weight limit to me, will this be a problem?
Thanks
C' Fordman

I am putting some 31x10.5's on them and doing a bit of wheeling.

85351ho · #2 (**permalink**) 10-13-2001, 05:13 PM

that cant be right, that truck weighs close to 5000, and its sayin that the wheels can only hold 3600, id recheck that

1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers

canadianfordman · #3 (**permalink**) 10-13-2001, 06:58 PM

I'll check it out agian becuase I agree it doesn't sound right at all but I am almost positive that is what it said. These wheels are very common I believe they used them on half tons all the way till 91.

Chuck P. · #4 (**permalink**) 10-16-2001, 02:53 PM

If they are steel wheels, I'd think the rating is 1900# per. If they are alum., then I have seen these as low as 1300# in a 15"x10" size (el cheapo rims), so 900# per on a smaller 6" or 7" wide alum. might not be out of the question, but I also agree, they would not have put on wheels that have less capacity than the weight of the truck up to GVWR.

canadianfordman · #5 (**permalink**) 10-16-2001, 06:51 PM

They are a set of steel wheels of an 86 lariat. They must be 1900 because 900 wouldn't even come close to covering the stock trucks weight. They are a standard 15x7 5 bolt. They are going on the truck pretty quick I am sure they will be fine. Thanks.

jevanof · #6 (**permalink**) 10-16-2001, 07:20 PM