Originally Posted by
lugnut1009
'02 should be metric.
My question is, I have a '97 F250 Superduty, what is the bolt pattern on the '97/'98 models? I think it's still standard 6.5 pattern, but I can't find much info on these two year model trucks. I even have to ask for parts for a '96 when I go to the parts stores or they give me the wrong parts!
1997 was a weird transition year, but because you called your truck an F-250 superduty I'm not sure what you have, though the parts comment at the end leads me to believe you have a 1996-style truck. It is NOT a superduty unless it says superduty on it, and in 1997 if you had one it would be the equivalent of an F-450.
Ford stopped making F-250's in late 1997, and they used up all the leftover parts from 1996 in doing so. 1997 F-250's that look exactly like the 1996 trucks *are* the same truck. All parts will interchange and they have the SAE 8 x 6.5" lug pattern.
In 1998 Ford made a light duty F-250 that looked just like the 1998 F-150. The only easily visible differences are the badges and the lug pattern, which is a very bizarre 7-lug wheel. I don't know what the pattern is, but it's the only 7-lug pattern I've ever seen.
In 1999 Ford came out with the redesigned superduty with the more aggressive looking front end and metric lug pattern.