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I am the proud owner of a new (used) 2008 Ford F250 Super Duty.
This truck came with factory 20" wheels and 275-65-20 Good Year tires.
I just had a flat tire a became aware of the fact that it was a 18" tire with a rim that had a restriction of 50MPH. I haul a 5th wheel and do not want to be caught having a flat hauling it around. My question is, I would like to buy another wheel and put a 265-65-20 tire on it for my spare. I need to know what size wheel I should be looking at. I see that some of them online give numbers like....8-lug 170mm standard with 6.5 offset. Not sure what these numbers are telling me but just need to know what I need to order right the first time. Thanks Again
This truck came with factory 20" wheels and 275-65-20 Good Year tires.
I just had a flat tire a became aware of the fact that it was a 18" tire with a rim that had a restriction of 50MPH. I haul a 5th wheel and do not want to be caught having a flat hauling it around. My question is, I would like to buy another wheel and put a 265-65-20 tire on it for my spare. I need to know what size wheel I should be looking at. I see that some of them online give numbers like....8-lug 170mm standard with 6.5 offset. Not sure what these numbers are telling me but just need to know what I need to order right the first time. Thanks Again
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Your best bet would be to look for a plain steel rim like they use on the XL trim level trucks. That will probably be a 17" or 18" rim, but that doesn't matter because it is only a spare. Your original tires are about a 33.5" tire, so just look for an E load range tire that is within an inch or so of that diameter. If you have a flat, you might want to put the spare on the front, even if that means moving a front tire to the rear, when you are towing.
You can find take-off wheels on craigslist.org pretty cheap.
The 170mm is the bolt center diamenter. The offset you mentioned doesn't ring correct with me, but I haven't looked it up. But if you go with a take-off from an '05 and up Superduty you should be fine. You don't want one off an earlier truck.
You can find take-off wheels on craigslist.org pretty cheap.
The 170mm is the bolt center diamenter. The offset you mentioned doesn't ring correct with me, but I haven't looked it up. But if you go with a take-off from an '05 and up Superduty you should be fine. You don't want one off an earlier truck.
