'99 Lightning wheels on a dent??
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'99 Lightning wheels on a dent??
Anyone done it? Not feeling the wheels on my new truck. I currently have '99 Lightning wheels on my '92 F-150 2wd. The have brand-new 255/55R18 Falkens on them. I bolted them on the '77 for ****'s and giggles today and I'm liking the way the look. On the rear though, the snout (hub) that centers the drum is quite a bit smaller than the hub-centering hole in the wheel. These are hub-centric wheels and don't use conical seat lug nuts. I know some aftermarket wheels use hub-centering rings and I'm wondering if I can find something like that to work. I need to get a mic and measure both sides, but wondering if anyone has been there/ done that?
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pic showing how the hub-centric wheels fits nicely on the front rotor snout
Pic showing the gap around the rear axle "shoulder"
And the wheels on the truck now...
The color on the Lightning wheels looks a little dull to me in the pics, they looked better in person. I'm liking the polished wheel look on the truck, but no so much the style. I'm thinking this winter the Lightning wheels are going to get stripped and polished, or powdercoated in a "Polished aluminum" color.
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Thanks guys, LOL. I'm actually second guessing and changing my mind. I flipped back and forth between the pics, and think the polished Ultra wheels actually look more at home on the '77. The Lightning wheels just look dull and don't pop IMO.
I'm like a woman with shoes with my wheels.
Here they are on my other (Daily Driver) '92
I'm like a woman with shoes with my wheels.
Here they are on my other (Daily Driver) '92
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In my opinion, for the truck to look "right" with these wheels, it needs lowered about 2" in the front and about 4" in the rear. The problem is though, that these wheels have abou 3-3/4" backspacing on an 8" wide wheel. I like how they stick out, but they stick out so much that if I was to lower it like that, the tire would be rubbing the outer lip of the fender every time I hit a bump!
If I could just find a nice, clean set of 5-slots for a reasonable price it would solve my dilemma!
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i thought the second generation lightning had a smaller bolt pattern... i had been tossing over the idea of lightning rims from the first lightnings.
stick w/ the lightning rims,they just need a lil more rubber and would be awsome... maby some black paint too!!!
stick w/ the lightning rims,they just need a lil more rubber and would be awsome... maby some black paint too!!!
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They do. The '99 wheels are 5x135mm and the older trucks are 5x139.7mm. All you have to do is drill the lug holes out to 11/16", file them a little to the outside and run flat-washer (not cone seat) lug nuts.
It's funny you say it needs more rubber. The tires on the 18's 255/55R18 are bigger and wider than the front or back tires on the truck now!
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Not to mention very unsafe. Might as well buy wheels adaptors or have the axles re-drilled.
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i wouldent trust it w/ any kind of load, but crusing at reasonable speeds should be ok, the holes dont look modified very extensively... machine shoppe may help if you like drivin at high speeds from time to time!!