Extended lug nuts
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Extended lug nuts
Hey all,
New here and had a question that I’m sure this forum can help with. I did post this earlier, but I think I may of posted in the wrong forum and I did research the topic before posting, though I really wanted to double check.
I have a 1977 F250 SuperCab. It’s 2 wheel drive and the prior owner had BFG’s 33x12.5x16.5 tires in the rear and 31x10.5x16.5 in the front. It also came with 2 good rear spares (new BFG’s 33x12.5x16.5).
Both my 31’s are looking grim and need to be replaced, so I was looking at just replacing them with 33‘s (so I don’t need to carry 2 different type of spare tires on extended road trips).
Presently, I have steel 16.5 rims, but I live in Key West and the subtropic wet climate, but more importantly the salt air, love to rust them away...it’s a continuous battle. The truck also came with a set of aluminum slotted rims (16.5 x 9.75) which seemed to be a viable solution.
Upon putting them on I noticed the issue that many have with these same popular rims on these vehicles, the lugs are too short and too narrow. It looks to be a lost cause (unless I wanted to go through the grief of putting longer lugs in), but I wanted to check to see if anyone has had a similar rim switch problem and was able to fix them with Gorilla extended lug nuts? And if so, just how safe are they? I see you can get the these nuts with extended shank lengths/diameters to possibly fix this problem, though it seems to me that the wheel would never be properly centered? Am I wrong?
I checked out an earlier post here regarding the same issue (different rim), https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/11...ach-studs.html but never got closure on whether or not it worked and if so, just how safe they are.
I have attached a few pics to help understand the sizing issue. When possible, I tried to burn the first inch off the tape to make it easier to read. Thanks for your help!!
New here and had a question that I’m sure this forum can help with. I did post this earlier, but I think I may of posted in the wrong forum and I did research the topic before posting, though I really wanted to double check.
I have a 1977 F250 SuperCab. It’s 2 wheel drive and the prior owner had BFG’s 33x12.5x16.5 tires in the rear and 31x10.5x16.5 in the front. It also came with 2 good rear spares (new BFG’s 33x12.5x16.5).
Both my 31’s are looking grim and need to be replaced, so I was looking at just replacing them with 33‘s (so I don’t need to carry 2 different type of spare tires on extended road trips).
Presently, I have steel 16.5 rims, but I live in Key West and the subtropic wet climate, but more importantly the salt air, love to rust them away...it’s a continuous battle. The truck also came with a set of aluminum slotted rims (16.5 x 9.75) which seemed to be a viable solution.
Upon putting them on I noticed the issue that many have with these same popular rims on these vehicles, the lugs are too short and too narrow. It looks to be a lost cause (unless I wanted to go through the grief of putting longer lugs in), but I wanted to check to see if anyone has had a similar rim switch problem and was able to fix them with Gorilla extended lug nuts? And if so, just how safe are they? I see you can get the these nuts with extended shank lengths/diameters to possibly fix this problem, though it seems to me that the wheel would never be properly centered? Am I wrong?
I checked out an earlier post here regarding the same issue (different rim), https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/11...ach-studs.html but never got closure on whether or not it worked and if so, just how safe they are.
I have attached a few pics to help understand the sizing issue. When possible, I tried to burn the first inch off the tape to make it easier to read. Thanks for your help!!
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