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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 08:23 PM
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my 79 f2504x4 needs new wheels.. will a 16" fit over the dual piston calipers or do I need to stick with a 16.5" Need some input fast so I know wether or not to bid on set of 16's
 
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 09:46 PM
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The 16s will fit over the calipers. The problem I ran into was in the rear. I got a set of late model 16s and the hole in rims did not fit over the Dana 60 I have in the rear. The older D60 has a larger, just slightly, diameter than the late model axle. I had to go back to the J yard and carefully select a couple of rims which would fit. Got a set on now and am running w/o any problems.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 07:10 AM
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I just swapped from 16's to 16.5 but it was due to cracking of old wheels not fit. I had on 8 x 16 american racing wheels nitro's they looked good and fit good
 
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