Stupid hub cap question
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I've done Greyhound, it does work. However, the nearest terminal that I know about is downtown Chicago, three hour round trip, on a GOOD day. Even Milwaukee is two hours round from me. Madison is three as well. I'm NOT near civilisation!
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Shipping is going to be expensive. These wheels are truck wheels, and truck heavy. Plus being oversize, you'll be close to $100 just getting it there.
I'm game, but I'd be checking CL, which is where I found mine (outies, to match the three on the truck when I bought it).
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I'm game, but I'd be checking CL, which is where I found mine (outies, to match the three on the truck when I bought it).
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Just for the heck of it, I did a quick quote through UPS and to go from Madison WI to my zipcode, using the arbitrary values of 50 lbs in a 20"x20"x12" box, only came out to $64 which surprised me. I know I'm overshooting the weight, but id imagine the box should be similar size. On that note, assuming the wheel I have in the bed of the truck is an innie, I'd definitely be interested in getting yours from you.
Just let me know what your times worth and the total you want for it including the shipping and let's make something happen. Got a pic you could post? And just curious, what lug pattern is it? To my understanding there is both a 5-5.0" and a 5-5.5", I'll have to double check on what I have (had a vendor tell me it appears I have 5").
Just let me know what your times worth and the total you want for it including the shipping and let's make something happen. Got a pic you could post? And just curious, what lug pattern is it? To my understanding there is both a 5-5.0" and a 5-5.5", I'll have to double check on what I have (had a vendor tell me it appears I have 5").
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Your F100 - assuming the hubs are original - should be a 5 lug on 5 1/2" spacing.
They did make a 15" x 5" and a 15" x 5.5" but that's wheel width differences, nothing to do with the lug pattern.
They did make a 15" x 5" and a 15" x 5.5" but that's wheel width differences, nothing to do with the lug pattern.
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Sounds good, thanks for the clarification on that. What's the best way to determine which I have so i can have the same tires all around? I assume look at the tire size and go from there?
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Yeah, that 5" or 5.5" width of the wheel is measured from inside of the beads - so with a tire mounted it makes it quite a lot harder to tell a half inch difference. I've fashioned some wooden calipers to reach around the width of the tire and measure the outside of the beads and then subtract an appropriate amount for the bead widths. It's not as good as measuring directly but it works ok.
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On my passenger side of the truck, the hub caps go on just like they should. For the life of me, I cant get either on the driver side ones to go in. I've beat it to the point of damaging a hub cap, and still cant get them in. I have a couple spares, so I'm not too concerned there
Anyone else had this issue before? Any tips to get em in there without busting another cap up or busting a blood vessel trying? I've already tried grease on the hub cap and wheel.
Anyone else had this issue before? Any tips to get em in there without busting another cap up or busting a blood vessel trying? I've already tried grease on the hub cap and wheel.
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