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Hello I have a 1987 Ford F-250 4x4. My wheels and tires are trash. So I saw a set for sale off of a 1997 Ford 4x4. Question is will they fit my truck. Thx David
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https://www.wheel-size.com/size/ford/f-150/1997/ If you put in both years it show all specs. I think this is the site I used for you. Sandy
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However, '97 F-250HDs still share the old body style and the 8 on 6.5" bolt pattern. Those will fit an '87 F-250 or F-250HD.
For what it's worth, Ford never made anything they called a "light duty" F-250. They made an F-250 and an F-250HD. Up through '86 they were both badged (and usually called) "F-250". In '97 Ford's "better idea" was to have two completely different F-250s as noted above. At least in '97 they did put "heavy duty" on the tailgate of the F-250 HD.
'98 was slightly better than '97. There was no F-250HD (or F-350). Just the"jelly bean" F-150 and the matching F-250.
Then in '99 Ford straightened it all out by creating a new mess (but a mess that really didn't matter). They started calling the 3/4 ton truck "F-150 7700" (but just badged "F-150"). Meanwhile the F-250HD dropped the "HD" and was called F-250 SuperDuty. Which meant the name "Superduty" could no linger be used for the heavier-than-F-350 F-series. So they changed it to F-450 (and F-550)
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For what it's worth, Ford never made anything they called a "light duty" F-250. They made an F-250 and an F-250HD. Up through '86 they were both badged (and usually called) "F-250". In '97 Ford's "better idea" was to have two completely different F-250s as noted above. At least in '97 they did put "heavy duty" on the tailgate of the F-250 HD.
'98 was slightly better than '97. There was no F-250HD (or F-350). Just the"jelly bean" F-150 and the matching F-250.
Then in '99 Ford straightened it all out by creating a new mess (but a mess that really didn't matter). They started calling the 3/4 ton truck "F-150 7700" (but just badged "F-150"). Meanwhile the F-250HD dropped the "HD" and was called F-250 SuperDuty. Which meant the name "Superduty" could no linger be used for the heavier-than-F-350 F-series. So they changed it to F-450 (and F-550)
For what it's worth, Ford never made anything they called a "light duty" F-250. They made an F-250 and an F-250HD. Up through '86 they were both badged (and usually called) "F-250". In '97 Ford's "better idea" was to have two completely different F-250s as noted above. At least in '97 they did put "heavy duty" on the tailgate of the F-250 HD.
'98 was slightly better than '97. There was no F-250HD (or F-350). Just the"jelly bean" F-150 and the matching F-250.
Then in '99 Ford straightened it all out by creating a new mess (but a mess that really didn't matter). They started calling the 3/4 ton truck "F-150 7700" (but just badged "F-150"). Meanwhile the F-250HD dropped the "HD" and was called F-250 SuperDuty. Which meant the name "Superduty" could no linger be used for the heavier-than-F-350 F-series. So they changed it to F-450 (and F-550)
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