7 Lug Rims?
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7 Lug Rims?
I have a long & painful story so I'll just jump to the end. I'm trying to buy a new F-150 4x4 Super-cab with an eight foot bed from a local Ford dealer. It appears that Ford doesn't like to build that truck so they pile on all of these requirements. The truck ends up having 17" 7-lug rims. I'm not impressed with the one rim choice that Ford's giving me.
Does anyone know anything about 7-lug rims? Does anyone make after-market 7-lug rims? I can't seem to find any information on them.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Does anyone know anything about 7-lug rims? Does anyone make after-market 7-lug rims? I can't seem to find any information on them.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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I have the same truck you're looking at. The rims are a problem, although there are a few company's that make nice 7 lug rims. Do a search in the forums for "7 lug" and you'll find the answer.
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I too have the HD truck with the 7-lug wheels. I searched for quite some time and found weld racing makes a 17" wheel with 7-lugs. Looks better than stock at least. One last thing, dont even look at any 16" wheels as they wont fit.
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I don't think it was "bean counting". I think Ford tried to come as close as they could to a 3/4 ton truck without losing F250 customers to the F150.
I went to KBB.com and compared our HD F150 to 3/4 ton trucks by Chevy, Dodge and even Ford and our rig is just as good or better in all areas except max towing capacity.
I went to KBB.com and compared our HD F150 to 3/4 ton trucks by Chevy, Dodge and even Ford and our rig is just as good or better in all areas except max towing capacity.
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Problem Solved. I decided to buy a 2005 F-250 Diesel 4x4 Lariat . No more 7 lug rims to deal with.
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Problem Solved. I decided to buy a 2005 F-250 Diesel 4x4 Lariat . No more 7 lug rims to deal with.
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