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Jan 11, 2006 | 05:17 PM

bigtoyfreak

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F450 wheels

Truck: 1999 F450, 8 x 225mm bolt pattern.

Does anyone know of an after market manufacturer for 19.5 rims? What I'm looking for specifically is a company that would make or be able to make rims to fit the rear so that I can run singles instead of duallies. Right now I have the outer tires/rims taken off. The rear track width is 5" (2.5" per side) less than the front (76" vs 71"). I need rims that will make up the 2.5" per side. I have talked to the guys at Ricksons, they have exactly what I need but they are in the R&D stage still and won't be available for several months.

Does anyone know of another supplier?

Thx.

Cory

Jan 11, 2006 | 11:53 PM

RACERX7775

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what about alcoa wheels. i had a dually and removed the inside wheel. looks alot better. you could also have your rim made wider and then put a single tire on.

Jan 12, 2006 | 12:20 AM

bigtoyfreak

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I don't have dually fenders on the truck, just a regular box so running the outer tire isn't going to happen as it is completely outside the body.

Jan 12, 2006 | 12:58 AM

RACERX7775

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looks like your gonna have to wait until Rickson comes out with theirs..

Jan 12, 2006 | 01:06 PM

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Why couldn't you just reverse an 8x10 lug adapter and run the Rickson wheel?

Jan 12, 2006 | 04:36 PM

bigtoyfreak

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Why couldn't you just reverse an 8x10 lug adapter and run the Rickson wheel?

The Rickson wheels for this application aren't available yet. Why would I want to run an 8x10 lug adaptor when my wheels are 8 and my hubs are 8?

Jan 12, 2006 | 06:12 PM

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If your goal is to move the rear wheel out 2.5" to track with the front, have you considered having custom bolt on spacer's made?

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Jan 13, 2006 | 05:57 PM

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Earlier 450's and 550's had 8 bolt wheels

Jan 14, 2006 | 01:03 AM

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RACERX7775

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I Think They Were Only Known As The F-super Duty. Not 450 And 550's. At Least I Think I'm Right. Am I??

Jan 15, 2006 | 03:05 PM

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Didn't Four Wheeler magazine or someone else do a conversion that used alcoa's and the MTR's. I know it was a few years back but the idea was to not use such a wide track but still have the strength. I know ALCOA was used.