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Oct 26, 2006 | 12:43 PM

towtruck1

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Dually Wheels

I have a 79 f350, that has a couple of bent wheels, I need to know what years will fit? I found some on this site from a 86, I was wondering if they will fit my truck? Thanks, Tim

Oct 26, 2006 | 05:29 PM

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At least 73 through the early 90s. As long as the wheel has at least a 3" hole for the hub and is 8 x 6.50 it will fit.

Oct 28, 2006 | 06:19 PM

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You need to find stud pilot wheels which is what was used from 60s to 84 any Fords from 85 and newer the wheels are hub pilot.

Search the junk yards you will find some old wheels you don't want the 16.5 you want the 16" wheels mainly found on 80s trucks.

Oct 29, 2006 | 08:10 PM

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Ok, so the wheels that I found won't work? How do I tell if they are stud pilot, or hud pilot? Some yards around here might have some laying around. Thanks, Tim

Oct 31, 2006 | 12:28 PM

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Stud pilot wheels use tapered nuts and the lug holes are dished also the holes for the wheel studs fit fairly tight around the studs. A hub pilot wheel bears all its weight on a machined circle on the hub of the axle and the wheel studs job is to hold the wheel on. Hub pilot wheels especially duallys rely on the wheel studs to hold the wheel on and the weight of the truck.

If the dually wheels you found have larger lug nut holes and the wheel flange where the lug nuts are is smooth then is probably a hub pilot wheel. You can't run a hub pilot wheel on your truck its going to viberate you will never beable to get it to run properly.