Easy one, 1992 wheels
Nov 15, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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Easy one, 1992 wheels
Would a set of wheels that came off of a 2002 F250 fit a 1992 F250?
Nov 15, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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Don't think so. According to what I've read, the 92 should be 8 lug on a 6.5" (165 mm) bolt circle. The 2002 should be 8 lug on a 6.7" (170 mm) bolt circle. They are just different enough that they won't fit.....
Nov 15, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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Damn!! I was afraid of that.
Nov 15, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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If I remember right, 1999 and up are 8 x 170 mm lug pattern.
1997 and down are 8 x 6.5" lug pattern.
Nov 15, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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yep 99 and up are a metric size found that out the hard way just enough off to make a sailor blush at the words i was throwing at them
Nov 15, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Sponaugle
If I remember right, 1999 and up are 8 x 170 mm lug pattern.
1997 and down are 8 x 6.5" lug pattern.
So then what are 1998s? I thought it was a clean break. 1997 and down 6.5" and 199
8 and up 6.7"....
Nov 16, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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Never seen a 98 F250 or F350.
They were retooling the factory for the body style change, the few trucks made in 98 were sold as 99's.
Nov 16, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave Sponaugle
Never seen a 98 F250 or F350.
They were retooling the factory for the body style change, the few trucks made in 98 were sold as 99's.
Really? So they completely skipped a year on one of the best selling vehicles ever built? WOW! That must've hurt....
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Nov 16, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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I have a friend that had a 1999 F350, built in June of 98.
Purchased in August of 98, titled as a 99.
Skip the big inventory clearance sales and there were plenty of trucks to be sold.
Nov 16, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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Not that anybody here would care, but there was no 1996 Jeep Wrangler for the same reason.
Nov 16, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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Not that anybody here would care, but there was no 1996 Jeep Wrangler for the same reason.
Yup, I knew that (note my screen name
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However, the Wranglers were never the bread and butter vehicle for Chrysler that the F-series trucks were (and still are) for Ford....
Nov 16, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Did ford make extra 97's, because I remember seeing some new ones on the lot in may 1998 usually you don't see that or at least that many of them.
Nov 16, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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Since there were no 98 trucks, they did not have the usual year end clearance sales they normally have.
Since all the trucks were sold at full price, I do not think the dealers or Ford was hurting for truck sales. Also the 99 model was released much earlier than usual.
Nov 16, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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One of my friends has a "97" model year F350 crew cab, with a build date of 1/98.....
Nov 16, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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Interesting....
Back to Oil-Jockey's question, the good news is that the newer Dodge and Chevy wheels are still 8 lug on 6.5" circle, so they'll still fit your truck. I almost bought a set of blingin' chromed slotted Chevy rims for mine. Looked at 'em one Saturday, and the guy quoted me $100 for 'em. Went back to get 'em the next Saturday and he'd already sold 'em to someone else. So I bought a set of white 8 spoke "wagon wheels" from him for $60 instead