Hey everyone, first post, first time here, nice to meet everyone.

So I'm working on a '65 F-100 for a buddy of mine, and first thing he wanted to do was lower it. I went ahead and started to yank the wheels when I noticed that the '90's F-150 wheels weren't quite the right bolt pattern. Someone had drilled out the holes a smidge and pounded them on there, leaving me with a few tilted studs and a whole world of problems.

Now the owner of the truck wants to do something clean and simple, like whitewalls and some red stockers, but I'm a bit concerned about the wheel issue. I was only able to successfully take off one wheel out of the 2 I tried, and really I didn't push the other one too much just in case it didn't go back on.

The way I see it, I've got a few options:

1. Switch to disc and in the process get new studs for the front.
2. Press out the old studs, press in new ones and get the right wheels.

From what I've googled, the bolt pattern is 5X139.7. That sound right to anyone here? What stock style wheels can I find in that pattern? Any leads on disc swaps front/rear/both? Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

kdubaz Welcome to FTE and the 61-66 forum, the nations #1 Ford truck stop.

The 5 on 5 1/2in bolt pattern was used to 96. In 97 Ford went metric. If the truck has "Ford truck" wheels it sounds like 97 up, and shouldn't be run butchered up like that. IMHO

There are thousands of posts on converting to power steering/disc brakes in this forum, as well as a tech article on the site.

John

 

15" Whitewalls were available on 60's F100's as an option. The w/w width was 1/2 an inch.

 

One additional point: if you go to discs, you'll want to make sure you get wheels that not only fit the lug pattern above, but also clear the calipers. 'Original' steel wheels for the drum brakes will not clear.
Plain old steel wheels are junkyard plentiful items. Just note the style of hubcap attachment if your pal wants 'dog dish' wheelcovers. There are 'innie' and 'outie' tabs for the caps, depending on the vintage of the wheel. Most caliper friendly ones will be the outie type.

 

Any places to suggest for disc conversions?

And on the side, what front suspension clips are good swaps for these trucks?

 

Disc swap for a 65-66? Got you covered.
Disc brake swap how-to I wrote after doing mine.
A front clip conversion makes ZERO sense on a 65-66 truck since you have indepenent suspension already, and a disc brake conversion is a bolt-on deal. The older, solid axle trucks are better candidates for this but even then I'm not a big fan.