wheels
Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,639
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From: Near Yosemite CA
Welcome to FTE, you have the 8 on 6 1/2" lug pattern, this was used on Ford 8 lug trucks and vans until Ford went SCREWY and went to the 8 on 170mm in 1999, so no if the wheels are for a 99 or newer truck, they wont fit! I think Chevy still uses the 8 on 6 1/2" and Dodge maybe, not sure if those 2 have changed yet. Most of the aftermarket wheel companies rims are available in the 8 on 6 1/2" if you are looking to buy new ones also.
Lead Driver
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 6,993
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From: Costa Mesa, CA
I found out that the newer chevy rims won't fit the hard way... I got a GREAT deal on some alcoas off a late model chevy HD, went to put them on and they wouldn't clear the rear hub center. No big deal - had a buyer the same day for over twice what I bought mine for!
Sure I could have bored out the center of the rims, but I only really bought them because I found them so cheap - and pretty close to my house.
The cool deal with some of the newer F-250 and 350 rims is they are forged aluminum rims made by alcoa. These are much stronger than cast wheels, and come stock on the new trucks. People usually dump these for weaker aftermarket rims and dump them cheap. I can get sets around here for $100 or soe with tires (if I am patient). $100 more to have the lug pattern fixed with steel inserts at a VERY compitent rim place here, and I have a really strong set of wheels for CHEAP!
Sure I could have bored out the center of the rims, but I only really bought them because I found them so cheap - and pretty close to my house.
The cool deal with some of the newer F-250 and 350 rims is they are forged aluminum rims made by alcoa. These are much stronger than cast wheels, and come stock on the new trucks. People usually dump these for weaker aftermarket rims and dump them cheap. I can get sets around here for $100 or soe with tires (if I am patient). $100 more to have the lug pattern fixed with steel inserts at a VERY compitent rim place here, and I have a really strong set of wheels for CHEAP!
