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alright i had 15's and the front of my 71 f-100 and recently bought some 20's, cause it is in the process of getting bagged, but when i put them on my front drums they are not wanting to bolt up evenly to the drum. ive taken them on and off thinking it was installer error, but same everytime they bolt up fine to the back drums, and have swped them all around to make sure the rim wasnt warped. the weight on the drum isnt in the way, i just cant come up with a solution for it. this probably a rare situtaion just hopen for the random reader that might that answer thanks! Donny
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Look at the bearing cap on the drum. The outer edge, where the cap fits on the drum could be causing this issue. It could be a bit larger then your center on your wheels. I worked in a tire store in the past and I have seen this happen before. If this happened, we took a small grinding wheel and made the center on the wheel a bit larger. Make sure you go all the way around the center of the wheel. If you just stay in one location. It well cause the wheel to be off center and then you have a balance problem.
Look at the bearing cap on the drum. The outer edge, where the cap fits on the drum could be causing this issue. It could be a bit larger then your center on your wheels. I worked in a tire store in the past and I have seen this happen before. If this happened, we took a small grinding wheel and made the center on the wheel a bit larger. Make sure you go all the way around the center of the wheel. If you just stay in one location. It well cause the wheel to be off center and then you have a balance problem.
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Hi--what the heck is ''bagged'' and why would you want to? I have a 71 f100 sport custom and I have 15'' wheels and they fit fine. I think the wheels center is wrong for this old truck. Will tires rub? I have 20'' wheels on my 56 F600 and they are heavy as heck and wish were smaller. .........Bill
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"bagged" means air bag suspension. why wouldnt he want to do this? everybody has ther own idea of what looks good and what doesnt. i think 20's look really good on these truck when they are "bagged"
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Originally Posted by boo-yaa138
"bagged" means air bag suspension. why wouldnt he want to do this? everybody has ther own idea of what looks good and what doesnt. i think 20's look really good on these truck when they are "bagged"
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Originally Posted by OldBlue68
all these truck needs is a nice rake and big tires in the back on15 inch rims
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Originally Posted by 71FordCustom
alright i had 15's and the front of my 71 f-100 and recently bought some 20's
what kind of rims did you get? what is the backspacing? what size tires are u going to run?
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