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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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different spindles??

hey folks i have yet another question,i just recently bought a 1985 f-150 with the 300-6 and i have some rims that i wanted to put on it,they are the grey spoke rallys that ford had from the mid eighties to the early nineties..well the problem is i started backing out of the driveway and heard a grinding noise,so i looked underneath and the bottom bolt on the break calipers is grinding against the wheel,wyhat is the difference with f-150 6 cyl spindles compared to the f-150 8cyl spindles?
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 02:23 PM
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does anyone know anything about this? anything would be greatly appreciated as i have to buy some rims so i need to know which way to go
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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The spindles are the same on I6 and V8's.

Not sure why your wheels are scraping. Maybe they are the wrong offset.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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Offset, sounds like. You said F-150 so it probably has 15" rims...so its not like your rims are going to be too small. Check the offset.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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thats what i dont understand these are factory wheels,i dont see why the offset would be wrong,ive had these rims on 4 fords this body style including a bronco,they worked great ,i just dont know what the deal is with this pickup...i do know the calipers are totally different on the v-8 trucks
 
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 07:49 AM
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The calipers and spindles are not different on V8 trucks. Post a picture of your setup.

Maybe it would help.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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are you sure the crappy pins that hold your caliper have not come out or broken? had that on my f250.. the caliper was pivotting out and rubbing the rim. new pins. problem solved.
 
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