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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 06:13 AM
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5x5.5 lug conversion???

i did a search on a lug conversion and didnt find very much. is there a conversion that can be made so there is more readily available aftermarket wheels for these trucks? sure, i know there is probable something out there for about $1200 but i am speaking of something newer yet interchangable from another model. if none of you have looked into it, there is hardly any wheels available out there for this lug set up.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Can you define conversion? 5 on 5 1/2 is what it is.


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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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you can have the axils and hubs redrilled for about 40 bucks a wheel
 
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 12:20 AM
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What kinds of wheels are you looking at? Ford Dodge and GM used this lug pattern for decades, I think Dodge still does. The big difference in most modern wheels is the offset.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 02:51 AM
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Originally Posted by custom cabby
i did a search on a lug conversion and didnt find very much. is there a conversion that can be made so there is more readily available aftermarket wheels for these trucks? sure, i know there is probable something out there for about $1200 but i am speaking of something newer yet interchangable from another model. if none of you have looked into it, there is hardly any wheels available out there for this lug set up.
Ford offered styled steel and styled aluminum wheels for the first time in 1977 on F100/150's. Sizes available were all 15" x 5.50" (5 1/2"), several different widths were available.

1953/79 F100's & 1975/96 F150's all used the same diameter wheel and bolt pattern: 15" x 5.50" bolt circle pattern.

CAVEAT EMPTOR Some 1980/83 F100's have a 15" x 4.50" bolt circle pattern, the only F100's to ever use it.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 05:20 AM
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i would like to do away with the 5x5.5 pattern and go with a different size to accommodate a larger selection of aftermarket wheels.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 02:12 AM
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there are plenty of after market rims out there for the 5x5.5 dodge i just picked up a set of polished aluminum rims for my 63 that uses the same bolt patteren...

or are you wanting to do like umm dubs or spiners or something like that?
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:23 AM
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no dub or spinners, i am considering a 20" rear and 18" front and in a newer style 5 star.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:38 AM
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you should be able to find plenty in 5x5.5 ........ just go on a wheel website and search by lug pattern and there will be pages of rims!
 
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