wheel adapters
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wheel adapters
i was wondering if anyone has ever used those wheel adapters on your trucks so you could be able to use a 4 1/2 or 4 3/4 car bolt pattern wheel. ive seen in jegs adapters that bolt to ur hub and has the smaller pattern lugs
i want the american racing wheels 200s ,some people call these the coke bottle wheel ,they have to versions highly polished or the outer polish center painted gey which do u guys like better
i want the american racing wheels 200s ,some people call these the coke bottle wheel ,they have to versions highly polished or the outer polish center painted gey which do u guys like better
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As far as finish, depends on the rest of your car really. The grey and polished is more of a vintage race look, the polished is more of a bling look. All depends on what you're going for, I like them both.
I'm surprised they don't come in a stock size for the f-100s...
I'm surprised they don't come in a stock size for the f-100s...
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From: Poway, Ca.
I also use wheel adaptors in the front. I have a 60's vintage Big Ford Car 9 3/8 rear end in my truck and wanted to bring the stock front end down to 4.5 x5 as well.
They work great - but a word of CAUTION.
They are normally made out of aluminum. If you have those little mounds on your drums around where the lug nuts go or any high spots, you will have to retighten those adaptors regularly (after 2 miles of driving a couple of times then about every 40 miles) for the first 200 miles they are on the truck.
Here's why, As you use them, the high spots on the steel drums will slowly eat and embed themselves into the aluminum - which is fine, but it allows the to fit closer to the drums and thus they loosen up under the lug nuts. Left loose it takes about 5 miles of driving before the lug nuts have backed off completely.
I actually lost my front left tire/wheel/adaptor once because of this. VERY scary! I had just pulled off the freeway and went to brake and turn at the same time. The truck turned alright, about 3 feet and the wheel kept right on going straight! And that's a very effective way to kill someone.
Here is the link to "The Lug Nut KIng" who sells the ones I have:
Lugnutking
Good luck!
They work great - but a word of CAUTION.
They are normally made out of aluminum. If you have those little mounds on your drums around where the lug nuts go or any high spots, you will have to retighten those adaptors regularly (after 2 miles of driving a couple of times then about every 40 miles) for the first 200 miles they are on the truck.
Here's why, As you use them, the high spots on the steel drums will slowly eat and embed themselves into the aluminum - which is fine, but it allows the to fit closer to the drums and thus they loosen up under the lug nuts. Left loose it takes about 5 miles of driving before the lug nuts have backed off completely.
I actually lost my front left tire/wheel/adaptor once because of this. VERY scary! I had just pulled off the freeway and went to brake and turn at the same time. The truck turned alright, about 3 feet and the wheel kept right on going straight! And that's a very effective way to kill someone.
Here is the link to "The Lug Nut KIng" who sells the ones I have:
Lugnutking
Good luck!
Post Fiend
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From: Poway, Ca.
20/20 hindsight.....Didn't realize they would do that - learned the hard way.
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From: springfield il
had a bad experience with 'em so if i wanna run a bolt pattern rim thats a different size i'll convert it . lost a wheel at 60 plus on a 67 427 impala that had a set of cragars from my then truck on for a show despit checking and rechecking and being ultra safety paranoid .................
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From: Carnation, WA
When I first Got my 56 F100 it had wheel adaptors on it. PO had fitted some Ch$vy Rallye Wheels. (They didnt actually look to bad). When I stripped down the truck I found that two of the adaptors (Both fronts)only had 3 or the 5 studs still attached and the adaptors had actually split around the studs and that they had pulled through.
The adaptors fitted looked like they were made of a cast alluminum alloy of some sort. My advice would be if you have this type of adaptor, check on them regularly. Better to be safe than sorry.
Cheers
Lee
The adaptors fitted looked like they were made of a cast alluminum alloy of some sort. My advice would be if you have this type of adaptor, check on them regularly. Better to be safe than sorry.
Cheers
Lee
