have an 04 6.0 4x4 running OEM 20s with 35s and they clear with minimal rubbing at full lock. so don't be scared.

 

Oh, that is a good looking X BuiltFordTough! Def one of my favorites on the forum

 

I'm running this exact same setup on my 03 X and no rubbing.... but I do have the V&B mod spring setup.

 

Thanks!!!

 

wow - the spacers are almost 800 bucks. Much cheaper to buy a wheel with correct offset?

 

not really. besides, the OEM rims are top quality IMO compared to aftermarket rims.

if I could find someone with the OEM 20" Harley rims, I'd trade them my Forged 18" rims in a second. the HD rims are perfect complements to the SD/X

 

BFT

Those Iron Crosses look great. Do you have some LEDs mounted by them ?



Sorry to get off topic

 

Yes I do they are recons:

RECON Part # 26414X - 62" BIG RIG ICE L.E.D Running Light Kit in Amber w White LED Courtesy Light - 2 Piece Set Includes Left & Right Side (Fits all Extended & Quad Cab Trucks)

 

That is a term I've never heard before, and it's not in my Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Edition. Then one post said, non-hincentric. Now I understand spacers, but what is the difference, sil vous plait?

 

The proper term is hubcentric. It means that the wheel is mounted and centered onto the actual hub or rather a small raised ring around the hub (the ring is actually part of the hub's casting) that corresponds to the matching center hole in the rim. Once a rim is set in place on this hub you can see space around all of the lug studs before you install the lug nuts, this demonstrates exactly what hubcantric means, the rim is centered by it's mating to the hub. On non-hubcentric wheels the rim is centered by the lug nuts. These type rims need to have conical type lug nuts to force the rim to center on the studs, sometimes these are called lugcentric or studcentric rims. Our Ex's and SD brothers are factory equiped with the hubcentric type rims and their matching flat faced lug nuts, many if not most after market rims are lugcentric. Most folks feel the hubcentric rims are stronger due to the fact that the load is directly born by the hub as opposed to being transfered through the studs.

 

^^ Well said.

 

Like this?

 

Thanks, for the explanation, I wasn't too sure what was being referred to, but now I do...

Do you need spacers for a 2WD or only for a 4WD?

I'm considering 20 inch wheels and tires when I need new ones in about a year, but don't want to let my alligator mouth overpower my canary brain,
but I don't like some of the larger rims that I see on these younger folks' rides, and even though my X is road only, I want to keep the ride and handling good...

 

Even though your truck is 2X4 and has coils up front it still has the same suspension dimensions of a pre-'05 SD truck (all EX's do). In '05 Ford changed the SD line to coil fronts on 4X4 and as a result the suspension geometry and dimensions changed. The new rims mount about 1.5" farther out than they used to, so to have the tires sit under our older trucks in the correct position they need the spacers. The good hubcentric spacers (from Fred) are actually 2" to completely cover the stock studs, they are also very pricey. Without the spacers and the newer rims most folks report that the tires rub on the front leaf springs of 4X4 trucks. This may not be an issue with a 2X4 truck but the rims and tires will be sitting a little "inboard" of their normal position and may look odd.
Another option for plus sized factory rims are the '04 SD 18" rims that were available on King Ranch, Harley-Davidson and Lariat trucks in '04. They are the only plus sized rims from Ford that will fit correctly on the pre-'05 trucks. My truck as shown in my signature has the lariat version mounted. There are a couple of threads here in the EX forum that go into greater detail about these rims.

 

I've got a set to get rid of if somebody is in the market.