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Apr 26, 2010 | 10:21 PM

tennykimble

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8 lug rims

hi guys im looking for 8 lug rims for my trailer, it has dexter axles on it, that use the ford rims. i need a 4 INCH offset for the rim to fit correctly. but my question is, is thier a "standard" for the ford 8 lug rims? like say.. they are all 5 inch offset?? or maybee the van rims are different? hanks in advance

Apr 27, 2010 | 01:10 AM

redford

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Hi tennykimble. Welcome to FTE.

Offsets on the rim (or backspacing) varies depending on what year truck you are looking at.

2004 and older Super Duty trucks had a leaf spring front suspension which required the wheel to be moved away from the truck. 2005+ trucks have a coil spring front suspension, which required the wheel to be moved more towards the truck.

I can't say if the vans are the same.

Apr 27, 2010 | 10:29 AM

dchamberlain

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At some point, I think maybe in '99, Ford went to metric lug spacing also. Most of the trailers that I've seen use the older SAE lug spacing.

Apr 27, 2010 | 11:57 AM

rotun

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I think your best bet would be to take the trailer or at least 1 of the hubs to a tire shop, they can tell you what the pattern is.