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Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Rapid City, SoDak
I found this on classicbroncos.com
"Machine your hubs to 5 lug.
Its really easy.
All you do is turn the OD of the wheel hub to fit inside your wheels (I say this because wheels have different center bores. Also Make sure you use a friends lathe when do this. These hubs are far from round and chatter a lot, and brake off bits .
One thats turned down, drill your holes. I had to slug one hole. I had it tested and it was so many rockwells in hardness, I forget, it was harder the the hub.
Next you get your rotor. I used a fullbronco rotor. I turned the back of the hub as much as I could, then opened up the center of the rotor until the back of the hub fit in it.
Here is a pic of my hubs, you can see how close they sit to the hub. That leaves a very thin spacer/adapter.
A few places like SolidAxle.com sell the 5 lug hubs too if you want to buy them.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/2...e/dsc03010.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/2...e/dsc03011.jpg "
And this here on FTE - https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-adapters.html
It looks like every once in a blue moon you can find a wheel adapter, but they're a questionable 2-piece design to make the bolt pattern work.
All this info is assuming you're talking about 8 lug hubs, I don't know what the F3's have 8 or 10?
"Machine your hubs to 5 lug.
Its really easy.
All you do is turn the OD of the wheel hub to fit inside your wheels (I say this because wheels have different center bores. Also Make sure you use a friends lathe when do this. These hubs are far from round and chatter a lot, and brake off bits .
One thats turned down, drill your holes. I had to slug one hole. I had it tested and it was so many rockwells in hardness, I forget, it was harder the the hub.
Next you get your rotor. I used a fullbronco rotor. I turned the back of the hub as much as I could, then opened up the center of the rotor until the back of the hub fit in it.
Here is a pic of my hubs, you can see how close they sit to the hub. That leaves a very thin spacer/adapter.
A few places like SolidAxle.com sell the 5 lug hubs too if you want to buy them.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/2...e/dsc03010.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/2...e/dsc03011.jpg "
And this here on FTE - https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-adapters.html
It looks like every once in a blue moon you can find a wheel adapter, but they're a questionable 2-piece design to make the bolt pattern work.
All this info is assuming you're talking about 8 lug hubs, I don't know what the F3's have 8 or 10?
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 16,174
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From: Burbank, WA
At the rear, it would be far easier, and probably cheaper, to find either a stock Dana 44 rear or a later F-100 9" rear ('58-'72), swap that in and call it good. I just picked up a really nice 9" with new brakes from a 69 F-100 a guy was parting out on craigslist for $75.
