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Old Apr 18, 2018 | 08:23 PM
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15" X 7" rim offset on a Explorer rear on a F-100

BACK SPACING for 15" X 7" rim on a 1997 Ford Explorer disc brake rear installed on a 1954 Ford F-100 and what tire size did you use--- pictures-- Thanks
 
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This is what I went with. Mine is a 2001 Explorer rear end with disk brakes. My tires are just a hair to wide and every now and then you can hear a squeal when the rubber hits the bed wall. A 3.5" backspace would prevent that.

Wheel Vintique Series 12 15x7 4” backspace
Bolt pattern is 5 x 4.5
B.F. Goodrich Silvertown 225/75RX15 - 2.75" WW
Section Width 8.8 Inch
Height/Diameter 28.3 Inches

 
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Originally Posted by pappacrunch
This is what I went with. Mine is a 2001 Explorer rear end with disk brakes. My tires are just a hair to wide and every now and then you can hear a squeal when the rubber hits the bed wall. A 3.5" backspace would prevent that.

Wheel Vintique Series 12 15x7 4” backspace
Bolt pattern is 5 x 4.5
B.F. Goodrich Silvertown 225/75RX15 - 2.75" WW
Section Width 8.8 Inch
Height/Diameter 28.3 Inches

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Originally Posted by F100supercrew
BACK SPACING for 15" X 7" rim on a 1997 Ford Explorer disc brake rear installed on a 1954 Ford F-100 and what tire size did you use--- pictures-- Thanks
You really need to measure your truck yourself. Not all of these trucks are the same nor are the axles. It could be an expensive mistake.

Here is a link to a handy form that I used to order mine from Wheelsmith. theWheelsmith.net - Wheel Gemometry

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