Dodge 3rd Gen 8x6.5 on 2WD F250?
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Dodge 3rd Gen 8x6.5 on 2WD F250?
I have tried to find the answer, but there's a lot of information out there to digest. Best I can tell, this should be OK, but I'm hoping to get some kind of confirmation.
Looking for whether 3rd gen Dodge 8x6.5 wheels (18") would work, without spacers, on a '73 2WD F250 (dual piston front calipers). I believe the studs on Dodge are 9/16" instead of 1/2", so I'd need some lug nuts with extra width on them to seat properly. Mostly I haven't been able to confirm, for sure, whether I'd need spacers, or need to have the center hole bored out to fit over the hubs.
Looking for whether 3rd gen Dodge 8x6.5 wheels (18") would work, without spacers, on a '73 2WD F250 (dual piston front calipers). I believe the studs on Dodge are 9/16" instead of 1/2", so I'd need some lug nuts with extra width on them to seat properly. Mostly I haven't been able to confirm, for sure, whether I'd need spacers, or need to have the center hole bored out to fit over the hubs.
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Here are some older OEM Dodge 3/4 ton chrome steel rims on a 76 4wd. Probably older 16" rims though.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...6-f-250-a.html
Just know that rims can be either hub centric or lug centric and you need to use the proper lug nut with that application.
Hub Centric Wheels are centered by the center bore of the wheel and the hub flange. Lug centric wheels are centered by the torque of the lug bolts; rather than the center bore of the wheel and the hub flange. There are two distinct types of wheels found on today's cars and light trucks.
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/h...vs-lug-centric
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...6-f-250-a.html
Just know that rims can be either hub centric or lug centric and you need to use the proper lug nut with that application.
Hub Centric Wheels are centered by the center bore of the wheel and the hub flange. Lug centric wheels are centered by the torque of the lug bolts; rather than the center bore of the wheel and the hub flange. There are two distinct types of wheels found on today's cars and light trucks.
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/h...vs-lug-centric
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Yep, I've found that those things need to be considered... but that doesn't necessarily identify whether this combination does, or doesn't, work. Just hoping to be sure before I commit to buying some wheels.
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