hi, i just bought a set of 15" 8 lug rims for my truck, since tires are harder and harder to find for 16.5. the guy i bought them off of said they were on a 77 f250. anyhow i went to put them on and they wouldnt fit. they hit my brakes. what should i do now? please, help would be much apppreciated
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1984 Ford f250, recent 7.3 swap, 4x4, 4 speed, 35"s, 5" stack , turned up fuel and advanced timing
1994 Ford f350, 7.3, 4x4, auto, crew cab long bed, strait piped.
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early 1999, 7/98, F-250 7.3L, 250,000+ miles, 4x4, triple disk torque convertor, AFE dryflo home made cold air intake, straight pipe exhaust, superchips tuner (stuck on high performance tune,because someone stole the tuner out of my truck), 4.7K mod, Glow shift gauges (pyro, boost, egt), CCV mod, 3in of lift in front, 1in in back w/ 2009 SD rims w/ 2in wheel spacers wrapped in 325/65/18 Fierce Attitude MT, aftermarket headlamps w/ LED's, ranchhand grill guard, 03' front bumper w/ fog lights, gooseneck hitch
well you said it was an 8 lug, i have that. but is it a 8x6.5 like a chevy or dodge or an 8x170 like a newer model ford? yours may have an 8x6.5, id go out and measure it though. if it is an 8x6.5 and rim from late model chevy and dodge will fit being it in the 16" to 17" range
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early 1999, 7/98, F-250 7.3L, 250,000+ miles, 4x4, triple disk torque convertor, AFE dryflo home made cold air intake, straight pipe exhaust, superchips tuner (stuck on high performance tune,because someone stole the tuner out of my truck), 4.7K mod, Glow shift gauges (pyro, boost, egt), CCV mod, 3in of lift in front, 1in in back w/ 2009 SD rims w/ 2in wheel spacers wrapped in 325/65/18 Fierce Attitude MT, aftermarket headlamps w/ LED's, ranchhand grill guard, 03' front bumper w/ fog lights, gooseneck hitch
Most of the Chevy and Dodge rims won't fit over the Ford's hub unless they are aftermarket or you grind the centers out. Any Ford rim that is 8x6.5 should fit as long as it is a 16" or larger. The Superduty trucks changed their bolt pattern in 99 but the vans kept the 8x6.5 for quite a while. I am not sure if they have changed them yet. I have a set of rims with tires on them for an OBS truck or van depending on where you are at since shipping would kill your idea of cheap.
okay, its an 8x6.5 bolt pattern. they fit on the studs.. but they only go on about 1/4 inch before the rotor and caliper hit the rim. they came off a ford, i know that much, and it was a 77 f250. they fit on the back fine, they just hit on the front. what should i do? wheel spacers? do they make a smaller aftermarket rotor?
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1984 Ford f250, recent 7.3 swap, 4x4, 4 speed, 35"s, 5" stack , turned up fuel and advanced timing
1994 Ford f350, 7.3, 4x4, auto, crew cab long bed, strait piped.
or you could do what bugman said and grind a little off the center of the rim
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early 1999, 7/98, F-250 7.3L, 250,000+ miles, 4x4, triple disk torque convertor, AFE dryflo home made cold air intake, straight pipe exhaust, superchips tuner (stuck on high performance tune,because someone stole the tuner out of my truck), 4.7K mod, Glow shift gauges (pyro, boost, egt), CCV mod, 3in of lift in front, 1in in back w/ 2009 SD rims w/ 2in wheel spacers wrapped in 325/65/18 Fierce Attitude MT, aftermarket headlamps w/ LED's, ranchhand grill guard, 03' front bumper w/ fog lights, gooseneck hitch
Go with the 16 inch like the stock 86 f-250 uses, they are a lot easier to find than the 16.5 inch. When I first bought my truck and needed a spare the local used tire shop had a whole pallet on brand new 16 inch rims for my truck.
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yea thats the only thing you can do, because the 15's will NOT fit
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early 1999, 7/98, F-250 7.3L, 250,000+ miles, 4x4, triple disk torque convertor, AFE dryflo home made cold air intake, straight pipe exhaust, superchips tuner (stuck on high performance tune,because someone stole the tuner out of my truck), 4.7K mod, Glow shift gauges (pyro, boost, egt), CCV mod, 3in of lift in front, 1in in back w/ 2009 SD rims w/ 2in wheel spacers wrapped in 325/65/18 Fierce Attitude MT, aftermarket headlamps w/ LED's, ranchhand grill guard, 03' front bumper w/ fog lights, gooseneck hitch
nope the trucks are not made for a 15 inch rim the brakes are to big for the rim to slide over it. no way around it. get some 16 inch rims the a dime a dozen
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15" rims wont fit
, turned up fuel and advanced timing
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