Wheels - need to upgrade

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624WD
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Wheels - need to upgrade

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I’m working on a 65 4WD. F100. At some time in its life, the rear axle was switched and a F250 8 lug 3/4 ton axle was installed.

Want to dress up the old chrome wheels and replace.

Tires are 235 75 R15’s.

I need a good source that sells nice looking rims for these tires but they need to match because the fronts are 5 lug and back are 8 lug.

What are your recommendations or a source that can sell the same rims in 8 and 5 lug?

Thank you.
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Re: Wheels - need to upgrade

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I think that's going to be a hard one. Even finding 15" wheels for the 8 lug rear might be difficult.
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They do make 15" wheels in 8 lug

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/CLM- ... gIJbvD_BwE

Then buy the matching 5x5.5 bolt pattern wheel
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/clm-413-5455
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Re: Wheels - need to upgrade

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I had to switch rear axles and no longer have the Dana 60. Back to all 5 x 5.5 spacing. Might give me more options now with wheel choices once I figure out offset and backspacing for the front and rear.

Any recommendations? would like to add a little color to this truck to give this faded Marlin Blue a little mores snap. Tom
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Re: Wheels - need to upgrade

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5 x 5.5 makes it easy. Bronco, F100, F150, 2wd and 4x4 up through 1996. Jeep CJs up through 1986 (and IH Scouts) are also 5 x 5.5 but the center hole is larger. Most aftermarket wheels where made to fit Ford or Jeep so the center hole is larger.
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