Question: Wheels at wrecking yard.

[maxaholic]

I found some 20" pro comp wheels at my local wrecking yard that came off a Ford Excursion. I had always been under the assumption that Ford and Chevy do not cross. But cast into the back of the wheels is both bolt patterns. Any suggestions on what that means.

 

[Alligator]

Ford uses 8 on 170mm and GM uses 8 on 165.1mm (or 8 on 6.5) so unless both patterns are in the actual center, you can't use 99 - up Ford wheels on a GM truck.

 

[maxaholic]

Thats what I have always thought, but why would they put both lug patterns on them.

 

[1lowdiesel]

that is weird. maybe they were off a ford van. they have a 8x6.5 bolt circle.

 

[maxaholic]

I think tomorrow I am going to go get one and have a local reputable tire shop put it on ,or try to put it on, and see what they say.

 

[1lowdiesel]

just take a tape measure with you and measure across the bolt circle and see what it measures.

 

[radvans]

Are Ford wheels hub centric?

 

[maxaholic]

just take a tape measure with you and measure across the bolt circle and see what it measures.

Yeah ive been thinking about that. I have a digital caliper in the truck so maybe Ill do that before I try to mount one.

 

[BMGhauler]

They probably use the same casting for both bolt patterns. Unless there are 16 holes in it!

 

[05smoker]

New Ford/Excursion will not fit. 8 x 170mm. Older Fords will match up to 8 x 6.5.

We tried it out of curiousity a few years ago.

 

[1lowdiesel]

They probably use the same casting for both bolt patterns. Unless there are 16 holes in it!

very true, didn't think about that.

 

[maxaholic]

Yeah I decided not to get them anyways. They wanted like $1000 for em with the tires. And the tires didn't have the load range I wanted anyways. But thanks all for the input.