opinions on wheel adapters

brandon66f100 · Post by **brandon66f100** » November 20, 2011, 10:41 am

I have a 65 f100 with a 5x5.5 bolt pattern, I want to put boss 338 wheels on the truck, but they do not make them with the ford bolt pattern. Does anyone have any experience with wheel adapters? any info or opinions would be appreciated

TxSlick66 · Post by **TxSlick66** » November 22, 2011, 11:05 pm

I have used them and alot of my Mustang friends have used them with great success. I have a set of 1" thick ones from my old slick that were never used. I changed to Crown Vic front end and 82 F100 rear end and got the car bolt pattern as part of the deal. Contact if you need spacers. I'd make you a good deal on them.

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » November 23, 2011, 12:45 pm

i have a pair of brand new adapters cheap.
Bought four and only needed two
goes from 5.5 to 4.5 which is the Mustang pattern. Even uses the Mustang Metric studs

$40 plus the ride

to answer your question - I have used adapters with no issues.

TxSlick66 · Post by **TxSlick66** » November 23, 2011, 1:48 pm

Mustang studs are 1/2-20 same as the trucks... The adapters do use a smaller (3/4" hex) nut to bolt the adapter to the axle so it can fit down into the holes of the adapters. The studs that attach the wheels should be 1/2-20 with a 13/16" hex same as the truck originally had. At least mine are that way, and my 07 Mustang still has 1/2-20 lug nuts.

turtle1056 · Post by **turtle1056** » November 23, 2011, 1:50 pm

interesting as these came as 14m x 1.5 as ordered