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Gsmblue

In search of wheels

I am looking for some wheels for my 1986 4WD F350. I stumbled on some tires from a friend that are Mastercraft LT235/85/R16 only 9 months old, $200 for all 4.

The wheels I have are a mish-mash of non matching things.

So i am looking for any advice on where to find economical 8 lugs that would be period correct.

1985.5 F-150 XL Explorer standard cab 5.0 EFI AOD 4x4
Daily Driver. We call her Eunice the Ute.

1982 Bronco XLT Lariat 351W AOD 4x4
Code name Esperanza, or Espy to her friends. Please see my Project thread for the blow by blow.

1984 F-350 XL Centurion crew cab 460 T19 4x4
"Eylza Dual-little"

grumpin

Re: In search of wheels

I would try my favorite local tire store!

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

Gsmblue

Re: In search of wheels

Now you need to tell me which is your favorite local tire store!! 🤣

grumpin

Re: In search of wheels

Gsmblue wrote

Now you need to tell me which is your favorite local tire store!! 🤣

Ha!

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

Gary Lewis

Re: In search of wheels

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You guys remind me of Stan and Ollie.

Would you consider plain steel wheels? I'm running Wheel Vintiques 82-680804 on Big Blue.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

Littlebeefy

Re: In search of wheels

I'm always astonished by the number of Western wheels I can find on Facebook Marketplace. You can usually find a complete set of Turbines/Cyclones in 5 or 8-bolt for about $50/wheel. I think by 86 the Bullet Holes style had taken hold, so you should be able to find the American Racing version of that wheel all over the place. Sawblades are out there too but that wouldn't be quite as vintage I think.

If you want something new that won't swallow your wallet hole, US Mags has a line of vintage designs that I think would have sizes for you: https://us-mags.com/

LittleBeefy aka Chad

“Dot Doitall”: 1984 Bronco XLT
460 (C8VE), Edelbrock Pro-Flo 4, ZF5, NP205, D44HP solid axle, 4.56
urban assault vehicle

"Bebe": 2022 Bronco Badlands 2dr
2.7l, Sasquatch, Iconic Silver, Black Marine-grade interior, hard-top

"Celeste": 1979 Porsche 928
4.5l K-jet, 5-sp, S4/GTS brakes, LSD, Pasha interior

Gsmblue

Re: In search of wheels

Damn marketplace… everything is on there now and i really can’t stand it!

salans7

Re: In search of wheels

Weren't most of the Western wheels 16.5? It's a bit hard to find tires (other than Interco) for those these days.

Littlebeefy

Re: In search of wheels

I think you’re right. The old 8 lugs are mostly 16.5. I didn’t think about that.

Facebook Marketplace is great if you are looking for Warren hubs or a Manuel transmission. They’ve got whatever you’re looking for as long as you misspell it hahaha.

Gsmblue

Re: In search of wheels

I nearly fell for that warren hubs line!!

The wheels I have all seem to be steel 16s but I think only 2 match..

When the truck cost $500, the tires $200. How much do you spend on wheels? Particularly as I don’t think I will hold on to this one for more than a year.