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weaverT1971
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I'm looking at some Keystone Klassics that a guy had on his 54 Ford F-100.....will these fit my 71 torino?
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dave302
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The 15X7 rims will fit a torino, but the 5x5.5 bolt pattern will not fit. You need rims that have a 5X4.5 bolt pattern for your car.
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weaverT1971
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I was afraid of that damn it!!!!!brand new tires too......I knew it was to good to be true.
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Unless the previous owner of your car had installed all of the parts to change your cars wheels to a 5X5.5 bolt pattern. I doubt that he did that though.
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Measure the center to center distance between two studs directly across the hub from each other. |
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If your wheels are 5X4.5" then, the distance between the two studs (from the center of one stud to center of the other stud) will be 4.5 inches.
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weaverT1971
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Yep.....that's what they are I just measured them.....maybe he didn't measure right? I could only be so lucky.
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dave302
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Maybe, it might be possible... but i am not sure. You might want to ask him to measure them for you.
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What pattern are the wheels? Is the 54 ford truck still on a 54 ford truck suspension?
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I am almost 100% positive that a '54 ford f-100 has a 5X5.5 bolt pattern. Unless someone had changed the bolt pattern to a 5X4.5 bolt pattern.
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weaverT1971
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I believe so
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Back in the 80s, popular "upgrades" to those trucks involved Volare/Aspen K-member/suspension, and Ford 9" rears.
Volare/Aspen swap was easy, cheap, and gave you independent front suspension, power steering, disc brakes all in one package, with anti-dive and ackerman already worked out.
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The 15X7 keystone klassics are only availabe in three different bolt patterns: The 5X4.5", the 5X4.75" and the 5X5.5" bolt patterns.
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It could also be possible that the suspension could have been changed on this f-100 (like Big Bird has suggested).
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The 15X7 keystone klassics also have a rear spacing of 3-3/4" and they have a -6mm offset.
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weaverT1971
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so he may have mis measured them?
And they may still work?
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They do make 5X5.5" keystone klassics also, so the seller may be right/correct when he says that he has 5X5.5 bolt pattern wheels.
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So pretty much any 5x4.5 rim will fit my car thought right?
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The 5X4.5" rims will fit on your car, but sometimes you also have to watch the sizes of the "backspacing" and "offset" sizes of the rims too.
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weaverT1971
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http://buffalo.craigslist.org/pts/4599808438.html
If those other ones dont pan out I'm looking at these. The guy had them on a 72 or 73 Dart/Duster
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dave302
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He is advertising them as 5X4.5 bolt pattern, so they will fit your car. The other members might be able to give you more information about if the tire sizes are okay too.
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dave302
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There is a good thread on this tire and rim size subject, to see the thread Click Here.
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Grantorinosport351
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if not, you can buy adapters?
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weaverT1971
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Yeah, I've been checking that thread out. It seems they will fit as long as the back spacing will work.
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weaverT1971
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I don't know about those....heard they weren't very safe
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Edited by dave302 - 31-August-2014 at 6:36PM |
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weaverT1971
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OK everyone, I bought the rims in the link from craigslist.....But here's the issue, what lugs do I get for these? I mean I know the lugs need to be 1/2 20's but what is up with the slots milled in the holes and where do I get washers like that?
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Big Bird
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If the holes are slotted, it's a unilug wheel. The Lugnuts will be a shaft design that goes inside the slots and use a washer at the wheel with an offset hole that locates the wheel and lug nut
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weaverT1971
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Thanks! On my SST's the washer is offset so I think it'll work but I'll have to get shorter shaft lugs.
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n2fordwagons
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The lug nut style that you need is typically called "mag seat" or "mag style". The shaft part comes in different lengths depending on the thickness of your wheel.
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Jeff
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