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Cheap rims/tires: What are some nice swapped wheels on an F-150??

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Old 07-11-2012, 03:32 PM
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my bad. great deal!
 
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Old 07-11-2012, 05:46 PM
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Keep looking...they show up and you have to be ready to get them. I found mine on CL...

 
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Originally Posted by Mad Texan
Thanks for the help on my search, however I am not a fan of those wheels. I hadn't thought of posting a wanted thread on craigslist. Maybe I will. All the nice sets on here are old as heck or sold. I really like the FX4 wheels, now I just gotta find some available
I am checking cl pretty much every 3 hours or so, so hopefully I will get lucky. I found some Mamba M3s on tirerack I thought were nice on a sweet sale, but they only have 3 available
Anyway, I will figure something out. If anyone comes across a set, I will rep you if I can for posting a link. Thanks so much for all your help, guys
 
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Old 07-11-2012, 10:23 PM
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Yep... I don't think wheels off of a 2011 will work. You didn't think it would be THAT easy did ya
 
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Old 07-11-2012, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Red02FX4
Yep... I don't think wheels off of a 2011 will work. You didn't think it would be THAT easy did ya
Yes, that was naivity at its best. So that was in my early stages of research on this topic. Thanks for the comment, tho...make me feel like a true

Anyway, just found a couple sweet deals on ebay in case anyone else is in the same situation I am:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150850901143...84.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280822883836...84.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110791970325...84.m1423.l2649

All of which are shipped for less than $450 for the set...I will be choosing shortly and updating.
 
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I plan to eventually put 285/75/16s on these wheels, which I understand shouldn't rub as they are less than 33s. Any issues with these ya'll know of besides load range/gas mileage effect?
 
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Old 07-11-2012, 11:51 PM
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nice find. thought you wanted to go bigger than 16s?
 
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Old 07-12-2012, 01:16 PM
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Lightning wheels would look great and often show up on EBAY because L owner's upgrade to 20s or bigger.
 
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Saw these the other day...just not a huge fan of the bullet style wheels. They are nice, just not my style.
 
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Originally Posted by DenoFL
nice find. thought you wanted to go bigger than 16s?
I thought about it, but tires get expensive quick above 17s. If I find a good deal on 17's that would be perfect. 16s or 17s, don't wanna go any bigger, tho. All the good deals I can find right now are on 16s, tho
 
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Old 07-12-2012, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Buxton91
Look around for some lightning takeoffs.
agreed, some of the best looking factory wheels. Came in 3 different styles

1999/2000


2001/2002


2003/2004
 
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18" tires can be priced low at times too...285/60/18s are a size that can vary in price $100-$300 per tire (depending on performance, speed rating ,etc.). I paid $525 for 4 Cooper Zeon sport truck radials, and that was the installed-price.
 
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I swapped the OEM steel wheels with the plastic 'chrome' covers on them for the OEM aluminum version of the same style from the local tire shop for $15 each..

I'm much happier with them.. They are 16x7, but I also need/want LT rated tires, so I like the LT265/75/16 tires I can get for about $800 a set.

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