if you keep them torqued i don't hear issues, a guy on another forum just broke all his studs off because he never checked them and they were loose

even if you do the rear, the front isn't going to be cheap. dillons recommendation for having wheels drilled for your pattern honestly sounds the best. there are a few places (don't have names) that have major named wheels un drilled where you can get them drilled to your specs.

 

if you do swap the rear axle i believe you have to use newer axles from superduty's for your speedometer to work right. Then im not sure if superduty axles are wider than ours so that might be an issue.

there are shops that specialize in drilling wheel patterns, that's what i would do if i was in your situation.

 

^ I was planning on using a rear out of the 1999+ because that's when the switched to the 10.5 full-float and hopefully all the sensors and everything will work too.

What do you think about getting a set of front hubs drilled for 8-bolt? Could you link me some companies that would drill wheels too?

Thanks for the help guys

 

10k?? Hope they use alot of lube

I would just get adapters. I ran them on my f150 on 44's and didnt have any problems. Use locktight and check them every so often and you shouldnt have any problems. Plus they are only like $300

 

Another option I just thought of would be to use the rear axle out of a Raptor, only issue is width. Any other downfalls?

 

how about new 7lug wheels...lots of options out there now:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/resul...Clar=SuperCrew