My truck came with the chrome 18" wheels, Im looking at getting new rims and tires and wanted to get a 17" wheel, but will they fit becouse of the brake size? has any one put 17 on a 2010 with 18's.

 

I could be wrong, but I don't think there is any difference in brakes between the 17"- and 18"-containing trucks. Find a 17" wheel that will fit the 2010, and you should be good to go!

 

I've been doing a lot of researching on stepping down from 18's to 17's on mine and from what I understand as long as we stay within the factory offset and backspacing we'll be ok. I'm not a wheel guy and all the wheel/tire shops around here are no help at all.

I'd like to get a definite answer on this subject as I'm getting ready to buy new wheels/tires.

 

I am with you I have asked this question already. Alot of people say they should just stay withing factory specs but I have never seen an answer from anyone who actually did it. From what I understand though they made some 2010 F-150's with 17" rims and the brakes are the same so they should??? As I am about to do a lift/wheel/tire upgrade I am curious as well.

 

I guess someone is going to have to try and see if 17's will fit so we all know for sure. I was planning on getting 17's for my truck but now I dont know if they fit.

 

Guys, if someone can go from 17" factory to 18" factory (which has been done plenty on this forum), then you should be able to go 18" factory specs to 17" factory specs. As 96grimreaper said, stay with factory offset and backspacing, and you should be fine.

 

I've done it, I've got a 09 XLT with 18" rims and for my winter tires I have 17" alloys
from a 05 STX. Used em all last winter without any issues.

 

The question is "will they fit on a 2010?" The 2010 front brakes and rotors are larger than the 2009 and earlier trucks.

 

I would bet that a 17" wheel from a 2010 will fit a 2010 that originally came with 18" wheels. There is no way that Ford does different size brakes for different trucks. Too much $$$ for different parts, tools for assembly, etc. So, again, follow the offset and backspacing for a 2010, and any size wheel meant to fit that truck should fit.

 

I stopped at a huge wheel and tire shop when I was out running around today. I told him I wanted 17's and he looked at me funny. He said most guys want an 18 or 20 because thats the style. I said I wanted more sidewall and a cheaper tire because the difference could be as much as $100/tire.

We both dug through several magazines, searched the net etc and the conclusion we came to was pick a wheel I liked and we would test fit it. He was getting a new stock of wheels at the first of next week so I'll be going back when he gets some more styles in the 17's. I'll report back if nobody has come up with an exact backspacing, offset etc for a 17" aftermarket wheel for the '10.

EDIT: Tonight if I find the motivation I'll run out to my parents house. They have an 06 XL with the steel 17's and I'll see if they work.

 

My problem is, I want to get 17 wheels with a negative offset and a low backspace to pushthe tires out farther. But I guess if 17's wont fit then I will have to look at something else.

 

Has anyone found out yet if 17's will fit?

 

Yes they will fit! I had the 18" FX4 wheels on my 2010 and went to a 17" with no issues.

 

Thanks, I think that the answer weve been looking for. But do you stay with the same offset and backspace as the stock wheels.

 

It would depend on the size tire you are going to go with. I did the 2.5" level and wanted 35's so I stayed as close as I could to stock wheel specs. My 17's are offset +6mm and the backspacing is 5.25" and I have a little rubbing in reverse.