Will 97+ tire rims fit my 93 hubs? I bet there are hundreds of those rims in the recycling yards.

*thats me, always trying to get out of paying much for anything*

 

lol. knowing ford the bolt circle is probably different sized ...

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember reading somewhere when the 97s first came out that they had something special about them that was different than in years past.

scott

 

yes i was reading other posts on this subject and the pre 97's had a 5 lug 5.5" bolt circle and the post 97's have a 5 lug 137 mm bolt circle .

 

Ray, you're cold. Make me have to dig out my metric convertor like that!

If your numbers are correct, they would work with very minimal effort.

5.5" = 139.7mm

or

137mm = 5.4"

That's no sweat at all. I got a set of GM 5.0" bolt circle sized rims to fit safely on a car with 5.5" bolt circle axles. Not something I'd professionally recommend, but something I'd do for myself again without a second thought.

Take care,
-Chris

 

wont bolt right up, my 01 screw is 5 x 135. the older ones are 5 x 5.5. maybe you can try what pkrwd said.

 

I don't think I'll go out of my way to get some. Its nice to know there is a difference... in case I see some in the local paper for sale w/ 33"s or something already mounted up. I would mount em on if the price was cheap.
People around here chain their rims and tires to trees when they want to sell them. Sometimes the deals on offroadin rims and tires are awesome.
Thanks for the info.