I purchased some used 2000 17" wheels for my 97 f150 4x4. The lug nuts are slightly larger on the 00 wheels. I can mount them with my old lug nuts but lugs will not center in the holes. Seems like a bad idea to mount this way. Is there a lug nut or adapter to make these wheels work? Do the 97 17" wheels have smaller holes?

 

The '97-'99 F150's had 12mm lugs and the late '99-up use the 14mm lugs. I bought a set of '00 ORP 17" for my '99. The lug holes were as you said bigger. I simply torqued the 12mm lugs to specs and checked them periodically w/o problems. The reason this is feasible is that the wheels are hub-centric, the lugs only clamp the rim to the hub. The hub sizes are the same so all is well. This is just my experience, use w/ caution as w/ all advice. Doc

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2000 F-150 4x4
4.2L, 5-speed,
3.55 Limited Slip,
reg. cab, short bed,
Pioneer DEH-P4000 CD,
Tinted windows,
17" ORP wheels,
265/70-17 GY RT/S
Delta toolbox
Super-flip-chipped (soon to be re-programmed)
Tow Hooks
...much more to come....

Wife: 2000 Ranger Trailhead Package
Black & Tinted
5-spd, CD, A/C,
16" 4x4 wheels/tires, 4x4 susp.,
Westin nerf bars