I am considering some post 2000 lightning rims for my 97 F-150. Some say they will work and others say not. Does anyone know for sure. I know the 97 has 12mm studs as apposed to 14mm studs for the 2000. Will this cause the studs to sheer off??
Also, is it possible to change from 12mm studs to 14mm studs??

Any help will be greatly appreaciated.
Thanks.

 

The rims will work fine, they are hub centered, so the big lug hole wont matter. You will need lug nuts for a 99 lightning, so that they will be 12mm threads.

 

Thanks for the reply. I have had nearly the same question for a while now and haven't been able to get an answer. I am wanting to put rims off of a '02 XLT on my '98 XLT.

Brian

 

Yea, thanks from me also. There is a lot of stuff available from the 2000 and later L's. I like the wheels.

 

My question is how to secure the center caps from a 14mm wheel on a 12mm lug nut??? I put the 17" 10 hole aluminum wheels off my 2001 on my dad's 99, but I can't get the center caps to stay on. The old center caps from his steel 17" wheels don't fit right, they stick out 1/2" from the wheel. Maybe the caps from a 12mm aluminum wheel would work on his?

Mitch

 

Well, i never said anything about the center caps because the original question was about lightning wheels, which dont have center caps like that. I have taken pliers and squeezed the things together to make them work before, but the 99 and earlier center caps is what is really needed. Did they make those 10spoke 17" wheels at all back when they had the small lug nuts? I dont think so, so there may not be a earlier center cap for those wheels.

 

I tried squeezing them together, lost 1 cap in about 10 miles. I'm thinking that the 97-99 sawblade aluminum wheels might have a cap that would work. I wonder where I can find a set of those... Worst case I can always put the steel wheels back on his truck and sell the set of 10 hole wheels.

Thanks,

Mitch