kythri
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Well, got the wheels, and got them installed.
Here's the Expedition, stock as I bought it:
Here it is with the new wheels:
Overall, I'm quite happy with them, however, I ran into a bit of an issue with the lug nuts.
The stock rims use a "compression" style lug nut - 12-1.75 with a compression washer/flange on them.
The new rims are from a post-2000 F-150 with the 14mm studs/lugs, and likely are intended for a conical seat style, I dunno.
Anyhow, they ended up having to re-use the stock lug nuts, which are ugly and seat really low in the holes, because they couldn't use anything else, as these are a funky pattern lug nut or something.
I'm going to have to order some 1999/2000 "SVT" or Lightning lug nuts which are about half an inch taller, chromed and will hopefully look a little better.
Wheels were $469 (that includes shipping) to my door from an eBay vendor. They came with black center caps (oddly, as they were very adamantly sold WITHOUT center caps), but I bought the proper charcoal-grey Ford logo caps from my dealer at about $17/each. They look far better (to me) than the plain black caps that came with the wheels.
Here's the Expedition, stock as I bought it:
Here it is with the new wheels:
Overall, I'm quite happy with them, however, I ran into a bit of an issue with the lug nuts.
The stock rims use a "compression" style lug nut - 12-1.75 with a compression washer/flange on them.
The new rims are from a post-2000 F-150 with the 14mm studs/lugs, and likely are intended for a conical seat style, I dunno.
Anyhow, they ended up having to re-use the stock lug nuts, which are ugly and seat really low in the holes, because they couldn't use anything else, as these are a funky pattern lug nut or something.
I'm going to have to order some 1999/2000 "SVT" or Lightning lug nuts which are about half an inch taller, chromed and will hopefully look a little better.
Wheels were $469 (that includes shipping) to my door from an eBay vendor. They came with black center caps (oddly, as they were very adamantly sold WITHOUT center caps), but I bought the proper charcoal-grey Ford logo caps from my dealer at about $17/each. They look far better (to me) than the plain black caps that came with the wheels.
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