Expert: Mike Evans - 9/20/2010

Question
I want to put new wheel rims on my 1997 Ford F150 (short bed LT) My truck has 16", 5 lug rims now and they are all rusted.  Are rims from a 2003 F150 Super Crew Cab (4 door) that are also 16", 5 lug compatible?  Could you point me to a website that has that type of information in a look up table?

Answer
The wheels should be more or less the same (bolt pattern, back spacing).  What you have to be careful about is the nuts.  There are about half-a-dozen different Ford lug nuts, depending on the rim.  It's vital that you get the correct nuts or the rim won't be properly secured.  There are lots of on-line wheel merchants; any of their websites should have the info you need.  One that comes to mind is Tire Rack™; they do all of their business online and have a good website.