I got a pair of 35 ford rims for my truck im working on. Im running a 8.8 ford 150 rear end the wheels wont fit over the drums what rear ends are you guys using or spacers. whats my best bet to get these rims on my truck?
With a 8.8, you might be able to get the brake drum ***emblies (backing plates and all) off of a smaller car and hopefully (they should be) the drums will be a smaller diameter and fit inside your wheel. You will have to redrill the brake drum for your lug pattern... or grind out the existing holes.
the inside of the rims is 10 inchs what size brake drum is that small ? the fronts fit but im using the stock 29 front end.
i believe your rear now has 5 on 5-1/2" bolt circle. what you need to make the `35 wires work are wheel adapters.....not spacers or smaller drums i suggest you get them from Rally America , here is a link...scroll down to the bottom of the page. not cheap , but it is what you need http://www.rallyamerica.com/hubcaps/index.html
The adapter solution worked for me on my pickup rear axle. 12" drums and my deep offset wheels wouldnt fit over the drums. I got the 1.5" adapters, with the same bolt pattern. Bumped the wheels out just enough so that they would bolt up flat to the adapters. Dont forget to retorque them after the first 100 miles or so. They made the tires stick out a little more. But it looks OK, and they dont rub. No problems with them in the year I drove it as a daily driver. Mike
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