Rim suggestions and help | Ford Explorer Forums - Serious Explorations

  • Register Today It's free!

Rim suggestions and help

jammcc82

Member
Joined
October 19, 2010
Messages
23
Reaction score
0
City, State
Chesterfield, Va
Year, Model & Trim Level
2001 Sport trac
hey guys, gonna be picking up a set of 07 jeep sahara rims for my 01 trac. im gonna have to get some adapters to change from 5x4.5 to 5x5. does anyone think this is a good idea, or any problems i should look out for?! thanks alot
 



Join the Elite Explorers for $20 each year.
Elite Explorer members see no advertisements, no banner ads, no double underlined links,.
Add an avatar, upload photo attachments, and more!
.





Not a fan of stock Jeep wheels on other vehicles but it comes to price, personal preference and look wanted. Have a picture of the wheels?
 






yep, lemme upload and post. <a href="http://s1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa418/jammcc8284/?action=view&amp;current=5G15K25Fd3I73Md3Fdbcj174cd85bc1c61e45.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa418/jammcc8284/5G15K25Fd3I73Md3Fdbcj174cd85bc1c61e45.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

really my reason for doing this is because i dont have alot of money, plus, i dont feel the need in spending almost 1000 in just rims. i think these look good, they are 18" by 8". wheel pattern is 5x5 though, just dont know if ill hit any problems. what do you think?
 






5G15K25Fd3I73Md3Fdbcj174cd85bc1c61e45.jpg
 






Wouldn't look too bad, what tire size are you gonna run? Any lift? Check the offset of those wheels and how much the difference will be with the adapters, coinside the tire size with these two factors to make sure they'll work for your Trac.

Here's a great calculator to figure out wheel/ tire size combo, etc....

http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
 






Factor in the cost of spacers, probably about $200, because while Jeep wheels have the same bolt pattern as a Trac they have more backspace and will tuck the tires closer to the body. Besides possibly rubbing on the inside, it will look silly.
 






Well guys, after careful consideration and thought, not gonna get the jeep rims. Even though 5 rims and tires for 400 is a steal of a deal, I found something ford. 4 01 18" lightning rims for 400. Just gotta buy the adaptors and tires. Think those will look better than jeep rims anyday haha
 






Lightning wheels will look sweet on an ST but like about check the offset and match it with the correct tire size that will work for you, remember to factor in the depth of the adapters as well. Good luck, always wondered what these wheels would look like on an ST.
 






Back
Top