18,000 orig. mile 318 build
That's a good question, and they would be budget.. Nice find,Kurt...
I have one of these rims that I pulled off a junkyard van by mistake (thought it was a 15"). I'll have to check it for all specs.
Yes, and many of the Fords had the 4.5" bolt pattern as well. I know the bolt pattern will fit, but not about if the brakes will clear. But the old Ford 4.5" bolt pattern rims may be another option...
While I can't speak for all Fords, they did go up to a 5" bolt pattern from 4.5" on the 15" rims used on Lincoln Continentals after 1972. Also just found from Googling that the '80-82 F100's have 5 on 4.5". No idea of the rim size. Ford cars may be a tough source - 15" is about as big as it gets on them, and only the largest of their full-size cars will run the 7" rims (and you'll still probably wind up with the 5" bolt pattern). Also - far as I know - the '71-73 Mach 1 Mustangs and a few Torinos of the same era were the only Ford products to get standard steel 14x7" 5-on-4.5" rims (and you can't get 1968+ dog dish hubcaps on them - the wheel stamping is larger).
Ought to be a real mish-mash at the yards, but I'd be most concerned that any other brand of rim has the right size hole to ensure the rim will be hub centric.
Still might be easier to pick up the van rims - mine came from an '87 B150, which ought to be plentiful in the OP's yard. Genuine Mopar part, fits right, hub centric - can't get better than that.
I'll pull out my 16" rim this afternoon and get all the specs on it (and whether it'll support '68+ dog dish rims too).
One other tip: If you want to run 16" steel rims and go for an ultra-sleeper look, you can mount your 15" hubcaps with 15"-to-16" adapters - they look like trim rings, but you can install the ring in the rim, and the hubcap in the ring. Again, B-series vans may have them, and Ford used an identical adapter too from the same supplier:
http://www.fordification.net/pn/d2tz-1210-a/
-Kurt
