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Originally Posted by Baraga79
Hi Guys. I just bought a '59 F-100 half ton short box step side. 292 V-8 backed up to a 3-speed column shift. It's a project truck for sure, but I've wanted a '57-'60 for a long time now and can't wait to get started. I'm somewhat new to Ford stuff and had a question for the experts: Right now the truck is on mismatched 'rollers' and one of the first things I want to do is get a set of matching steel wheels for it. It's five lug, but I'm not sure what the bolt pattern is. Does anyone know if other years of Ford truck will fit? Thanks! -Marc.
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Marc, as dmsfrr has given you the correct way to measure a 5 lug bolt
circle, you will find it will measure 5 1/2".
If you want 15" wheels with the
correct hubcap mounting nubs, then
many of the 1948 Ford thru 1966 F-1 and F-100 pickups will have that
correct hubcap mounting nub, Known as "innie nub wheels" as the nubs
face inwards towards the lugnuts.
Most of those wheels were 15", although 16" wheels were available on
some Ford Pickups in those years.
1967 thru 1996 Ford F-100 pickups also had the 5.5" bolt circle wheels,
but they had "outie" hubcap mounting tabs, those tabs faced out away
from the lugnuts, and the hubcap tabs are much bigger then the innie
nubs, so ALL 1948 thru 1996 1/2 ton Ford pickup wheels will fit your '59
so just figure out which kind of small hubcap you want to use.
PS: If you want to use a full 15" wheelcover, then you can use any of the
1/2 ton wheels mentioned above.
Many other pickup makes, and some cars also use the 5.5" bolt circle,
but the correct '59 pickup hubcaps won't fit many of those wheels.
Good luck...
.