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Old Jun 17, 2016 | 04:12 AM
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Over the past week I've done a lot of looking online about wheel spacers. I am looking for a set of 2" spacers for my 1992 Ford F-150 (obviously). Anyways, from my research I realize that the lugs need to be steel (which makes sense once i think about it), and the spacers need to be hub centric. I have the 5x5.5" bolt pattern I believe.

My question is where can i find a set of spacers like this. My budget is around $200 because id rather pay more the first time than pay for a whole new front end cause the spacers broke!

Any help would be appreciated. I have found that Bora seems to be what I'm looking for but they start at 140$ a pair + 25$ shipping. (They say all makes and models on customwheeloffset.com but I'm not 100% since all I've seen is 1997 and newer) If this is the route I need to go to get the job done I will. I was just wondering if there were more options out there.

Thanks in advance!
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Old Jun 17, 2016 | 07:04 PM
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I ordered a set of 1.5" spacers off ebay. 5x5/5x5.5 to 5x5.5, since I had a Chevy and wanted to use my old Ford wheels. I now have them on my '94 F150. Not hub centric, but I have had no problems. Had them on and off multiple times, just make sure to retorque the spacer every time you take the wheel off, for peace of mind.

I've got close to 20k miles on these spacers, between the 2 trucks I've run them on. $100 for the set of 4, with lug nuts
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Old Jun 17, 2016 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mustangGT90210
I ordered a set of 1.5" spacers off ebay. 5x5/5x5.5 to 5x5.5, since I had a Chevy and wanted to use my old Ford wheels. I now have them on my '94 F150. Not hub centric, but I have had no problems. Had them on and off multiple times, just make sure to retorque the spacer every time you take the wheel off, for peace of mind.

I've got close to 20k miles on these spacers, between the 2 trucks I've run them on. $100 for the set of 4, with lug nuts
Alright cool. Link?
Are they steel studs then?
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Old Jun 17, 2016 | 08:01 PM
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After 2 years, I don't have the link anymore

I would imagine they are steel, they have little bits of surface rust on the studs where the nuts don't cover, but the spacer is aluminum.

Here they are my '94


And they were also on this truck for half their lives. 33x12.50, 15x10s
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Old Jun 17, 2016 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mustangGT90210
After 2 years, I don't have the link anymore

I would imagine they are steel, they have little bits of surface rust on the studs where the nuts don't cover, but the spacer is aluminum.

Here they are my '94


And they were also on this truck for half their lives. 33x12.50, 15x10s
Oh duh. Lol. Alright. I trust them as long as the studs are steel.
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Old Jun 17, 2016 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 9redneck2
Oh duh. Lol. Alright. I trust them as long as the studs are steel.
I wouldn't think the studs would be made of anything else. Certainly not aluminum.
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Originally Posted by Snaggletooth
I wouldn't think the studs would be made of anything else. Certainly not aluminum.
I've seen a few Chinese ones that were aluminum studs... 😂
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