I'm new to this. I'm glad to have joined this Forum. I'm looking to get input for 17" wheels for a 2002 crew cab Lariat 4x4. I need extra wheels to put snow tires on. What yrs and Make will fit my f150. Thanks everyone

 

1997-2003 (04H) and 97-02 Expy or Gator. Only these trucks with 5 lug wheels.
Forgot the Blackwood.

 

AK, will 97 wheels fit on an 02 (12mm vs. 14mm)?

 

tight but they fit

 

I’m having a hard time getting wheels from a 2016 to fit on the front. Something preventing it from fitting flat against the hub. It is a 18” wheel but everything posted here suggests it should word with some lug nut changes..??

 

Of course a 2016 wheel won’t fit a 97-03. You can’t be serious.

 

If I read your profile correctly you have a 2011 F150. 2016 uses a different front wheel bearing and front end is defferent than your 2009-2014 model, so that might be why you are having a problem. Both wheel years show an 87.1mm center hub, so that isn't your problem. The offset is probably where you are running into the problem.

 

Old thread, but I was too new to find the answer in 2020.

I did this. 12mm did not fit my 14 lug holes, USING ALUMINUM MAGS. I think AK references steel wheels.

Drilling them out brings some risk of a chattering bit making an ugly hole. I found a step drill bit with maybe 6-7 steps, instead of 9. Each step size is longer. Still, drill from the front and be quick to stop when it goes through, so, don't drill too fast nor push too hard. Flip it and repeat. If tires are on the wheel, the job is easier, if you have to work on cement. This gives a clean hole, camphered/beveled ever so slightly.

Bits might be in imperial, not metric, so you need to convert. 1mm is the diameter increase over 14 mm for clearance or slop, so you want 14mm + 1 = 15mm, or a tad less.

In imperial measurements. 15/25.4=0.5512 or 70/127ths. 0.5512x32=17.64/32nds. 18/32= 9/16. That's ok, but smaller is better. 17/32nds is great. Nice tight fit, but not stupid tight.

Bad part, no hubcaps fit. 12mm depended on lug nuts especially made to hold the cap. 14's let the rim hold the caps. There may be a fix, but simplest is to but purdy black or chromed lugnuts, and let the truck, look like a truck.