I have a 2000 Eddie Bauer 4X4 Expedition, and a 1998 F-150 XLT 4X4. I want to swap the wheels on these vehicles (the 2000 expy's got those nice shiny wheels). Do I need to re-torque the screws, and is the lug pattern the same?

Thanx

 

Not sure what screws you are talking about, but the bolt pattern is the same...The actual bolts and lugs are different but all you have to do it keep the lug bolts with the original truck....You will need to torgue the 5 lugs on each wheel the same, if not you will eventually warp your rotors..but almost everyone has a torque wrench around.......Dave

 

Hey guys,
I've had a bad problem with warped rotors on my truck, and I rotate them myself. I don't own a torque wrench or an airgun/compressor; I just tighten by feel and put all I have into it. Am I causing my rotors to warp? I just thought all along that Ford cheaped out on their rotors and they were gonna warp anyway. I just recently did a $300 brake job on the front with new rotors and pads. I've done one manual tire rotation on the new rotors. Have I already damaged them and do I need to start letting a shop do my rotating? Or just buy a torque wrench? Oh, and I have the 17" ORP rims on my 4x2; is there any special requirements for these wheels compared to the 16" wheels my truck came with? Thanks for all the answers.

 

I took the rims off my [former] '00 F150 and put them on my wife's '97 Expedition. They fit fine. You'll have to do some "sqeezing" on the center cap clips to get them to fit the smaller lug-nuts, but they also fit fine.

Neal

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1997 4x4 Expedition- 4.6L, true dual exhaust w/glass-packs, K&N air filter, SuperChip, airbox mods, Edelbrock shocks, 285/75R16 BFG ATs, 2000 "XLT" wheels, 4.10 gears, Auburn LS, Clarion In-dash CD player, Smitty Bilt push bars and nerf bars.

2000 4x4 F250 SD XLT SuperCab SWB- 6.8L, Offroad Pkg, Camper Pkg, 4.30LS, Tape & CD player, Remote Keyless Entry, Sliding back glass, tinted windows, 265/75R16 OWL tires, & Line-X.

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I don't think you can make the swap. I believe your 98 f150 has 12mm studs while your 00 expy has 14mm studs. I could be wrong though. I think the f150s changed to the 14mm stud in 2000.

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1999 XLT SC, bright red, 4.2l, 5 speed, MAAP stainless nerfs, Prime Designs bug deflector, Astro Euro-Lid II, Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil and Transmission Fluid.

 

AACK! the dreaded double post!


[This message has been edited by GIJoeCam (edited 12-26-2000).]

 

Sorry modestroman, but I need to ask....

Davensa, Just curious how it's possible to warp the rotors by not evenly torquing the lugs? It's been a LOOOONG time since I've done a tire rotation on my truck, but aren't the rotors just sandwiched between the wheel and the hub? (i.e. a composite rotor) Or are ours hubbed? Like I said, it's been a long time... If it's a composite rotor, how does that cause the warpage? There's no load, even or uneven, on the rotor... the studs put the load on the spindle, not the rotor, so how would uneven torquing cause the rotor to warp?? In my experience, the only thing that will warp a rotor is heat. Just curious...
-Joe-