what factory ford wheel with a 4.5 back spacing fit a 2000 F 150 going up in wheel size really doesn't matter

trying to get out on the cheap using factory wheels with a 5 inch rcx lift that requires a 4.5 back spacing if any exist

 

I know the wheels for the 97-03 have less backspacing than the 6.5" of backspacing most 04-14 factory wheels have, but 4.5" is really low. Just run factory wheels on small tires until you can afford aftermarket wheels, look at used ones, etc. Have you tried your current wheels to see if they fit with whatever tires you want to run? Sometimes they work. And hell, maybe some factory wheels had BS that low.

Lots of times the knuckle keeps you from running small wheels anyway, so that could be another issue.

Edit: apparently at least the FX4 ones do:

https://www.f150online.com/forums/19...ry-wheels.html

However, unless you live in a big city where you can readily get these, might as well get aftermarket ones that look and fit better cause 17s are cheap and they may end up costing the same versus refurbished factory ones.

 

All of the OEM 1997-2003 F-150 and 1997-2002 Expedition 16x7 and 17x7.5 inch wheels will fit and they all have 4.5 inches of backspacing. Just make sure you use lugnuts for your 2000 model. (Ford increased the stud size around 99 or 2000)

 

Wow that is good news . but RCX specifically says factory wheels wont work and require a BS of 4.5 .. if they are already a BS of 4.5 then WTH are they talking about .. so what is the biggest tire I can get under the factory suspension . before I lift it

 

Check, by calling them, but I'm assuming the issue is that the wheels are too small and they hit the new knuckle. I've seen aftermarket 17s on lifted trucks of this generation, so I'm not sure what the issue is. Maybe they need even less backspacing.

4x4 or 2wd? 4x4 you should stuff a 35 on it with the keys cranked, and it may rub, but you don't want too small of a tire so that it looks goofy with the lift.

I'd just wait and do everything at once. Save up, get new wheels, new tires, and then put the lift on is my vote. It's more painful to do that, but that's what I did and it works out better that way. If you do it in steps, you're wasting money on mount, balance, and alignments. 17" steel or aluminum bullet wheels are REALLY inexpensive.

 

Normally they're saying they won't work because the factory wheels are too narrow for the tire width they have as the recommended size, basically you can't (well shouldn't) put a 12.50" wide tire on a 7-7.5" wide wheel.

But on my old 98 that had a lift kit which said it needed 4.5" of backspacing I could put the factory wheels on there and they would spin fine, so I doubt it's a matter of the wheel contacting something and more a matter of the tire size.

But like KMAC said you can always call and confirm with them.