Thread: New 17s for Raptor

Originally Posted by Raptor05121

I've had the same 16" American Racing chrome plated steel wheels on my truck since 1999 (see my throwback thread). They have been pitting and whatnot lately. I don't like chrome, and I think 16s are too small. So I have finally scored the wheels I've longed after for a while: the 17" 5-spoke alloys from the 2003 Heritage Edition F-150. UPS got here an hour late. Of course I was outside waiting. He backed into my driveway, popped open the rear doors and low and behold his truck is empty except for my four boxes haha. 30lbs each, and he guessed they were wheels. Hub-centric instead of lug-centric. I need new lug nuts. Excellent finish for reconditioned wheels. Edges were reshaped and there is obvious work done on the inside, but the outside was 9.5/10 Overall, I paid $100/each, with $26 state tax and free shipping, so $426 to my back door. Now I just need a couple paychecks to afford the $700 rubber for them, and new stainless steel brake lines and get my rotors turned. Not to mention the center caps at a ridiculous $25/each and new lug nuts. And you know shes a keeper when she understand sacrifices had to be made:

those are awesome along with the gun in the background in the last one

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Originally Posted by Raptor05121

I've had the same 16" American Racing chrome plated steel wheels on my truck since 1999 (see my throwback thread). They have been pitting and whatnot lately. I don't like chrome, and I think 16s are too small. So I have finally scored the wheels I've longed after for a while: the 17" 5-spoke alloys from the 2003 Heritage Edition F-150. UPS got here an hour late. Of course I was outside waiting. He backed into my driveway, popped open the rear doors and low and behold his truck is empty except for my four boxes haha. 30lbs each, and he guessed they were wheels. Hub-centric instead of lug-centric. I need new lug nuts. Excellent finish for reconditioned wheels. Edges were reshaped and there is obvious work done on the inside, but the outside was 9.5/10 Overall, I paid $100/each, with $26 state tax and free shipping, so $426 to my back door. Now I just need a couple paychecks to afford the $700 rubber for them, and new stainless steel brake lines and get my rotors turned. Not to mention the center caps at a ridiculous $25/each and new lug nuts. And you know shes a keeper when she understand sacrifices had to be made:

are you going to have the tires on the 16's put in the new ones or are you going to get new tires too?

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Originally Posted by Raptor05121

I've had the same 16" American Racing chrome plated steel wheels on my truck since 1999 (see my throwback thread). They have been pitting and whatnot lately. I don't like chrome, and I think 16s are too small. So I have finally scored the wheels I've longed after for a while: the 17" 5-spoke alloys from the 2003 Heritage Edition F-150. UPS got here an hour late. Of course I was outside waiting. He backed into my driveway, popped open the rear doors and low and behold his truck is empty except for my four boxes haha. 30lbs each, and he guessed they were wheels. Hub-centric instead of lug-centric. I need new lug nuts. Excellent finish for reconditioned wheels. Edges were reshaped and there is obvious work done on the inside, but the outside was 9.5/10 Overall, I paid $100/each, with $26 state tax and free shipping, so $426 to my back door. Now I just need a couple paychecks to afford the $700 rubber for them, and new stainless steel brake lines and get my rotors turned. Not to mention the center caps at a ridiculous $25/each and new lug nuts. And you know shes a keeper when she understand sacrifices had to be made:

Lookin good man. Your just like me. I threw my drag wheels in one side just to see em on lol
Yeah and 25$ a lug nut. Crazy right. I did it for my 03 and was like. Excuse me? Lol

Originally Posted by Raptor05121

I've had the same 16" American Racing chrome plated steel wheels on my truck since 1999 (see my throwback thread). They have been pitting and whatnot lately. I don't like chrome, and I think 16s are too small. So I have finally scored the wheels I've longed after for a while: the 17" 5-spoke alloys from the 2003 Heritage Edition F-150. UPS got here an hour late. Of course I was outside waiting. He backed into my driveway, popped open the rear doors and low and behold his truck is empty except for my four boxes haha. 30lbs each, and he guessed they were wheels. Hub-centric instead of lug-centric. I need new lug nuts. Excellent finish for reconditioned wheels. Edges were reshaped and there is obvious work done on the inside, but the outside was 9.5/10 Overall, I paid $100/each, with $26 state tax and free shipping, so $426 to my back door. Now I just need a couple paychecks to afford the $700 rubber for them, and new stainless steel brake lines and get my rotors turned. Not to mention the center caps at a ridiculous $25/each and new lug nuts. And you know shes a keeper when she understand sacrifices had to be made:

Nice raptor it will be worth the wait, I bought some fx4 rims to go on my 06

Originally Posted by cooperf150-06

Nice raptor it will be worth the wait, I bought some fx4 rims to go on my 06

the FX4 headlight look good IMO I think they would look good with the fx4 wheels

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Originally Posted by Raptor05121

Yeah thats my AR-15 that I built recently. Here is a shameless show-off The new wheels are 17" and the old ones are 16" so obviously not. I am getting new rubber for these.

built? That's sick oh yeah I forgot about the tire size ( a duh moment )

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Originally Posted by Raptor05121

I've had the same 16" American Racing chrome plated steel wheels on my truck since 1999 (see my throwback thread). They have been pitting and whatnot lately. I don't like chrome, and I think 16s are too small. So I have finally scored the wheels I've longed after for a while: the 17" 5-spoke alloys from the 2003 Heritage Edition F-150.

UPS got here an hour late. Of course I was outside waiting. He backed into my driveway, popped open the rear doors and low and behold his truck is empty except for my four boxes haha. 30lbs each, and he guessed they were wheels.





Hub-centric instead of lug-centric. I need new lug nuts.







Excellent finish for reconditioned wheels. Edges were reshaped and there is obvious work done on the inside, but the outside was 9.5/10





Overall, I paid $100/each, with $26 state tax and free shipping, so $426 to my back door.

Now I just need a couple paychecks to afford the $700 rubber for them, and new stainless steel brake lines and get my rotors turned. Not to mention the center caps at a ridiculous $25/each and new lug nuts. And you know shes a keeper when she understand sacrifices had to be made:

Nice last photo lol. Put everything you're proud of in it lol. Nice wheel choice Alex!

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Originally Posted by cooperf150-06

Nice raptor it will be worth the wait, I bought some fx4 rims to go on my 06

I got some for my '05 for free luckily.

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Nice raptor that will change the look a lot