8 Bolt Rim Question- Older Chevy/Newer Ford

[bownut]

I am preparing to swap the 10 bolts out for 3/4 Ton axles under my blazer (Dana 44 front and 14 bolt rear with 4.10's) and I had two quick questions. I recently came across a used tire and rim combo for sale in the area for a real good price. They are 8 bolt 16 x 10's with 35" BFG MT's and the combo came off a newer superduty ('99 or newer). So what I am wondering is:

1) Will there be any rim clearance issues with 16" on stock 3/4 ton axles from the early 80's since they normally ran 16.5"?

2) Are the bolt patterns the same? I thought 8 bolts were interchangeable, but then I saw something about the newer Fords (99 and up) being metric 8 x 170 mm which ends up being about 8 x 6.69 vs the older Chevy's which are 8 x 6.5?

Anyone know?

 

[Stomper]

I am preparing to swap the 10 bolts out for 3/4 Ton axles under my blazer (Dana 44 front and 14 bolt rear with 4.10's) and I had two quick questions. I recently came across a used tire and rim combo for sale in the area for a real good price. They are 8 bolt 16 x 10's with 35" BFG MT's and the combo came off a newer superduty ('99 or newer). So what I am wondering is:

1) Will there be any rim clearance issues with 16" on stock 3/4 ton axles from the early 80's since they normally ran 16.5"?

2) Are the bolt patterns the same? I thought 8 bolts were interchangeable, but then I saw something about the newer Fords (99 and up) being metric 8 x 170 mm which ends up being about 8 x 6.69 vs the older Chevy's which are 8 x 6.5?

Anyone know?

Those won't work for you, stupid dutys have the metric pattern and will NOT fit our axles.

 

[Cajun4x4]

nope not gonna work...

 

[bownut]

Ok, so it's no on the bolt pattern for these particular ones, but how about the first question in regards to 16" rims in general?

Thanks for the responses.

 

[6.2Blazer]

A 16" rim should not be a problem (unless it's some weird offset or something) as almost every 3/4 or 1 ton truck that came out of the factory from the 80's until a few years ago had 16's. I personally ran 16x10's with about 4" backspacing (pretty standard) on a GM Dana 60 front and 14-bolt rear with no issues.

 

[ThaMule]

the 99 and newer fords wont fit.