Which Wheels for my 78 (pics)

JoeM · Mar 10, 2014

Hey guys, been awhile. I finally have some time to work on my 78 again, I just bought a 4" lift so I am going to put that in and do some work underneath: brakes, seals, u joints, brake lines, cylinders, shocks, etc etc

Anyways, along with the 4" comes 33s.

Right now I have 87-91 steel wheels with chrome rings and center caps (mint), but I also just bought a set of Western's

What would you guys go with?

OEMs

Or Westerns, sandblasted, painted and cleared (mint)

smokey · Mar 10, 2014

Westerns, sandblasted, painted and cleared

LEB Ben · Mar 10, 2014

No contest...westerns...If this isn't unanimous, I'll be surprised.

m78 · Mar 10, 2014

Yeup !

fatherdoug · Mar 10, 2014

I like them both, but I voted for the old school Westerns.

5.0Flareside · Mar 10, 2014

westerns all day!!

DNFXDLI · Mar 14, 2014

Westerns. .

Beach66Bum · Mar 14, 2014

voted....

miottimouse · Mar 14, 2014

I have always liked both but I recently also found a set of the same o.e.m. rims with the trim rings and just got them installed on my 79 bronco.
Joe did your o.e.m. rims fit with out any clearance issues between the front rims and the tie rod ends? I had to wait for about a week for 1" spacers to finaly install these wheels. I found it realy strange there were issues in the 1st place considering these were a factory wheel.

bucks77ford · Mar 15, 2014

Westerns all day long, unless you can find some old school slots.

mofoco1 · Mar 16, 2014

I like the oems, by the way I will take those fugly western off your hands. They are truly an abomination but I will sacrifice myself and my truck for your benefit. Sarcasm aside Keep the Westerns. Ask me why I said that.

polarbear · Mar 16, 2014

+1 for OEM's, only because the truck is so clean, straight, and STOCK otherwise.

m78 · Mar 17, 2014

Are those OEM wagon wheels chromed or painted ?

taxreliever · Mar 17, 2014

If I was able to see the truck with the Westerns on, might be easier for me to choose, but I voted for OEM's.

fatherdoug · Mar 17, 2014

taxreliever said:
If I was able to see the truck with the Westerns on, might be easier for me to choose, but I voted for OEM's.

I usually like the classic look, but that clean, green truck looks nice with the OEM's. That is one truck that is able to pull it off.

SuperCab · Mar 23, 2014

I actually voted for the oems.

primetime · Mar 23, 2014

I voted for the steel wheels. They just seem to fit your truck well.

m78 · Mar 23, 2014

I still want to know if those wagon wheels in the picture are chrome.
My '78 brochures don't show chrome as an option. Only white and yellow.

460Trucker · Mar 24, 2014

They both look good, but for wheels I have to vote OEM.

Big Jim F150 · Apr 12, 2014

Factory oem wheels, I have the chrome styled steel wheels from an 87 to 96 on my 78 with a nice set of Cooper raised white letter tires and it looks good, and also using factory center caps on mine. Although mine's a two wheel drive truck.

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