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08-23-2018, 11:15 AM
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I would not count on any aftermarket alloy 16" wheel to clear the '08+ calipers. It's a tight fit with factory wheels.
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08-23-2018, 11:38 AM
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Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martinli
I am looking for new wheels for my 2014 E350.
Since I am located in good old Germany its even harder to get some rims.
My question is, whould American Racing AR172 16 inch on 8" fit with the bigger brakes (08+) my Van has?
Or could you recommend other after marked rims for my Van?
I understood going for 17" rims would be the easier way, but tires and rims are much more expensive.
Thanks!
Martin
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Martin I can upload more images of the '08 calipers & rotors temporarily installed on a stock 16" Ford factory steel wheel if that might be helpful? In fact I'll probably upload nearly every image I snapped when doing this swap on my 2003 E250 EB.
This might take a few hours (busy fitting an engine pre-oiling system right now)---these will be in my Imgur account and a link posted here.
Hope that proves useful.
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08-23-2018, 12:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bryanseeee
Has anyone done the brake upgrade on a pre-1997 van?
I have a 1992 e250, and I believe there are some slight differences in the front end compared to those built in 1998 onward (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm not looking to do a full front end swap, and I'd like to keep my stock 16" steelies which use the 8x6.5" bolt pattern. Specifically, I'm trying to figure out the following:
1. Can we still use our existing knuckle? I believe they are the same, but not 100% sure.
2. Any impacts on the master cylinder?
3. Any issues fitting the new brake hardware on a pre-1997 van? I know the stock 16s are supposed to accommodate but not sure if the design changed over the years.
Thanks to all the previous posters, this thread has answered so many of my questions already!
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I did it on my 95 it didn't have any issues.
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08-29-2018, 12:56 AM
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Location: Berlin
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@JWA, thanks for the offer (pictures) but I think it's quite clear for me how tight that is.
Finaly I understand to not count on 16" after market rims on 08+ brakes.
Either get some 16" Ford rims or 17" after market rims.
If I go for 17" aloy rims I assume to preferable take the same offset and backspace as Ford OEM wheels.
What is the Ford OEM stock rim offset?
I read prety often it is 0mm and sometimes +6mm.
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04-06-2020, 01:04 PM
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If you have any 4x4 converters near you contact them for take-off parts.
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04-06-2020, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by lashidalgo
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I'd contact a local Ford dealer for the calipers----they might come loaded or unloaded meaning with or without pads. As much as I dislike RockAuto I'd check with them for Motorcraft parts then see if eBay has them for a good price using the Mototcraft part number.
HTH
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04-06-2020, 06:56 PM
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Location: Denver Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lashidalgo
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What year is your van? how many miles?
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04-06-2020, 08:27 PM
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Location: Morro Bay
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JWA,
I would greatly appreciate your supplier information? Might be a dumb question, is your van 4X4?
Joe Futrmbl
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04-06-2020, 09:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lilnuts2
What year is your van? how many miles?
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Is 2002 E350 EB v8 178k miles. Right about time !
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