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Gents,

These wheels were on my Bullnose when I purchased it. Are they a factory Ford wheel or aftermarket? I want to put them up for sale but would like to identify them if possible. Looking on the wheel page, "Type-9" looks similar, but I dunno...

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I know my truck came with skinny little steel wheels when new, so I'm not sure what these ones are from.

 

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Yes, those are factory Ford wheels.

They are 15x7.5 and originally came on 1990 - 1994 trucks.

1995/1996 had a very similar style wheel but without the rivets.

They were *not* factory original wheels for the Bullnose years. Sorry Gary, but the 1978 - 1981 wheels are 15x6 and look a bit different:

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Yes, those are factory Ford wheels.

They are 15x7.5 and originally came on 1990 - 1994 trucks.

1995/1996 had a very similar style wheel but without the rivets.

They were *not* factory original wheels for the Bullnose years. Sorry Gary, but the 1978 - 1981 wheels are 15x6 and look a bit different:

Rick - Thanks for the correction.

This info needs to be on the Y2Y differences page since those wheels were available for only 2 of the Bullnose years. I’ll add them awa your pic(s). 👍

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They were *not* factory original wheels for the Bullnose years. Sorry Gary, but the 1978 - 1981 wheels are 15x6 and look a bit different:

The years listed are incorrect, but the advertisement does state a 6" width.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-OEM-Ford-1978-1986-Truck-Aluminum-Wheels-F150-Bronco-Van-1979-1980-1981-1982/142899985192?epid=1256795262&hash=item214580bb28:g:KoEAAOSwa-dWp~Lo:rk:1:pf:0

 

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They were *not* factory original wheels for the Bullnose years. Sorry Gary, but the 1978 - 1981 wheels are 15x6 and look a bit different:

The years listed are incorrect, but the advertisement does state a 6" width.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-OEM-Ford-1978-1986-Truck-Aluminum-Wheels-F150-Bronco-Van-1979-1980-1981-1982/142899985192?epid=1256795262&hash=item214580bb28:g:KoEAAOSwa-dWp~Lo:rk:1:pf:0

Yes, those are apparently the 1978 - 81 wheels that Ford said have "10 opening - polished aluminum".

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Yes, those are apparently the 1978 - 81 wheels that Ford said have "10 opening - polished aluminum".

Ok, I put a blurb about the 10-hole polished aluminum wheels, as well as their cast aluminum replacements, on the Y2Y page and the Engine & Driveline tab: http://www.garysgaragemahal.com/year-to-year-differences.html

And, I put two pics of the 10-hole polished aluminum wheels on a new tab, oddly enough called Pictures, on the Driveline/Wheels page.

Let me know if that works for y'all.

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