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Lightning rims on a fox ?!

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i was working on a 02 lightning today.. and i was wondering how the rims would look on a fox. and - would it work ? :SNSign:
 
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i dont think they are the 5x4.5 pattern that most 5 lug conversions are, are they??? with the right amount of money anything can be done
 

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That would be different.
 
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the bolt pattern on a lightning is 5x135mm they will not fit on a 5x4.5.
 
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powermaxx said:
the bolt pattern on a lightning is 5x135mm they will not fit on a 5x4.5.
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He is correct, but they do make adapter plates...
 
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they would be sick....but im sure it is way beyond any simple plate adaptor...which are unsafe and im guessing the backspacing is off too...they are 18 x 9 or 9.5"
 
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