Will pre96 Ford wheels work on a Ram 1500?

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PARam5.9

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Ok, I bought some wheels off a buddy of mine that were on his older Ford F150. The bolt pattern is the same, but the Ford center hubs on the wheel are ALOT bigger than the ones on my 1500. Does that matter? Reason I ask is because I put the wheels on and drove down the street. The lug nuts kept coming loose. I thought it was because the hub, but my buddy said that maybe those wheels need different lug nuts than the ones I use on my stock wheels. I'd like to use them on my truck if I can, because they have a nicer back spacing to get closer to my fender flares, but don't want to have problems. Any input on this? Thanks in advance
 

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if they are not lugcentric wheels and lugs they will never stay tight
 
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How do I determine if they are or arent? If they aren't, do I just get different lugs?

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lugcentric lug nuts will be tapered and so will the wheel so that the lug seat into it and centers the hold on the stud
 
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So I would need a mag shank style lug nut with washer? Any specific length of the shank or just so that it doesn't bottom out before the washer does?!
 
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