How wide is the wide 5 pattern on 36-39 Fords?

[Roothawg]

Is it 5-1/2"?

[cadlights]

9 1/2 inches across. 6 inches bolt to bolt next to each other.

[Mart]

It's a 5 on 10.25" pcd.
I did some measurements and got the trig wrong and had an adaptor plate drilled at 10". WRONG. Had to have it redone at 10.25".
5 on 5.5 is the standard early ford bolt pattern, sometimes called large ford bolt pattern.
More modern fords are 5 on 4.5", sometimes referred to as small ford bolt pattern.
Limey know-it-all.

[Roothawg]

Holy Frijoles...I had no idea. I guess that idea is out. I was gonna try and find a set of 36 wheels for my 36 of all things. Don't think I wanna run mechanical brakes.

[NealinCA]

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I was gonna try and find a set of 36 wheels for my 36 of all things. Don't think I wanna run mechanical brakes.

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For the front, you can put the 36-39 drums on 39-48 hydraulic brakes, and the rear you can either do the same or use adapter plates to run a later rearend. The circle track guys sell the adapters.

The neat wheel is the 39 3/4 ton wheel. It is 16x5 and is not scalloped. 50Fraud has a set on his 36 3W.

Neal

[Roothawg]

Well, I am prolly gonna run disc on the frt that is why I doubt I can run em. I like the look but don't know if sacrificing the stooping power is worth it.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Disc brakes and wide 5's are very common on stock cars. Should be no problem coming up with what you need used and cheap.

[Roothawg]

When you guys are saying stock cars are you talking about vintage stock cars or what? I didn't realize there were so many of these wheels available.

[NealinCA]

Here (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=111937&Forum=A ll_Forums&Words=430&Match=Username&Searchpage=2&Li mit=25&Old=allposts&Main=105240&Search=true#Post11 1937) is some info on adapter plates from a question Eyeball asked. They still use them.

And there are some pics and discussion of the wheels on 50fraud's 36 here. (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Board=UBB1&Number=153425)

Hope that helps.

Neal

[VolksRodder]

Here's a bolt pattern reference page that ya might find handy.

http://www.mrt-wheels.com/boltpatternref.html