BOLT CIRCLES which one has the most tire OPTIONS GM/FORD/??

[Tuck]

I just got my hubs from ROCKY in the mail!
THANKS!!!

So for the 29' A Roadster

I was thinking about wheel options in the future...

what bolt pattern has the most wheel options?
trying to narrow it down...

[Paul2748]

What are you going to run in the rear? That should make the decision. For either Ford or chevvy i would guess that its about even.

[Tuck]

I was planning on having my rear axles and drums redrilled... and the front hubs

Right now its a 5 on 5" poncho rear axle

Tuck

[dixiedog]

I just went thru this on my 61 chevy truck converting it to 5 lug. I went with 5 on 5 since its a GM truck, but you have more choices with 5 on 4 3/4 S10 pattern. But i agree that it is good to match the rear pattern unless you want to redrill the axle flanges.

[dixiedog]

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I was planning on having my rear axles and drums redrilled... and the front hubs

Right now its a 5 on 5" poncho rear axle

Tuck

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[gears-n-grease]

dont completely under stand the question (no disrespect mr tuck)

but here is what I can offer-

-fronts should match the back to make it simple.

-I think ford and dodge share the 5 on 4 x 1/2 pattern which means you can use a ford front end with a dodge rear ect.

-In those patterns you can find 14 inch and 15 inch wheels fairly easily (ford 15's are a little harder to find skinny but you can find them on early 60's cars)

-chevy 5 on 4 x 3/4 is a very common pattern from the 50's until? maybe now

-If you go with chevy the front spindles are harder to find used for the drop axle , but you can buy them new from speedway

hope it helps

[Tuck]

sorry~
I want to have the same pattern all the way around.

I was thinking of going to ford small b/c this pattern would seem to have the most options... i can even get 16"s with a small b/c like off a '49 ford.

I have a pair of 17" chryslers with ford small b/c

but then looking at rims in general... what b/c would have the most options?
thats what I was getting at...



Tuck

[burger]

Tuck,

I'm into things that are cheap and easy, like your mom. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Why not drill the hubs for 5 on 5 and find yourself a set of 16" steel chevy truck rims? That'll save the time & money of reworking the rear.

Or if you're really into gettin' tricky... early '80s Cadillacs have bitchin 16" X 4" spare tires that look 'right'. Same 4-3/4" bolt pattern as a Chevy.


Ed


PS- GnG: Chevy cars switched over to the 4-3/4 pattern in '49.

[Tuck]

hmmmm. ed..

didnt know they made 16" for the rear...

leaving the rear alone would be the easiest..

[C9]

I don't think it matters between the 4 1/2 or 4 3/4" BC front and rear.

I do know that when looking for mags for my 32 - 4 1/2" BC - all I could find were Chevy's.

When I started building the 31 with it's Camaro 4 3/4" BC up front I figured I'd set up the aftermarket axles with 4 3/4" BC and buy some big mags to match.

You guessed it, all I could find then were Fords.

Murphy strikes again....

[Mel]

Chrysler and Ford DO share the same bolt pattern.

~Melissa

[burger]

Tuck:

It's also worth mentioning that 8.20 X 15 tires look about the same as 7.50 x 16 tires. From five feet away you can hardly tell the difference.



Ed

[Tuck]

I'm thinking of going this route,

pick up some 5 on 5 GM rims and reverse them, paint em and mount a pair of piecut 15" slicks...

then for the front... ive been looking and looking at pics of HOTRODS, I kinda dig the ford Spokes, '32 rims... narrow with wides...

i really dig the look of tall narrow rims/tires,

[DrJ]

Those early Ford wheels are the larger 5 x 5-1/2", not 5 x 5".
Along with Ford and Mopar, Volvo and some of the Japanese brand cars and SUVs share the 5 x 4-1/2" pattern

[DrJ]

Check this out for cross applications of different wheels;
http://cjford.stormloader.com/Tech/boltcircleinfo1.htm

[Rocky]

Tuck, I like your last idea and I fully plan to use it on the Rocky 36. Also, most of the early [late 50's to 70's] drag race rear wheels were almost all 5 on 5 bolt pattern. Check E-bay and the Dale Wilch used hot rod parts sites and you'll see what I'm sayin. If drag-race wheels aren't for you, the reversed steel wheels kick ass too. I have a pair of 5 on 5, 15X8 or 10 [can't remember now] oogly spoked wagon wheels that I'm gonna use for the hoops or maybe I'll just slap a set of Moons on 'em.
I'll use skinny ford steelies on the front, possibly with full moons as well.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Tuck....My dragster partner just bought a set of Wal-Mart wheels for his pickup so he might have some 15" 5 X 5's available.