16' ford steelies-what years?

[lowsquire]

Im planning on running 53 f100 brakes and want that tall skinny look for the 31 Arpu im doing-want to know what years had 5X5 1/2" pattern 16 wheels-and what widths they were-this will help in my quest....still not sure of my favorite colour http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Bigcheese327]

1940-48 had sixteen inch solids with the 5 on 5.5 pattern. Earlier wheels were two piece "wide fives." There were some late-Ford pattern sixteens made for the '49 Fords, from what I hear, but most were fifteens.

[Phil Stevens]

G'day Squire, 1940 Ford had those I believe, hard to get tho, you might have to kill a restorer to get some http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif or convince them you're restoring or building a " special "
Those guys from the early ford club, ha ha. I just had a thought, Colin Bates had some, do you have his no?

[lowsquire]

thanks mr cheese!thats good news as i have a rumour on a 46 sedan rotting away,hopefully the rims arent too bad.

[lowsquire]

dont think i know phil-unless hes the dude in maryborough?

[Phil Stevens]

Squire, his business is called Colin Bates Custom Automotive Chassis Engineering in Croydon, you must have heard of him? don't know if it's ok to put a phone number here, but he's in the yellow pages, give him a ring, tell him I said hello. He's a VERY knowledgable guy with early Fords. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Jalopy Banger]

Found this somewhere i can´t remember.
32 IS 18"WIRES
33 IS 17"WIRES
34 IS 16"WIRES
35 IS 16"WIRES
36-39 16"WIDE 5 STEELIES
40-41 16"X4" 5 ON 5.5 BC
42-48 16"X4.5" 5 ON 5.5BC
V8-60's from 1940 had 3 1/2" wide rims.
35 p/u KH wire 5 on 5.5; 16 x 4.5
46-48 Merc 5 on 5.5; 15 x 5 (39-42 16" ??)
49-54 16", std on Mainline 5 on 4.5; 16 x 4.5
49-58 15" 5 on 4.5, 15 x 5
49-51 Merc and some 49 Baby Lincoln 5 on 5.5; 15 x 5.5
49-54 Merc 5 on 4.5; 15 x 5.5
55-6 Merc 5 on 5; 15 x 5.5
49-51 Lincoln 5 on 5.5; 15 x 6
52-57 Lincoln 5 on 5.5; 15 x 6 (52-3 and 54-7 had different #, maybe hubcap mounting or offsets)

[lowsquire]

thanks phil, yeh i have heard of him , memory is like a gold fish.
I'll give him a call and say hi from u.
and thanks for the list too, Thor!great info to have.

[laverda]

I was wondering what would be the acceptable minimum for these wheels as well. Two of the wheels I have are pitted, particularly on the face, many Canadian winters in the bush http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif I have repaired steel (MC swingarm) before using brass rod, is this OK ... or strictly cosmetic & has no structural value? The wheels sure seem to have alot of meat on them & with the rariety, are they a fixer up? I also want to run Ford 16"'s (5.5) but wonder about the reality of this when the prairie junkyards are pretty sparse. Thanks.

later,
papa al

[286merc]

16" were standard on the 6 cyl Mainline right thru 1953.
While many owners opted for the 6.70x15 Ive seen several 6.00x16 including a 53 that was junked last year here in town.

[manyolcars]

Thors list is fair, but omits pickups. My grandfathers 55 Ford p/u had 16' wheels Also I think 34 had 17 inch