1932 18 inch wheels, whos running them

May have a shot at some very nice 1932 Ford 18inch wheels. Good bad or indifferent? Most folks running 16s or others?

 

Most guys run 1935 Ford 16" wires and those are my personal favorite but Kirby Kennedy run 18's out back and it looks awesome!!!

 

I have a set front to back on my truck. Most of them are bent to shit so If their nice, grab em...

 

Just sold a set of 6 in excellent shape for $250.

 

33-34 17"s and 32 18"s were popular on kit cars like Bugattis and others because the tires were the cheapest to be bought in the antique market due to slow sales.

 

i have them on my truck.

-danny

 

Boy they really look nice!

 

The Bolling Brothers 1925 Dodge Modified is rolling 18's, I believe:

 

Those are Model A wheels...so 19"?

 

Oooh, so they are, I guess they must be 19's then, 'cause they aren't 21's.

 

Yea I thought those wheel centers caught my eye, along with the lug nuts, and though hey wait

 

Have the rears been widened? If so, how much? Did they add to the inside or outside?

I love the look, been planing on the same combo for mine.

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I just bought out an old timers stash of old Ford parts, and got a couple of '32 18's & some later 16's. I had put them in a stack of stuff to sell, but after seeing that model A coupe that Jeffrey posted, I think I might have to hold on to them...Thanks for the post!!! It had never occurred to me to mix the 2 sizes together...
Sam

 

What tires are you running front and back? I have been searching, but no real matched sets being found in the 5.00/7.00 range of sizes.

 

Heres mine

 

I credit it to my loss of the ability to sleep.

 

i widened them 1.5" on the backside. here are some pictures of the process.

-danny

 

that is only the second set of 18" trim rings that i have ever seen. too cool.

-danny

 

Danny,

What tired are you running?

 

the front are 4.50-18 excelisor and the rears are 7.00-18 STA transport. Both are from coker tire.

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one i found on my computer

 

i could see myself driving that. thoes are 19" "a" wheels, not 18", but still look cool.

-danny

 

I just got a pair and was planning on doing the exact same thing as hot rod pro did. Looks great!

 

Really nice style !
which size are you running ?

 

I have these new tires that are stored and waiting . Four 6.00 x 18 Michelin Engelbert Competition and two 7.00 x 18 Michelin. I think John might have worn his out in the last 9.5 years

 

I set up the deuce lakester project I started with 18's widened 2 inches to the inside by Danny at Bruce's Rod Shop on the rear running 700/18 Excelsior's and 16 inch 35 wires with 500/16 Excelsior's on the front. Looks bitchin.

 

Been known to on occasion.

 

Sold that car years ago, it had 5oo:x18 German motorcycle tires on the front,
600:x18 Excellsor racing tires on the rear

 

17" & 18" bent spoke