What trucks and/or cars came with 16" wheels that had 5x5.5" bolt patterns, and were 5" wide or more? Kind of a funky combo, so I'm not sure where to start looking...
http://www.mrt-wheels.com/boltpatternref.html 40 up to 48 Fords most......F1 and F100's early I have found this link to be very helpful.......
I researched this a few months back and most info I gathered was 50's ford pickups only for steel little center cap 16 inch wheels that are wider than 4 1/2 inches. 40-48 cars were 4 or 4 1/2 by 16. I found all kinds of wide 15's but the 16's are tough to find. There is a pair of old 16 by 6 with 5 1/2 circle on ebay now and they are allready up to $75. Must be a hard wheel to find anywhere. If someone knows any other donors I would like to know too Steve
I know Jeeps and some International trucks came with 5 on 5.5 with a 16 inch dia. wheel. The problem you run into is that the center hole of the Jeeps is MUCH too large. I don't know what the center dia is. I'd look at non-US truck wheels.
F1/F100 48-67 without outer ring are 16 x 4 1/2 to 5, also inner hub cap knobs. The 16 was a HD option after 53 I believe. 53-68 Jeep CJ3 & CJ5 are 16 x 5 50-66 Military Jeep are 16 x 4.5, 5 and 5.5 Jeep J Series truck 63-8 are 16 x 6 This is a Hollanders list of larger 16" 5 on 5.5 wheels. It doesnt get into hub sizes
Take a look towards the mid to late 80's ford vans and trucks. Those will usually be 5 on 5-1/2... On a side note, I picked up a pair of 16" 5 on 5-1/2 rims on my way home last night. Someone had put them out for trash and they are in perfect condition. Oh well, another set of rims for me ...for free Below is a list of 5 on 5-1/2 rims: American Motors All 5 lug Jeep, All 2WD (Except 79-85 Eagle, Cherokee, Cherokee Chief) 1942-86 Chrysler 8 cyl. & wagon 1946-55 Chrysler Imperial (Special HD) 1954-66 Ford All (Except with Wide 5 pattern) 1928-48 Ford Full size pickup & Vans 1949-96 International Scout, TravelAll Mercury All 1939-51 Lincoln All 1952-60 Suzuki Samurai 1986-89 Hope it helps.
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