Re: What's the difference between these wheels?
As JM points out, hate to see any good '35 rear drums butchered to mount '40+ wheels when a ring around the perimeter of the studs will accommodate the flat mount steel wheel. A one year drum vs a six or seven year compatible drum? Those '35 drums at 1 3/4" width allow Ford wires to mount safely without adapter. Figure that. That alone should be worth something. Also incomplete is not to mention the more common 16" pickup wheels, also at 5" width with a slightly different offset and holding the '40 style caps. It did take a while to find five nice matching '41 Merc wheels while sifting out the similar pickup wheels. Stay calm and don't get carried away even though even one more common wheel variation exists but may or may not make selection more accurate. It goes well for the shopper that few seem to know about the variations of 5"-16" wheels. Way often sellers represent 4 1/2" as 5". Measure and doubt! Good Luck: Fred A
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