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Originally Posted by redmodelt
T's not fitted with demountable rims in the US from the factory used two different sized wheels, 30 X 3-1/2 in the rear and 30 X 3 in the front from 1908 up to 1926. I have never seen the conversion, but in the book "The Model T Ford Owner the best of Murray Fahnestock" there is a section that covers the it. I do not recall seeing a "modern" kit to do this install. Not sure what the dates are, but Canadian and maybe other countries that built/assembled the T's may have used same size wheels all around so would have worked better for doing this. In the US, we would have to swap wheels to all same size to be of any advantage doing a setup like that or would have had to carry 2 wheels. While shorter spoke wheels might work ok for doing this, the tall thin spokes of the Model T maybe not so much. Some cars built, like Chrysler products and others in the early 30's that had the option of wood wheels, did have demountable wheels but they were built as a unit rather then just loose spokes like the T would have been.
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I understand your comment about having different size wheels in the US. But my T is a 1915 Canadian built one with four 30 x 3-1/2 wheels, as most if not all T's in the UK are. Although mine was imported from Canada, relatively recently
I will attempt to find a copy of The Model T Ford Owner the best of Murrey Fahnestock', but if it was possible to copy at least part of the article you refer too, It would be much appreciated.
The supplier in the UK does not provide any pictures, but is quite
adamant that the kit he sells is a copy of a period one. He has a kit fitted to his 1911 tourer and the kits can be spotted as fitted on many T’s, by noticing the external doomed nuts, rather the flush bolt heads, as normal.
I have attempted to find details on the Webb, but only get info on demountable rims