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Old 11-12-2021, 12:35 PM   #17
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Default Re: '40 Wider Wheels?

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Originally Posted by Fred A View Post
Here I am digging back 20 pages of this site to comment on Tinker's comment on running 700-16s on his 4" wide wheels. Looking at tire specifications in the Service Bulletins and backing up from optional tire sizes to wheels, I see that before the war a recommended wheel was a 4", 48-1015 ('35 spoke). 1941 the Merc and Zephyr 16"s jumped to 5" wide 16"s. After the war the recommended changed for the 6.5-16 to the 4.5", 59C-1015. Apparently standard for commercials which often included station wagons. Probably an option on passenger cars. Woe is me? Ford didn't think so. Good Luck: Fred A

Fred A .....This has been a pretty dam good thread for anyone trying to figure-out what's really going-on with old Ford 16" wheels. But I'm still trying to figure-out what it is that you're trying to figure-out! I would have thought that anyone that owns SEVEN 16" X 5" old Ford wheels with innie nubs should be set for life!! DD
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