What's the difference between these wheels?

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by Solo_909

I didn't realize they changed the drums too. The wire wheels that were on it were aftermarket.

Solo.......You state that the wire wheels were "AFTERMARKET". Yet, the pic below shows the WIRE wheels that were on the car when you picked it up. Those sure look like '35 wires to me. They would be correct for your REAR drums. By "CORRECT", those nubs on the REAR drum correctly-support the design of the center hub on each wheel. Although the '35 wires WILL bolt-on to that aftermarket front drum, that FLAT surface will not correctly support the center hub of a '35 wire wheel. The wire will bolt-on, but the center hub will FLEX......BAD!!! Never the less, I believe you're going to find that your REAR studs are too short for the solid '40s wheels, plus the fact that they will be improperly supported.

One more question......are you sure that your REAR brakes have ALSO been converted to hydraulics? Is there a hydraulic fluid line going into the TOP, REAR side of each REAR brake backing plate? DD