The Ford Barn

miker98038 · 12-07-2023, 09:05 PM

Having been down this road, a couple things to watch for. These early wheels had a smaller opening in the center. Most later Ford wheel fit, but they have the larger opening. Secondly, the “humps” around the center or the outer rim have to be correct to mount the oem hub cap (dog dish) or the full wheel cover. So lot of rims that fit may or may not end up working for you.

Years ago WheelSmith made me a set of oem centers on 7” rims with 4” backspacing. It let me mount 10” cheater slicks on the back of the bird and run 55-56 (color difference) dog dishes. But that’s another story.

12-07-2023, 09:05 PM	#5
miker98038 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kent, WA. Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,766	Re: 56 Ford wheel size Having been down this road, a couple things to watch for. These early wheels had a smaller opening in the center. Most later Ford wheel fit, but they have the larger opening. Secondly, the “humps” around the center or the outer rim have to be correct to mount the oem hub cap (dog dish) or the full wheel cover. So lot of rims that fit may or may not end up working for you. Years ago WheelSmith made me a set of oem centers on 7” rims with 4” backspacing. It let me mount 10” cheater slicks on the back of the bird and run 55-56 (color difference) dog dishes. But that’s another story.