Hot Rods 8.20 x 15 tires but what wheel size

hi,people, i'm looking to fit firestone white walls on my project pop!
what width wheel would look best with this choise of tire? the supplier suggests 7-8" steels but what do you guy think... 6"?

did some searching.. but did'nt find much help!

 

55 Chryslers that came with 8:20 - 15 tires had 6" wheels. I used 6" wheels with my 8:20 firestones.

 

I am using 5" repopped 40 gennie's from wheelkid with the 820.15 Firestone gum dipped wide whites.

 

Back in the day most cars had 6 inch rims and I put many Atlas Bucrons 820X15 on them and we never had any problems. Later on 7 inch rims came out and we started experimenting with reversing them and they also worked well and looked better-Always had progressive changes with the times and still happening in 2009.

 

I wouldn't go any larger than 6 inch.
What stud pattern are they for as I have a cheap pair of '53 F100 wheels 5 on 5 1/2.Not certain on width but would guess at 5 or 5 1/2 wide.
Cheers,
Mark

 

thanks for the offer mark, but its ford 4.5 x 5 im after

 

No probs,just a thought as you're not that far away.

 

The 820-15 was made in the 1950,s. It was on lincolns cadillacs etc. Was on a 6 inch wheel.

 

Run a 5 inch wheel with the 8.20s. They will give you the correct look. As a rule of thumb,wheel size should be as close to tread width as possible.

 

thanks everyone for your suggestions, looks like im looking for some 6" steels, which are a lot easier for me to fine here in the uk anyway.