This winter, I'll be dropping the suspension and upgrading my truck to juice brakes. The new hubs are a 5 on 5 1/2 bolt pattern, so unfortunately the wides fives have to go. Tires are brand new, so Ill be running 16 inch no matter what style wheel I go with. Im considering wires, steelies, or if I can find them, artillery style. but even then Im faced with the decision of what color to paint them. I figured I'd get some input from you guys and maybe someone with photoshop skills can give me a better idea of what the finished product will be thanks guys!
Dang, nice truck you have! The angle of the pic makes the grill shell look like a ‘35. I think, not sure, but Dodge had 4.5 BP artillery wheels?
Beautiful truck. My vote would be wires painted to match the fenders, with the narrow un-ribbed chrome trim ring.
If you like the wheels you already have, you can use the wide five break drums with the 39 through 48 hydraulic brake backing plates. Another option are wheel adapters. https://www.racinginthedirt.com/wide-5-adapters
Thank you everybody! Yes, it is a '35 hood and grill. Everything else is '36 with the exception of the '57 283 under the hood. I found the truck on here a few months ago and have been driving it while I collect parts and work out a few bugs. Overall I'm very happy with it. It just needs a few modifications and improvements to make it my own.
One more option, if you are going to use the 5 on 51/2 drums you could also use original 1935 Kelsey Hayes 16” rims.
That is a real peach of a pickup, and for sure get it (somewhat) lower. Purely speaking for myself here but my preference for tires would be blackwalls. As to the wheels, I'd like to see some photoshop examples before I really know what I'd suggest for YOU, for me I'm more of a Halibrand style wheel guy but that would definitely give it a more contemporary look. One thing I'd like is to see more pickups with side boards on the bed rails, and yes, I know they aren't for everyone but maybe someone could post some photoshop examples of them on your truck.