History WIDE FIVE Hot Rod Picture Thread

I’m starting to fall in love with wide five wheels.

Post wide five wheel photos, whether your own pics or just a great photo as long as it’s H.A.M.B. Friendly!!

To start, here is a photo from Pat Ganahl. 24-25 Dodge with Model A fenders and ‘39 wide dive wheels.

 

When I built my single seater I used 40 ford front and rear axles with five on five and a half but I thought being race car inspired it needed wide fives. The fronts are stock width and the rear I widened using a mopar minivan sixteen inch hoop.

 

I have had them on my little t for 20 years.

 

@hfh That car looks just right. Do you have a build thread, or some details?

 

I've just started collecting parts to put wide 5's on my 29 coupe.
I love the look.

 

Here's mine, a Model T Modified under construction, I had the rears widened to 8"

 

Does my wheelbarrow fit in here?

 

The car belongs to my friend. It’s nicely done.

 

My old 38 wheels i refinished.

 

@Marty Strode to the white courtesy phone!!!

 

I shot this at Speed Week a few years back. Great looking car (the Ford); unknown owner.

John

 

If your car is on wide 5's but you hate their looks (as on my '36), you may want to know that some
'40ish 3/4 ton truck wheels have the wide 5 bolt pattern and hubcaps, but the centers have 5 discreet little slots & no artillery spokes. No, I didn't have 2 colors of hubcaps on the car at the same time.
Caution: these are RARE.

 

Do race cars count?

 

@tubman wide 5s and a Hemi. Whats not to like.

 

@mike bowling 34 coupe with the rare 'wide' wide 5s and my heap. I will always run wide 5s on my stuff

 

Yes Sir !

 

Right now i have the 4 inch wide ones, i have a set of v8 60s for the front and 3/4 ton truck ones for the rear that will eventually taking their place when i get farther in my build!

 

Another picture of my friend’s T roadster.

 

Wow ! A wide 5 wheelbarrow that will aerate the garden plot as it rolls along !

 

Look at any late model race car

 

16" x 4" standards on the front.

16" x 6-1/2" on the rear.

 

Anyone have photos of Model A sedans with them??

 

Here's a very bad picture of mine from several years ago.

 

Previous owner painted the drums white. Not a fan, so I covered them with caps. I might paint the drums gunmetal gray someday and pull the caps... maybe.

 

Looks good with the wheel covers. Leave 'em on.