A fellow near me has a set of 18" wide fives for sale. SOLIDS I really didn't know they even existed?? What cars were they found on . Trucks?? I bet. I bet they would look good on an open wheeled car with a set of caps. any pictures?
There were 18" Wide Five Wheels that were an after market item that Kelsey Hayes made I believe. I have never heard of solid wide fives though. I would definitely be interested in seeing them. Actually, does anybody have the new Hot Rod Delux? There is a Compe***ion car called Shaker or something that has a weird wide five wheel.
Probably marketed to people needing additional ground clearance, like doctors or mail carriers. But Yes, we need pics!
There were factory high-clearance wheels. The wide 5 was also used til '47 on various 3/4-1 ton trucks in a variety of sizes different from the common '37-9's. I haven't come up with a complete list of those yet.
I'm going to tweak if they are what i think they are esp since i just off'ed the 2 i had cause i couldnt make a set...Def. post a pic!
What I mean to say is...if you can afford them, they are probably worth a good deal more than that! 18" were an over the counter Ford part for people living in areas with bad roads/deep mud/ruts. 18" Ford wheels were popular for lakes/Bonneville cars both for extra diameter (higher gearing) and because they couls take Indy tires, which met the rules in some cl***es requiring race tires.
Thanks! I knew I shouldn't have waited. Damn it... Gotta get em first... selling tires with em. If I get them and decide to sell, I'll post em up here on the cl***ifieds. thanks!
Monkeybiker, if you ever wanna sell those 18's i'm waiting, missed em on the uk site cos of a lousy sales meeting.....8bb
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