Greetings HAMBlers, I just picked up this 49 Ford Coupe and I am trying to find the best deal on a set of 16" smoothie wheels. So far the best price I've found is pete paulsen at $150 a piece, and thats to get the 5 x 4.75 that comes factory on the showbox. Any ideas or other vendors that sale these smoothie wheels? Prefer raw as I powder coat them myself ... My plans on this project are to stick with factory suspension with fatman dropped spindles and blocks in the back, and eventually hardtop chop it. Driveline is SBC, 60 tripower and a 700R4. I appreciate all of the great tech articles.
Wheelsmith(I think he's on here), Wheels Vintique and others. Give a call to Coker. They can get them to you as well. Oh and by the way, it's not a Coupe.
Here are some bare smoothies for 55 a piece from summit. My bro just bought wheels like these and painted them and they look so awesome! http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WVI-12-5612358/ The above link is for 15" sorry, here are 16" for 80 a piece. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WVI-12661204/
thanks gentleman. Not in a real rush to change out the wheels, but at $130 a piece, I don't want to buy wide whites for 14s and then have to buy them for 16s also. Already have the 15s for my 32, but the wheels are 5 x5.5, and don't want to change my hubs on the box. Appreciate the suggestions ...
lothiandon1940, called it a coupe generally as it only has two doors, but what is it specifically? A tudor? or a deluxe tudor?
It's a tudor sedan. Coupes had a shorter roof/longer trunk. Whether it's a custom or deluxe depends on the trim. 16" wheels was a factory option on shoeboxes.
I have a set of five OEM '49 Ford 16" x 4-1/2" steel wheels - I have had two sets of them and I'm an ocean away, so they should be easy enough to find over there? I understand they were an option in '49 only, and the rims themselves are the same as on '41-'48 passenger cars, with different centres to suit the smaller bolt pattern. Ha Ha, must type faster - that's them ^^^^
Actually the 16" wheels usually came on the Deluxe model which is the cheaper model according to most of the information I have seen. Chris at shoeboxford.com can answer your question for sure. The Deluxe model came with only one dome light, and one sun visor I believe in addition to the fender spear not having any wording on it. Also most (if not all) Deluxes came without the stainless trim on the windshield rubber.
I thought you had 14s now. My advice is to get 15s. Youll thank yourself later. Cheaper, more common, and tires are cheaper too. You will also be lower with the 15s and they look fine. I have 14s right now and am going to 15s next month. If you dont have wheels yet, Ill sell you my 14" whites for dirt cheap
Cooter and Don, thanks for the info. Thought it was the Tudor, and with the trim I pulled out of the trunk its a standard tudor, not the deluxe. Pretty clean old shell. Just want to get it on the road ...Shainerman, it does have the 14s on it, and I want the 16s. FYI, as for prices, summit is the cheapest by $10 for raw 16 x 6 with 5 x 4.5 bolt pattern. Gonna go with them and trim them later. For others watching the post here is breakdown for 16 x 6 wheels in raw (unpainted): petepaulsen - $95 earlywheels - $90 summit - $80 (says they are wheel vintiques in summit catalogue)
I got what you were saying, I was just telling you to go with 15s. I hate my 14s too, I know your pain, but for all purposes, 15s will be easier. 16s are cool, but more money and depending on how low you want to go, may prohibit some of that. Just my opinion though. If you want a set of plain stock 16" Ford wheels, I have a set in GREAT shape you can have for next to nothing. PM me if you want.
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