I just got my hubs from ROCKY in the mail! THANKS!!! So for the 29' A Roadster I was thinking about wheel options in the future... what bolt pattern has the most wheel options? trying to narrow it down...
What are you going to run in the rear? That should make the decision. For either Ford or chevvy i would guess that its about even.
I was planning on having my rear axles and drums redrilled... and the front hubs Right now its a 5 on 5" poncho rear axle Tuck
I just went thru this on my 61 chevy truck converting it to 5 lug. I went with 5 on 5 since its a GM truck, but you have more choices with 5 on 4 3/4 S10 pattern. But i agree that it is good to match the rear pattern unless you want to redrill the axle flanges.
[ QUOTE ] I was planning on having my rear axles and drums redrilled... and the front hubs Right now its a 5 on 5" poncho rear axle Tuck [/ QUOTE ] OOPS - i should have read the whole post
dont completely under stand the question (no disrespect mr tuck) but here is what I can offer- -fronts should match the back to make it simple. -I think ford and dodge share the 5 on 4 x 1/2 pattern which means you can use a ford front end with a dodge rear ect. -In those patterns you can find 14 inch and 15 inch wheels fairly easily (ford 15's are a little harder to find skinny but you can find them on early 60's cars) -chevy 5 on 4 x 3/4 is a very common pattern from the 50's until? maybe now -If you go with chevy the front spindles are harder to find used for the drop axle , but you can buy them new from speedway hope it helps
sorry~ I want to have the same pattern all the way around. I was thinking of going to ford small b/c this pattern would seem to have the most options... i can even get 16"s with a small b/c like off a '49 ford. I have a pair of 17" chryslers with ford small b/c but then looking at rims in general... what b/c would have the most options? thats what I was getting at... Tuck
Tuck, I'm into things that are cheap and easy, like your mom. Why not drill the hubs for 5 on 5 and find yourself a set of 16" steel chevy truck rims? That'll save the time & money of reworking the rear. Or if you're really into gettin' tricky... early '80s Cadillacs have bitchin 16" X 4" spare tires that look 'right'. Same 4-3/4" bolt pattern as a Chevy. Ed PS- GnG: Chevy cars switched over to the 4-3/4 pattern in '49.
I don't think it matters between the 4 1/2 or 4 3/4" BC front and rear. I do know that when looking for mags for my 32 - 4 1/2" BC - all I could find were Chevy's. When I started building the 31 with it's Camaro 4 3/4" BC up front I figured I'd set up the aftermarket axles with 4 3/4" BC and buy some big mags to match. You guessed it, all I could find then were Fords. Murphy strikes again....
Tuck: It's also worth mentioning that 8.20 X 15 tires look about the same as 7.50 x 16 tires. From five feet away you can hardly tell the difference. Ed
I'm thinking of going this route, pick up some 5 on 5 GM rims and reverse them, paint em and mount a pair of piecut 15" slicks... then for the front... ive been looking and looking at pics of HOTRODS, I kinda dig the ford Spokes, '32 rims... narrow with wides... i really dig the look of tall narrow rims/tires,
Those early Ford wheels are the larger 5 x 5-1/2", not 5 x 5". Along with Ford and Mopar, Volvo and some of the Japanese brand cars and SUVs share the 5 x 4-1/2" pattern
Check this out for cross applications of different wheels; http://cjford.stormloader.com/Tech/boltcircleinfo1.htm
Tuck, I like your last idea and I fully plan to use it on the Rocky 36. Also, most of the early [late 50's to 70's] drag race rear wheels were almost all 5 on 5 bolt pattern. Check E-bay and the Dale Wilch used hot rod parts sites and you'll see what I'm sayin. If drag-race wheels aren't for you, the reversed steel wheels kick ass too. I have a pair of 5 on 5, 15X8 or 10 [can't remember now] oogly spoked wagon wheels that I'm gonna use for the hoops or maybe I'll just slap a set of Moons on 'em. I'll use skinny ford steelies on the front, possibly with full moons as well.
Tuck....My dragster partner just bought a set of Wal-Mart wheels for his pickup so he might have some 15" 5 X 5's available.
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