To see other cars always get a impression, as yesterday I went to a hot rod meet just see a radical chopped 32 5W I heard was there. I thought it was 4” but it was 5/5.5” and leaned back front window. Brutal chopp yes but it was cool, it gave the car at***ude but maybe to much my way see it. It had the Rolling Bones idea of frontend and no fuel tank. I has went over that before as big influence of 3W Larrys black coupe. I was very close get a 34 at the same style ( see picture but I had bought my frame and it was a Cadillac engine in the 34 but we had a kind of deal to trade in my stuff but it was sold to Germany and then I had came over my 5W body aswell so timing was not best ( he did not like trade in a 32 coupe ) I has not like the 5W less std fuel tank but I do think it is great on 32 3W or 33/34 3W. The Rolling Bones ide in front is slim but pitch in frame, no horn, well I’m more in the tradition style. This coupe had a Ford 9” and coil overs and owner said great driver but in my mind I saw a 32 axle and chromed T-Ford spring… Anway what call upp my attention was the rejk and car had at***ude. Most cars, and it was allot of 32, 34, roadsters and coupes and hotted up A-Fords etc but had not the height back ( as I personally like ) This car had the rear axle tube agains the frame at rear ( but C cuts ) so it was not ( high as a cl***ic hi-boy ) I start wonder what cause the cool ’rejk’ and I was there for a long time just enjoy the car then the owner came and we start talking. I seen ex Stedyfast use 18” rear ( ex on new Halibrands ) and the ribbed dirt tires but I feel it’s to big ( or tire design ) to body on a 5W. Those cars get low as 5” drop axles and monoleaf spring so they had rejk. Then I said ; you really set the at***ude so then he said its the rear tires, he showed me it was 18”. -I was shore it was 16” and the Firestone 7.50’s. But it was Firestone 18” by 7.00 and they showed over 1” taller height. 32.5” from 31”. I said Henry never made steel 18” but he said Steadyfast made them new. This gave the rearend the height. I seen and look over Halibrand Solids 18” and the so call ’milktruck’ ( high clearance ) but always had in mind the ribbed tires on them ( to much dirt feelings to me ) Now I realised Firestone has ( Coker ) the 18 by 7.00 ( dont know history back then ) -So this was a new idea for me.
Yes I guess so and I would not use repro wheels on my coupe or the milktruck’s but lets say someone found a used Indy set… :- )) They was light and good for the drags. I know of two 18 by 6 in Los Angeles to bad 6 lugs ( and…expensive.
I believe we have @CTaulbert to thank for the organisation of the remanufacture of the 7.00 x 18 'stones. I'm happy, new wheels or not! Chris
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