Art & Inspiration Wide Five Picture Thread

Do you have a picture of the truck wheel?

 

The "Heavy Duty" truck wheel has a different center, without the "artillery" spokes used on all other wide-5 wheels. They are stamped in the lug area with either the Ford logo or a "KH" for Kelsey Hayes. Heres a picture stollen off the internet...

 

The 1939 - 1941 Truck wheels above came in 5" width and 5.5" width. I just picked up a 5" this weekend.

 

The last roadster that I had incorporated wide five wheels and hubs. They came with a Frankland quick change rear end that I had bought. The fluted magnesium hubs were from a late 60's NASCAR roundy round car. The drums that came with the set up were 3" X 12" finned aluminum. Brakes I ended up using were for a 1-Ton Ford Truck. The wheels were polished aluminum sprint car wheels. The whole setup rally looked cool and was very unique. I've never seen a drum brake setup like this. No power booster and was probably one of the best stopping cars I have ever owned.

 

A couple of my 39 fronts and 41 3/4 ton 5" rears before the tires were mounted.
We are chroming the hubs....

 

The chrome looks good!

 

Nice looking wheels, I hope to get a pair of truck wheels for my current project.

 

Here are some to bring up a old thread

 

I know this is an old thread ..
In the past couple of years ive acquired about 12 wide 5 wheels that came with parts that I needed or a welding trailer that I wanted because it was flathead v8 welder...
But the latest is these pair that came with these drums...nice welding on the hub,not the studs.

 

In all of my searches for wife five info, I don’t think I ever came across this thread. Still looking for a mate for the very rare 15” x 6” one I picked up in 2023 at Hershey.

 

I'd love to see more wide fives on white walls preferably with caps

 

How about wide 5's and Red Racer for Christmas.