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The early GM three piece wheels will fit on a front axle but would require center hole modification to fit a rear axle. Grinding the hole bigger could create a safety issue. If your truck is a 48-early 51 you have 14” Lockheed rear drums that won’t allow a bolt on 16” remedy. If you have a...

A number of years ago a truck was discussed over on FTE that had this exact front fender set. To my recall the truck had 6 x 8.75” pattern wheels which is probably why I focused on it. Whether it was a military application or very heavy commercial build I can’t say. I spent a fair amount of...

Good goin’. You’ve solved this problem. Stu

Yes, I cited the 82Y 1034 in my early on email to Rick. None of the online sellers (Parts Voice, Rear Counter, Green) have any. I suggested then, and suggest now, one of the various reproduction clips sold by a number of vendors on Amazon, eBay, and other sellers found on Google. Are these...

As a practical matter, isn’t a custom built set your answer? Find your drop center 13” donor rims, widen them if required, cut down a set of common 15” or 16” Ford center discs then weld into the rim to yield the extreme negative offset. That would likely entail welding along the inner profile...

Sadly no, only US manufactures during this era. The fact that these wheels and hubs are found on multiple makes of vehicles again points to the military origin for them which would, if the pattern holds, have civilian references silent to them until years after. A quick look at Google shows...

I think adding your prior discussion on the HMVF forum adds to our understanding of these wheels. Sounds like both the wheels and hubs were unique to these vehicles. Stu https://hmvf.co.uk/topic/44899-are-these-wheel-covers/#comment-493416

Helpful here that these pictured rims are true one piece drop center style vs the semi drop center two piecers I found. That helps you recreate them. If wide 13” rims can’t be found a custom wheel vendor could widen a set. A wheel company could also cut down donor center discs and weld them...

I’m stumped now. I just went through wheel industry technical references 1935 to 1949 and find no listing for a 13” rim. Nothing. No agricultural, motor scooter, industrial, construction, etc, applications at all. These industry references are what were used to standardize the manufacture of...

Those wheels look to be the 5 x 5.5” pattern wheels I found record of. They are K-H 23403 / Ford CO1A-1015 (or is it C01A-1015? I couldn’t tell from the old reference.) Sold in set #1331. Semi-drop centered with the extreme offset described above. Finding a set could be life’s work, or even...

I just went through my late 1930s and 1940s wheel references and find M-H number LD6-5372-A listed in their September 1948 parts list. Interesting, but not unexpected, this wheel is not listed in the M-H LD6-4 (April 1942) manual. I’ve found other examples of military spec wheels omitted from...

I found no Budd listing for the 16” locking side ring wheels having 5 x 5.5” pattern. A deeper search might show they were of another manufacturer. Your TAAA 1007B (K37717) wheels are 1954 replacements for TAAA 1007A (K36877) that was only cataloged in 1953. There was a minor offset change...

The 34800 is a 5” (3.75”) RH that was replaced by 35820 per Budd’s 1941 listing. Stu

Thanks Karl. Email with three charts sent. And thanks Owen for trying to train me. I got to the point of attaching files and I lost it. Will continue to try to learn. Stu

I have the Salesman’s Data Book for 1941, but not 1940. It has charts with dimensions. I would assume they are the same as 1940, please say if it is not, but the problem I have here is posting pictures from my phone. If GB or Owen are willing to post the pics I will email them. Stu

Thanks for the nice words, but I fear I’m not much help to the new member. I don’t have any available. If you, or anyone, has available wheels and needs help in identifying them I can try to help. Stu Edit - I guess I should suggest that Blue look at the inner/concave flat surfaces of his...

Re: Motor Wheel 15 6L” 685? Looks like this has to be MW #37132-S / NWRA cross reference #X-45229. It’s the only MW product fitting the description in the MW 1980 catalog and through to 1985 in NWRA catalogs. It reaches back into the 1960/70s on production vehicles. Used on F100s...

Re: Motor Wheel 15 6L” 685? Yeah, when radials came on market in the 1960s/70s the wheel manufacturers began to experience failures due to the greater flex of radials. Welding of the discs to the rims addressed it. I’ve also read iirc that there was some NHTSA involvement on that. So that is...

Re: Motor Wheel 15 6L” 685? Is the center disc welded to the rim or riveted? If it’s welded that’s the build date, if riveted probably not. Surprising to me that you aren’t finding a five digit part number. MW as a rule numbered their wheels. Stu

Re: Motor Wheel 15 6L” 685? The 6 85 must be the manufacturing date. Stu