MSmelcer40
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I'm looking at some Jegs chrome smoothies...I know I want 15"..I don't know the bolt spacing on a original 40 ford or the off set back space...Any help would be appreciated
1940 Ford truck wheel purchase
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V8COOPMAN
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MSmelcer40
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V8Coopman
Thanks for the info
Thanks for the info
blucar
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Be very careful purchasing aftermarket wheels. Any '57-66 Ford F100 15" wheel will fit your truck perfectly, they also have inside hub cap knubes. The '57-66 F100 wheels will generally be 5" or 6.5 which is perfect for modern tires.
A lot of the aftermarket wheels are not made to DOT spec's and have multiple bolt patterns in lieu of the correct 5 on 5.5" and the correct hub clearance.
Correct wheels will have the Ford bug and/or KH and DOT stamped into the rim.
Correct pickup wheels are very common, good ones can be purchased in the $25.00 each range..
A lot of the aftermarket wheels are not made to DOT spec's and have multiple bolt patterns in lieu of the correct 5 on 5.5" and the correct hub clearance.
Correct wheels will have the Ford bug and/or KH and DOT stamped into the rim.
Correct pickup wheels are very common, good ones can be purchased in the $25.00 each range..
MSmelcer40
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Blucar, great advice. Thank you
blucar
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Added Ford wheel info.
The '67-96 Ford F100 wheels will also fit your '40 pickup, they will be wider, maybe as wide as 15 x 6.5", 5 0n 5.5 lug pattern. The big difference will be the hub cap knobs, which will be external. many of the later model Ford wheels will be F150's in lieu of F100.
The F100 wheels are generally rated for 1,500 lb's where-as the F150's will be !,800/2,000 lb rated.
I learned at a very young age the importance of having the correct wheels on pickup trucks.. My father was a Ceramic Tile & Marble Contractor, his trucks carried a lot of weight to and from jobs. From 1940 on my dad would not buy a pickup that did not have the heavy duty Artillery type wheels with 6 ply tires.
I was with my father in 1940 when he bought a new 40 Chevy 1/2 ton, dark blue with black fenders. I can clearly recall dad telling the salesman that the truck had to have the HD wheels with 6 ply tires.
The common half ton wheels would crack and split at the bead line with 6 ply tires, which caused a real mess to the rear fenders.
By the late 1940's the manufactures phased out Artillery wheels in favor of the split type wheels that were common on 1/2-3/4 ton pickups through the late 1970's.
The '67-96 Ford F100 wheels will also fit your '40 pickup, they will be wider, maybe as wide as 15 x 6.5", 5 0n 5.5 lug pattern. The big difference will be the hub cap knobs, which will be external. many of the later model Ford wheels will be F150's in lieu of F100.
The F100 wheels are generally rated for 1,500 lb's where-as the F150's will be !,800/2,000 lb rated.
I learned at a very young age the importance of having the correct wheels on pickup trucks.. My father was a Ceramic Tile & Marble Contractor, his trucks carried a lot of weight to and from jobs. From 1940 on my dad would not buy a pickup that did not have the heavy duty Artillery type wheels with 6 ply tires.
I was with my father in 1940 when he bought a new 40 Chevy 1/2 ton, dark blue with black fenders. I can clearly recall dad telling the salesman that the truck had to have the HD wheels with 6 ply tires.
The common half ton wheels would crack and split at the bead line with 6 ply tires, which caused a real mess to the rear fenders.
By the late 1940's the manufactures phased out Artillery wheels in favor of the split type wheels that were common on 1/2-3/4 ton pickups through the late 1970's.
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deuce lover
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X 2 on Wheel Smith !!!
