6 lug bolt pattern

[Bart Stevens]

Can anyone point me to drawings or illustrations showing Ford 6 lug bolt patterns? I'm trying to identify hubs used on my V8 60 powered rail frame midget. It uses mainly Ford parts for the front suspension. It has a narrowed Model A front axle, '32-24 Ford spindles and Ford 6 lug hubs.

I'd like to purchase a couple new hubs but can't seem to find their origin.

I've talked to some Ford tractor guys and they say they are not 9N or 8N.

Any help or leads would be great. Thanks!

Bart

 

[Bob C]

Probably 8N Ford tractor.

Bob

 

[hook00pad]

My first thought was that they look like my '54 NAA Ford hubs, but I think they are the same as 8N.

 

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

My guess is thats a Model T back half hub for a wood wheel. Someone drilled the hub and welded in the studs.
A wood model T hub had six bolts..

Thats how you could have done it back then , beats me on the wheel used though..

 

[Fordors]

Model T? Some T's used twelve spoke wooden wheels with six lugs, but I have no idea about adapting T hubs to early V-8 spindles. Machine work on hub or spindle, bearing swap? With the T spindle being simpler I would like to see the spindles on your midget, I'm betting they were machined for T hubs.

 

[Fordors]

Bart, I looked back at your post and judging by the dimensions in the top right photo I would say the spindle is shortened about 1" (just an estimate) compared to an original '32-'34.

 

[Pete]

It looks like a 6 on 5 sprint car/midget hub. Pretty much standard on vintage circle track cars till spline drives came in.. Still available from a lot of small race car equipment suppliers.

 

[Bob C]

I guess it doesn't look like 8N or T unless the outer end of the T was cut off.

Bob

 

[Bob C]

It looks like a 6 on 5 sprint car/midget hub. Pretty much standard on vintage circle track cars till spline drives came in.. Still available from a lot of small race car equipment suppliers.

But it has a Ford script on it.

Bob

 

[Pete]

I will see if any of my ancient friends have any info.

 

[CarlG]

Didn't the 3/4 ton F2 pickups have 6 lugs?

 

[Mike B]

Didn't the 3/4 ton F2 pickups have 6 lugs?

I had a Ford truck chassis with the 6 lug pattern, but is was a fairly wide pattern, i/e much wider than the front of tractor hubs or GM 6 lugs would be.

 

[dumb person]

Pretty sure it is a T hub with the end cut short and a bearing fitted somehow. Or appears that way in the pictures.

 

[Bart Stevens]

My guess is thats a Model T back half hub for a wood wheel. Someone drilled the hub and welded in the studs.
A wood model T hub had six bolts..

Thats how you could have done it back then , beats me on the wheel used though..

The hubs show no signs of being 5 lug that were welded up and redrilled.

Also inside the smaller (outer) bearing casting a S inside a circle just past where the race stops.

I have plenty of wheels. There are lots of steel and magnesium 12" midget wheels available that fit the bolt pattern.

This is a finished car I'm doing some updates to.

 

[Bart Stevens]

Pretty sure it is a T hub with the end cut short and a bearing fitted somehow. Or appears that way in the pictures.

Thanks.

I'll look into that. I've seen many midgets with T front axles.

Bart

 

[scrapiron]

Six lug wheels were/are used on a lot of ag equipment.

 

[V8COOPMAN]

Six lug wheels were/are used on a lot of ag equipment.

Don't forget the fact that there is a "FORD" script on THIS hub. DD

 

[Pete]

I will see if any of my ancient friends have any info.

As promised.
I talked to several of the biggest names in the industry, (all retired but still get together for coffee) and they said "model T".

 

[billwill]

1950 Ford f2 trucks Where eight Lug Wheels Good Luck

 

[russcc]

Early midgets used a lot of model T parts like frames, axles, cross members, so more than likely they are T.