wheel ID help.....

hardtimes

hardtimes

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Cleaning out shed and thru lapse of memory..can't remember what's it off of (ole timers:o) , anyone know..is it worth putting back in shed?
The clues: If I can post pics should come up to show
left finger in pic shows KH stamp; right finger in pic shows script ford stamp; 5-51/2 holes; 15 inch; looks to be ford green original paint.
Must have been spare that was used sparingly as in new condition.
 

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Not pre 64 pickup, that rim did not have raised area around the center recess. Also the trucks used a 16 inch.
 
Actually they had either 15 or 16 inch wheels available from '49 up through 1965 for the 1/2 ton Ford pickups, with the "innie" hubcap mounting nubs. 1966 pickups went to the outer hubcap nubs.










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hardtimes said:
Lanny,
Any idea how long Kelsey Hayes made wheels (for Ford/others)?
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I know K H made many of the wire spoke wheels in the 20's, but they might have started with wooden spoke wheels from what I heard.
I've seen the K H stamping on late 80's Ford wheels, so they have been making wheels and other automotive stuff for a long time.
Maybe someone with more knolledge than me, will chime in with more info.









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So.....the '42-'48 Fords had 16" and the Mercs had 15"?
It's been a long time and I kinda forgot!
I have a pair of '50 Lincoln wheels (15" X 6") and they don't have
the slots.
They don't have the nubs either so I guess they only used
full disc caps on the Lincolns?
 
I didn't know 42-48 Mercs had 15" wheels.

Are not pre 66 (not 64 as I said earlier) half ton pickup 15" wheels then the same as 42-48 Merc?. I have a set here that look the same as the one in the pic, I was sold them as pickup wheels.

Mart.
 
I Know the '48 Merc used the 15" wheel as did the '49-'65 pickups. Not sure how Wide the '48 Merc wheel was, but the pickups ranged from 5" to 5.5" and even 6" wide were optional in '64 and '65.









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mart- look at the lug holes on your rims. [iv'e been told ] if there is a raised area around each hole,they are '49 or later- if that area is flat- '48 or earlier.
 
Thanks for the tip - I checked the four wheels I recently bought, and they have no raised area around the lug hole. The style of the center is the same as my "forties" 16" steels on my roadster. I have one other wheel, that does have the raised lug holes, so I guess the one with the raised holes is a post 49 15"er pickup wheel, and the other four must be Merc wheels, pre 49.

Thanks again, it proves that you can learn something new every day.

Mart.
 
Not to hijack this thread but I have a 15" with 5.5" bolt pattern that's 5.5" wide and has inboard nubs for early style cap. Any ideas what it's for and where I could get a mate? Already have 5" wide pair. Please accept my apologies for asking on this thread. Thanks RPM
 
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