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Old 07-09-2009, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by CN Spots
When did Ford start using 5 on 5/12 wheels? My stepbrother's '50 Merc uses this same pattern.
I think it started in '40. '39 Fords had the "wide five" bolt pattern then in '40 they started using 5x5.5 for both cars & pickups. Some of the earlier spoked wheels may have been 5x5.5 too.