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My brother has four 15 x 5 1/2" split rims that he no longer needs, so they are available pretty cheaply. Since they are a Ford pattern we think they may be a Ford wheel, but don't see a Ford oval showing. Anyone recognize them? Anyone need them? Any idea what year(s) truck they might be from?
Those look like 1930s -'40s Dodge wheels to me. The old Dodges used lug bolts instead of lug studs/nuts so they had locating pins to align the wheel while you threaded the bolts in, thus the smaller holes between the lug holes. And I seem to recall that they used the same bolt pattern as some Fords.
And...um, you've been here long enough to know there's no selling in the tech forums, so I'll treat this as a "What are these off of?" thread...
It may be hard finding anyone to mount tires on them those split rims as most places stop mounting tires one them. May be a truck shop or do them yourself.
Wonder if you could even find tubes to fit in them.
53/56 F100.....15" X 5.5:....TAAA1007B. (included outer split rim flange.)
53/55 F100.....15" X 5.5"....7rc1099.......(separate outer split rim flange)
About 30 years ago I worked for a trash company in Lake Elsinore, Ca. It was called "Rodriguez Disposal" All the trash trucks had split rims. As Assistant Mechanic my job was to fix all the flats daily. I busted the split rims down with little effort. These were the ones with inner ring then a locking ring.
I heard all the horror stories about these rims. They did earn there name "Widow Maker"
In the 3 1/2 years I did these rims, I only had one stubborn inner ring. I beat on it, put heat to it, put PB blaster on it just to eat some of the rust. I then fabbed up a long extension for the air, with the ring facing the ground I started putting air to it. Still nothing. I let all the air out flipped the wheel over and started beating on that ring again. This time with ring facing the sky I put air to it. Boy when that puppy broke loose, you could hear it and feel it. I watched it fly as long as I could, to this day, I don't know if that ring ever came down.
We never got a cage, Jess sold the business and I never did another split rim.
I survived the "Widow Maker"
Would I do it again? No, Nine, Nixt, No way, No How, Not on your life, Not for money, Not for food, Not for anything.
I respect the "Widow Maker"
About 30 years ago I worked for a trash company in Lake Elsinore, Ca. It was called "Rodriguez Disposal" All the trash trucks had split rims. As Assistant Mechanic my job was to fix all the flats daily. I busted the split rims down with little effort. These were the ones with inner ring then a locking ring.
I heard all the horror stories about these rims. They did earn there name "Widow Maker"
In the 3 1/2 years I did these rims, I only had one stubborn inner ring. I beat on it, put heat to it, put PB blaster on it just to eat some of the rust. I then fabbed up a long extension for the air, with the ring facing the ground I started putting air to it. Still nothing. I let all the air out flipped the wheel over and started beating on that ring again. This time with ring facing the sky I put air to it. Boy when that puppy broke loose, you could hear it and feel it. I watched it fly as long as I could, to this day, I don't know if that ring ever came down.
We never got a cage, Jess sold the business and I never did another split rim.
I survived the "Widow Maker"
Would I do it again? No, Nine, Nixt, No way, No How, Not on your life, Not for money, Not for food, Not for anything.
I respect the "Widow Maker"
3 1/2 years. Ah, 30 years ago. As the ol' saying goes....young,dumb,and full of C**. Glad your Guardian Angels were paying attention.
Not sure bout what the rims are off of but to find someone to do them mom pop shops generally. I do split rims at a shop i work at prob around 20-30 a month. They sell tubes for them still even old model aa split rims.
Had a buddy of mine when we were young he worked at a tire shop and I worked at a service station about a 1/4 mile up the road. One day I was out putting gas in a customers car and heard a huge explosion and then sirens. My buddy and another gentlemen were airing up on of those tires and rims off an old log truck. The rubber was real hard almost dry rotted. They had used so much air pressure trying to get the tire to pop out flush on the rim that when it did it had so much force that the ring came off and out of the frame they had made. It had so much force that it struck my buddy breaking some ribs and giving him permanent loss of some hearing. Not to mention he was real gun shy when it came to loud noises.
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Ah, 30 years ago. As the ol' saying goes....young,dumb,and full of C**. Glad your Guardian Angels were paying attention.
