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They are standard rims; however, if considering, at a later date, to upgrade to front disc brakes the hubs are different, may require offset? Certain more knowledgeable members will chime in? .
Depends, standard wheel was the drop center 1 pc 15" innie ( inner tabs for hubcap retention), the 2 pc heavy duty flat base 15" innie was optional. Vintage photo shows 2 pc on rear, 1 pc on front of this '65 4x4. The owner probably decided to upgrade his capacity with just using 2 on the rear ( actually quite common practice back in the day) Factory would have installed all four matching rims.
Are the wheels on a 65 F100 with the 352 engine split rims, 2 piece?
An optional F-100 wheel in 1965 was a two piece lock ring style. These multi-part wheels were a heavy duty option, but seldom found on trucks so most likely yours doesn’t have them. Picture below so you can assess for yourself.
I have no idea what impact this would have on a disc brake conversion. Stu
Edit - I didn’t see your picture. So ditto what tripleframe said. Stu
I know of an unmolested '66 with 15" lock-ring wheels. It is a Mercury 100 Camper Special with a 300. Maybe part of the CS package when ordered on a half-ton?
Eric
That's correct, they were part of the required extra equipment on the 100 Series Camper Specials. They were also available to order as an option on any F or M100 but would require the optional rear springs. In that case the wheels were a $122.20 extra Canadian according to the price list and the springs were an extra $5.30 on a 4 x 2 truck.
Glad this thread came up. I am in the process of putting original wheels back on my 63. I still have a set of the 2 piece wheels that Dad bought to improve the load capacity, as he hauled a camper on it.
Kind of a weird wheel, as it was not totally split ring. You have to rotate the ring until two places lined up, and it will come apart.
Not iof I will put them back on or not. I doubt they have any value, but there cant be to many of this wheel type left around.
I’d hate to admit what I paid for my set. The part number is TAAA 1007B dating from 1954. They were preceded by TAAA 1007A in only 1953 but was the same wheel with slightly more offset. That wheel dates back to 1947 and was the never cataloged mystery 7RC 1015 that appears only in the early trucks’ Ford 1949 to 1952 Service Manuals. But they do appear in several early Marmon Herrington parts lists and schematic diagrams. I had to go to the Ford museum to trace the history. Stu
