F100 Stock wheels source?
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F100 Stock wheels source?
Does anyone know of a modern 16" steel replacment for a 1953 F100? I like the shape of the late 40s, early 50s Ford wheels and wondered about a new source and whether I can run a tall radial on it. Any help would be great. Thanks.
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PS Stockton sells a nice Series 36 16" wheel but I was scared off by some horror stories of their service .....
PPS the bolt pattern on the truck is the same as a mid-70s F100 (F) and a '57 Ranch Wagon (R).
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PS Stockton sells a nice Series 36 16" wheel but I was scared off by some horror stories of their service .....
PPS the bolt pattern on the truck is the same as a mid-70s F100 (F) and a '57 Ranch Wagon (R).
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You might try www.thewheelsmith.com and www.wheelvintiques.com as I believe they both sell stock type Ford wheels. Also, welcome to FTE.
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I just received a set of custom offset chrome smoothies in 16" from Stockton wheels. Nice looking rims with baby moons, 16 X 8 for the rear and 16 X 7 for the front. I'm glad I got my order two weeks early over the Christmas holidays before I heard they had service problems...
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Originally Posted by captaingofast
thewheelsmith.net is what you're looking for.
'thewheelsmith.com' is a scammer ad site. Don't click on any of the links there unless your shields are all the way up.
'thewheelsmith.com' is a scammer ad site. Don't click on any of the links there unless your shields are all the way up.
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Thanks very much for the answers. Wheelsmith has what I was looking for. A 16" steel late 40s style wheel. I was inspired by Jimmy Smiths rendering in Classic Truck where he suggested a 16" Series 36 and deco Ford caps. The tire would probably be around a 275/70R16 and would fill the opening a bit better than my 15" wheels. Now if anyone knows of a Canadian dealer!
I appreciate the ideas.
Al
I appreciate the ideas.
Al
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Hey Captaingofast-
thanks for the headsup on the "the wheelsmith" site. I am so used to using .com that it was probably my fault for typing it in that way. Hope it didn't cause anyone any undue heartache.
thanks for the headsup on the "the wheelsmith" site. I am so used to using .com that it was probably my fault for typing it in that way. Hope it didn't cause anyone any undue heartache.
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LEckart.. you're welcome. Sites like that make me as angry as that little Martian dude on the Bugs Bunny Show. Not that I watch cartoons anymore 
Super nice `56 you have there btw. You've done a good job of documenting the project too. I always appreciate it when somebody takes the time to do that.
Super nice `56 you have there btw. You've done a good job of documenting the project too. I always appreciate it when somebody takes the time to do that.
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I'm getting mine from wheel vintiques, but I'm purchasing through summit racing because they are cheaper than factory direct. They will powdercoat a variety of colors for 15.00 extra per wheel. I'm also going for the "almost original" look and I think these rims will look great. I'm going with 15's but they also sell 16" rims and a variety of different styles of steel wheels. Type their name in google and check out their website. If you choose to buy their wheels double check summit racing to see if the ones you want are cheaper. Heres a picture of the ones Im getting. I'm going with a cream color powdercoat. They will also powdercoat custom colors for extra $.
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I have called WheelSmith and was quoted USD150 each pre-shipping. The wheels are also not appropriate for a center spider as all the 16" centres offered have a dual bolt pattern (I may need to run caps). I came across Summit's wheels and agree that they have the 16x6 (great price) I would like to purchase and now need some help for a light truck tire. In my original post I quoted a potential tire size of 275/70R16 (from a Classis Truck feature). I think this may be wrong. I am after a taller, stock appearing radial for the 16" rim. I would prefer a blackwall and a good all round tire i.e. safe in the rain, not to noisy. Does anyone know of a modern 16" radial with that 'stock' appearance ... perhaps a littler wider than the orginal bias ply.
Thanks again.
Al
Thanks again.
Al
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Check out the pics of my 48 - I run an Avon tire in 215-85R-16 on modern 7" rims. I like the profile. They drive and handle very well. It's a 10 ply rated tread and I think 6 ply sidewall so they stand up very well. They're fairly spendy, but I've got over 80,000 miles on them and have driven all over the US and into Canada on this set. But all good things come to an end and I'm going to have to get another set this summer.
One shot of the driver's side shows how they handle loads - the truck is loaded with over 1000 #'s of sod.
BTW - tire size first number is width, second number is height as a percentage of width. If you want a taller tire, the second number is what you want to focus on. An 85 is taller than a 75, and even taller than a 70 series.
One shot of the driver's side shows how they handle loads - the truck is loaded with over 1000 #'s of sod.
BTW - tire size first number is width, second number is height as a percentage of width. If you want a taller tire, the second number is what you want to focus on. An 85 is taller than a 75, and even taller than a 70 series.
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A friend of mine is running on a 50 F-1 a set of 235-75-R15 on stock rims. I had a set of 235-70-R15, on my 53 and found that there was to much rubber on the road for around town driving. Of course i had the stock steering box and it was rebuilt as well but still to much rubber for it.
The second number on the tire size is the one your looking for, example the "75", is taller than the "70". The first set example is 235 is a wider tire than the 225. My preference in a tire is Michelin, they wear like iron. I have on my 1/2 Ton Dodge driver 235-75-R16, I believe that ford Trucks had a similar size in their 1/2 Tons, and up to 1995 is the same bolt pattern, 5 1/2 on 5.
Good luck in your venture, and choice of Tire.
A friend of mine is running on a 50 F-1 a set of 235-75-R15 on stock rims. I had a set of 235-70-R15, on my 53 and found that there was to much rubber on the road for around town driving. Of course i had the stock steering box and it was rebuilt as well but still to much rubber for it.
The second number on the tire size is the one your looking for, example the "75", is taller than the "70". The first set example is 235 is a wider tire than the 225. My preference in a tire is Michelin, they wear like iron. I have on my 1/2 Ton Dodge driver 235-75-R16, I believe that ford Trucks had a similar size in their 1/2 Tons, and up to 1995 is the same bolt pattern, 5 1/2 on 5.
Good luck in your venture, and choice of Tire.