Oh Crap... What it is?

[custom cabby]

below you will find two different wheels. the four slots have a radius on the mounted wheel and the other does not. go figure... i have only one of the wheels that is mounted and three of the other.... AND..... i want another one of the mounted ones!!! ARGGGG!!! what vehicle is this wheel originally off of? it is a 15x5 and 5 on 5.5 pattern.

 

[FlatBroke]

I don't see any difference at all...

BUT,
Why don't you put the other 4 (not mounted yet) on the truck (when they get mounted) use the oddball as a spare.

Seems a lot easier than trying to find another set of factory wheels.

 

[custom cabby]

im not trying to find another set, im trying to find another one like the one mounted so i can use both of them as rear wheels and the two others for the front. look at them again, theres a difference.

 

[Bandit Ls-1]

yea the holes r different, ones rounded the other is more square. the holes on the one mounted 1 looks just like the ones on my bel air but the center is totally different on my rims. i see steelies all the time at the junkyard maybe take a trip with a picture in hand? steelies r like $5-$10 out here.

 

[4orty9]

below you will find two different wheels. the four slots have a radius on the mounted wheel and the other does not. go figure... i have only one of the wheels that is mounted and three of the other.... AND..... i want another one of the mounted ones!!! ARGGGG!!! what vehicle is this wheel originally off of? it is a 15x5 and 5 on 5.5 pattern.

im glad you went with the orange.

 

[donsrods]

There are several different wheels that have the 5 x 5.5 bolt pattern, among them are early Ford, Jeep, 46-50 Mercury, and Ford trucks of certain years......... The 5 inch wide thing kind of rules out some of these though. Here is my guess, I think these are 49-50 Mercury wheels. They were the only ones made by Ford that have the hubcap nubs on the outside of the center section, the 46-48 Mercury wheels have the nubs on the inside and the hubcap has the male part to go into those nubs and hold in place. 49-50 Merc hubcaps are like a pan and snap OVER the nubs on the wheels.

I've never seen the ones with the eyebrow shaped vents in them, pretty cool though. Generally, car manufacturers didn't and still don't for the most part make their own wheels,but bought them from people like Kelsey Hayes and others.

I think if you can score a 49-50 Merc wheel you will have a match.

Don

 

[Willowbilly3]

Maybe some common Ford pickup wheels but they will be 5 1/2-6 wide

 

[custom cabby]

4orty9... i have sat and just starred at the truck for hours here lately and i am glad also with the orange. they will stay this way and i will post more pics when all the wheels are done. thanks.