wheel question
 

need a 16 inch wheel for my 1939 ford deluxe i have a 85 hp motor to get the correct wheel what is the proper way to measure in order to get the right size it is a 5 bolt pattern any help would surely be appreciated. jim s.

Re: wheel question
 

A 39 should still be the wide 5 pattern.

Re: wheel question
 

I have a real nice one left over from selling my 39 Merc. What's it worth to you. Minimal to no rust.

Re: wheel question
 

The proper way to measure is BETWEEN the bead.

Re: wheel question
 

As Kube says above, the proper way to measure the WIDTH of a wheel is BETWEEN the two bead flanges. The 85 horse 16" wheel for '39 will be 4" between the beads. Be careful, as there are a few 60 horsepower wheels out there that measure 3-5/8" between beads, but they're rare. As far as measuring the bolt circle, the true diameter of the circle is 10-1/4". NOTE that this measurement is the TRUE CIRCLE....NOT the measurement between lug holes! Below is a picture showing a normal 16" diameter "wide-five" wheel along with a rare "high-clearance" 18" "wide-five" wheel. Note the visible width difference where the semi-circular vent holes appear just inside the hoops of the two wheels. The one that you are interested in appears on the left. An OVERALL diameter measurement of this wheel would be APPROXIMATELY 17". DD

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