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Old 04-15-2021, 07:11 PM   #8
Charlie Stephens
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Default Re: Wanted 15" Wheels for Model A

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Originally Posted by 2935ford View Post
Wondering, with the short wheel studs......are there issues mounting steel wheels?
The problems come from the fact that the stock Model A wheels (actually through '35) contact the drum at two different elevations. If you run steel wheels on a 28-35 brake drum you need a spacer or you risk the wheel coming off of the car. I don't believe anyone makes a spacer to solve this problem but they are simple to make. If you run '28-'35 wire wheels on the '40-'48 drums you risk cracking the rims at the lug nut holes. They make an adapter to resolve this problem. See: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...=1#post1286293

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