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Old 04-15-2021, 07:15 PM   #9
Charlie Stephens
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Default Re: Wanted 15" Wheels for Model A

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Originally Posted by daviddcw View Post
Wanted 15" steel Wheels for model A. Does anyone know what make, year, and model of car would have 15" solid steel wheels that fit a Model A hub?
There is one thing you need to watch for. I posted basically the same information elsewhere on this thread but since it involves safety I wanted to repeat it.

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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