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jstrez5 · 07-25-2017, 07:15 PM

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.

JSeery · 07-25-2017, 07:47 PM

A 39 should still be the wide 5 pattern.

Lawson Cox · 07-25-2017, 07:48 PM

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

Kube · 07-25-2017, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jstrez5

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.

The proper way to measure is BETWEEN the bead.

V8COOPMAN · 07-26-2017, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kube

The proper way to measure is BETWEEN the bead.

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

07-25-2017, 07:15 PM	#1
jstrez5 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: PA Posts: 285	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.

07-25-2017, 07:48 PM	#3
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,082	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. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".