Are these “widow maker” wheels?

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Originally Posted by itslow

The AR, R-5, and RHP-5 are lock ring.

Only the RHP, RH-5, and RH are two-piece split, and of those only the RH-5 is known as the "Widow Maker".

This is the correct statement. Unfortunate for Ford guys most early bigger models (ton and 1.5 ton) have the RH, and 50s/60s era 3/4 and one tons have the RHP. Both have the solid/unbroken rings that must be squeezed over their respective base rim lips. Fewer and fewer shops anymore are willing to service them because so few remain in service, and shops haven’t trained techs in their handling. Ham fisted handling can ruin a ring rendering the customer screwed. Most bigger models 1948 to the early 1970s came with the RH-5°. Stu