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franksford · 06-17-2021, 02:57 PM

I need help locating the person who was making a adaptor plate to be used with 1935 - 1948 rims so wheels can go on a modern tire balance machine?

Thank you

Frank

V8COOPMAN · 06-17-2021, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by franksford

I need help locating the person who was making a adaptor plate to be used with 1935 - 1948 rims so wheels can go on a modern tire balance machine?

Thank you

Frank

I believe Dick Spadaro was making and selling those, but Dick has passed-away. Someone else may chime-in here with another source. DD

tubman · 06-17-2021, 03:20 PM

I think you mean '36-'39 "wide five" wheels? I've been able to do the others on my bubble balancer and enough modern cars use the 5 on 5 1/2 pattern that they shouldn't be a probloem.

Kube · 06-17-2021, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by franksford

I need help locating the person who was making a adaptor plate to be used with 1935 - 1948 rims so wheels can go on a modern tire balance machine?

Thank you

Frank

Frank, Speedway did sell them. I'm not certain if they still do.

Be certain to have the plate balanced prior to having a wheel / tire bolted to it.

If you don't, any imbalance in that plate will be transferred to the balance of the tire / wheel assembly.

john in illinois · 06-17-2021, 04:34 PM

I bought this adapter from speedway. It is a wheel adapter to bolt a Ford wheel to a different hole pattern. You use this to provide a center based on the wheel lugs.
Does not matter which other car it fits.

I made the spacer to allow the spin ballancer cone to tighten down. Need to fit that to whatever machine used.

Works good on lug centric Ford wheels.

John

51504bat · 06-17-2021, 05:06 PM

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55willys on the HAMB used to make adapters to use other bolt pattern wheels on wide 5's which could be used for balancing as well.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...#post-13883319

cas3 · 06-18-2021, 12:38 PM

55 Willys never never responded back to that thread. did he ever make them?

51504bat · 06-18-2021, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cas3

55 Willys never never responded back to that thread. did he ever make them?

He hasn't been on the HAMB since May. Try a PM

mercman from oz · 06-18-2021, 05:00 PM

Adaptor Plate from Speedway.

06-17-2021, 02:57 PM	#1
franksford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rockford Michigan Posts: 190	wheel adaptor plate I need help locating the person who was making a adaptor plate to be used with 1935 - 1948 rims so wheels can go on a modern tire balance machine? Thank you Frank

06-17-2021, 03:20 PM	#3
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,304	Re: wheel adaptor plate I think you mean '36-'39 "wide five" wheels? I've been able to do the others on my bubble balancer and enough modern cars use the 5 on 5 1/2 pattern that they shouldn't be a probloem.

06-17-2021, 05:06 PM	#6
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,014	Re: wheel adaptor plate Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 55willys on the HAMB used to make adapters to use other bolt pattern wheels on wide 5's which could be used for balancing as well. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...#post-13883319 __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.

06-18-2021, 12:38 PM	#7
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,568	Re: wheel adaptor plate 55 Willys never never responded back to that thread. did he ever make them?

06-18-2021, 05:00 PM	#9
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,361	Re: wheel adaptor plate Adaptor Plate from Speedway.