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Tech Q and A => Running Gear => Topic started by: Eyeball on March 10, 2005 9:03 PM

Title: How about a wheel tech post TOM?
Post by: Eyeball on March 10, 2005 9:03 PM

How about you toss that wheel tech our way too.... :)

Great job BTW.

Title: Wheel help - Tom?
Post by: racerjohnson on June 26, 2011 11:09 AM

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=597822&highlight=packard+wheel (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=597822&highlight=packard+wheel)


Tom, do you have any favorite solutions for this problem. Want to run an 8.20x15 in the rear of the roadster so a 15x5 or 5.5" wide rim is needed but I want the Olds 5x5 bolt pattern but a ford style wheel. I don't have any hubcaps in mind so taking suggestions. Easiest to just use 16x5.5 ford rims from a pickup and redrill the axles and machine a ring to install on my olds axle to center the wheel?
 
It'll be just the stock olds wheels at first because they're there, but just makin' a plan.

Title: Re: How about a wheel tech post TOM?
Post by: racerjohnson on June 26, 2011 7:06 PM

I think I found a solution? Price is right.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/?keyword=12-5605358&dds=1 (http://www.summitracing.com/search/?keyword=12-5605358&dds=1)
 
edit: EXCEPT the stock caps won't fit on a smoothie 12 series and the 5x5 for oldsmobile would be a multilug wheel. The 14 series Gennie will accept stock rings and caps but does NOT come in 5x5. Whats a guy to do...
 
Back to redrilling axles for stock ford wheels...