Unknown Wheel. TT Perhaps?

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Unknown Wheel. TT Perhaps?

Post by ryanf1023 » Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:45 pm

I've been spending some time in fellow T-er Chris Bamford's shop as of late, getting my hubs prepared for new wooden wheels made up. This peculiarity of a wheel from my parts stash stumped us.
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I grabbed it from the junkyard to potentially use the rear hub for my speedster. My first thought was it was a TT wheel, although after further investigation we weren't sure. The wheel has oval spokes, and the rim is 18.5" in diameter. A quick look on Google images saw no matching TT rear wheels (mainly 6 lugs for the demountable wheels compared to Ford), and a quick look through the TT section in the Lang's catalog brought no clear answer. It seems plausible to hold the correct tire size for the later TT rears.

It's a curiosity thing more than anything. It definitely screams "Ford" from the centre, but the further you radiate out, the less Ford it seems to be.

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Re: Unknown Wheel. TT Perhaps?

Post by Humblej » Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:24 am

Looks like a TT wheel. There were several different TT wheels used over the years, one thing in common is the TT rear axle shaft and brake drum are much larger than what the T car uses.

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Re: Unknown Wheel. TT Perhaps?

Post by George House » Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:39 pm

Well, I’m going to take a big leap of faith and say
.......that is NOT a Ford TT rear wheel..... you are Not the father 😜😜. I’m not aware of either size (23” or 20”) TT rear wheels having only 4 lugs. Here’s a pic of my TT 20” rear wheel. Doesn’t it appear my emergency brake drum is larger than your pic ?
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