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What are these rims?

Post by Oldav8tor » Thu Jun 27, 2024 9:16 pm

I'm looking at some 30 x 3.5 rims for my Ford type wheels. Does anyone know anything about the one on the left? I've never seen one that had tabs where the hole extended into the ridge behind the tabs. Does it fit a Ford Felloe?
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Re: What are these rims?

Post by Allan » Thu Jun 27, 2024 11:18 pm

I have never seen that before either Tim. from your photo I would be checking whether the valve stem hole is the same distance from the lug. It appears to be further around the rim than the other one in the photo. i guess the real test is bolt it up and see.

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Re: What are these rims?

Post by JTT3 » Thu Jun 27, 2024 11:56 pm

Tim are all of them drilled the same way? Just looking at it could someone have cobbled that one to replace a lost one?

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Re: What are these rims?

Post by Oldav8tor » Fri Jun 28, 2024 11:00 am

The fellow who has them is doing some checking for me. I wonder if perhaps it's not Model T.
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Re: What are these rims?

Post by Original Smith » Fri Jun 28, 2024 12:57 pm

I think some rims were done like that so they could fit on the spare tire carrier?

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