OK, so I went out and measured the inside width of my wheels. My best 4 are 3-7/8 inches wide inside. Then, I have 2 that are 4-7/8 inches wide inside. So I guess I don't have a surplus of wheels for my 53 after all. The truck does have 4 wheels on it that are 16 inch, 6 lug with 6:50 X 16 tires mounted, so I'm guessing that they will turn out to be a little wider than 3-7/8. After thinking about this a bit, I do seem to remember that the guy I bought the 4 best ones from told me that he had originally bought them for his 46 truck. I imagine that I just assumed they were all interchangeable. AND yes, I do know what happens when one assumes.


Mike Burns
1940 Chev 1/2 ton
1953 Chev 1/2 ton
1950 Studebaker Starlight Coupe
1947 Indian Chief
1943 Indian 741