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| | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 64 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 64 | I have run across a pair of 16 inch rims, GM 6 hole, but they are definately 4 and a half inches wide inside to inside. One appears to have three stripes, but I think they are a repaint from ages ago. I have looked in the specs from '36 on and find no reference to any wheel passenger or truck at 4 and a half inches wide. Any ideas??
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls
and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
1941 AL 3/4 ton 125-1/4 WB, bought by my Great Uncle Matt in 1942. Still in the family.
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | According to this they were used on 1954 trucks. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 115 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 115 | Kelsey Hayes wheel #32653 was sourced on Chevy and GMC trucks across a wide range of years. It is as you say a 16" x 4.5" having 6 lug x 5.5" circle. Chevy part #3694214 and GMC part #2265087. Various references give different application dates, but for sure it was available on all of the first series trucks from 48 to 55. It's also shown in a K-H reference as used back to 1939 and in a National Wheel and Rim Association reference as late as 1958. Stu | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | If you look on this page, you'll find links to info on other years. If you check back to 1942 (look for "wheels in each year's table of contents), you'll find that a 6.50x16" wheel/tire option was available back to 1942 (same bolt pattern for all years). | | | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 64 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 64 | Well, thank you all, I guess I was looking in the wrong places. These wheels are probably too rusted to save. And not at all rare. rhp
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls
and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
1941 AL 3/4 ton 125-1/4 WB, bought by my Great Uncle Matt in 1942. Still in the family.
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