So a couple of my wheels look out of round. How do I know it is not the hub, tire.... Many of you know the rusted, pitted project I have been working on. The wheels I had were horrid looking but I decided to blast and paint. I bought on eBay four really great condition wheels that are currently getting powder coated. You cant feel anything driving but when I drive the chassis I notice right front has that up and down motion and one of the rears look suspicious.
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Spin the wheel and then with a tire mounted .... old Firestone 21" tires made in Brazil were 'famous' for being egg shaped new.Comment
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There new tires...Comment
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sometimes without the proper lubrication the tire bead may not be sitting correctly on the rim. you can usually see this by following the edge of the tire around where it meets the steel wheel (ck on both sides).
jack up the car and spin the wheel, if the rim is jumping you will surely see that
try placing a fixed object next to the rim lip, a cardboard box works good for this
3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Egg shape is one thing. I am having my wheels blasted and powder coated. He is advising me to repair all spokes and/or cracks or holes after blasting. I have a spoke or two that will need fixin'. He also said to have the wheels "trued" before he powder coats them. Is there an easy way to true the wheels? I'm not certain I can find anyone with the equip or know-how.Comment
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If you can find an aftermarket motorcycle tire dealer, they might be able to do the truing, providing you have a spindle to mount the wheel on. If you don't have one close, I would say you can do it on the car on the front axle with a block of wood and a hammer. I would not use the hammer directly on the wheel, but using the wooden block and hammer will bend the wheel.Originally posted by DustDevil View Post
You wana look waaay far up da road and plan yer route because the brakes are far more of a suggestion than a command!Comment
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Mitch, Brent has been willing to think outside the box, in that he takes a very bold move to repair gas tanks, and is successful at it. Wonder how he handles bent rims?
I had a couple rims with bent spokes. I straightened the spokes, but then the rims had awful runout when I was done. I think the problem was that the spokes stretched when they were first bent; so now they were too long, and produced the runout. That was the end of my spoke work.Comment
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Ding, Ding, Ding!!! We have a Winner folks! Brother Mitch was correct! after looking at my "Egg" the bead is uneven on the suspected tire. Learn something every day and I like it! Thanks!!!!Comment
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deflate it, re-massage the bead, and re-inflateComment
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Tbird..that sounds like what my wife is going to be doing to me at the MGM casino this weekend. LOLComment
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I helped a guy get his bead seated, and it wouldn't seat until I sprayed WD-40 on the bead. Then it popped into place perfectly.
On modern tubeless tires I use Vaseline on the beads.Comment
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Got the wheels back today and the tires mounted. The color on the single wheel is a little washed out in the picture. Thanks Mitch for the wheels. Still need to get up there and pick up the spare wheel.You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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My '24 uses 440-450/21s, which must have been aftermarket since 440-450/21s weren't an option until 1925.
I'm good with that, but I have an awful lot of model T parts---almost enough to build another T, which I might if I live long enough.
I kind of like the lines of a '26 Touring, so IF I can obtain the needed pieces, I'll already have the correct 440-450/21 wheels and tires, which means...11-08-2022, 12:00 PM -
Some Model A wheels are coming up for sale near me. I think a couple of spares would be handy, and might put in a bid, but don't want to cart home junk either! What criteria should I use to assess the value of wheels in this condition or similar?You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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I tried searching for an answer but really couldn't find anything.
I think the bolt circle is 5 x 5.5" - and I know that may later model wheels will fit on a Model A. Like 32, I think it's 35-36 and so on. But what about just plain steel wheels?
What sorts of sizes are available? I mean 15", 16" or other?
At some point would like to have wider tires and maybe...06-27-2019, 05:29 PM -
My 31 Roadster came with 2 spare tires, so I have a total of 6 wheels to paint. I found a business that will powder coat them for a reasonable cost, but the guy wants to know how much powder he will need to order. He said he will probably put 2 coats on each wheel. Does anyone have an idea of how much powder would be required to coat 6 wheels with 2 coats each?11-30-2018, 07:20 PM -
I was out walking this morning in Petropolis, Brazil and saw a wagon with Model A and T 21" wheels. The 21" wheels do not have a rolled edge as our 21" wheels but the edges like our 19" wheels. Where these for South American production and possibly Australia as well?You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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The powder coated called me today and said my wheels are done. I now have joined the Apple Green Wheels Club !...You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Looking at putting new paint on the wheels of two cars, five wheels each, total ten. My brother was a body guy and he'll paint them. The club has a rotisserie, so that's covered. We have someone that will sand blast them for us so we're good there. We are wondering how much paint we'll need for them. Anyone have any experience with this? They are all 21" wheels.01-02-2021, 08:57 AM -
I have a 1941 Ford tudor with a frame-off restoration. I would like to keep it in the present stop form but I would also like to add Wheels Chrome or mag wheels to it with 15 inch tires. It has a 3in backspacing now with five on five and a half lug patterns and I'd like to know if somebody has put 15 inch wheels and tires on on one. If someone could give me some info on which Wheels to use and about...08-20-2018, 09:03 PM -
I am trying to put 5 good 19 inch wheels together for powder coating. How does one determine if the wheels are good? Any tell tale things to look for?
i thought I would put them on and spin them to check for straightness, but I don’t know how accurate this might be. I will also check each individual spoke.
Thanks in advance....11-14-2017, 11:36 PM
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