Can anyone help identify these type of disc wheels. Thy have 6.00x20 tires on them. They appear to be similar to these on tbay at this time.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPEED-equipment-1920-1924-25-1926-1927-Model-T-ford-RACING-wheels-artillery-/290843836323?hash=item43b7a4bfa3&item=290843836323&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

Jim, They look like 29 Chev wheels crudely adapted to a T wood wheel hub.

i have to agree with tom regarding what kind of wheel it is. I have a 28 chevy and it is very similar except the hub.

Looks a lot like some Chevxxxx wheels on a 24 roadster on our farm.

heres a set of 28 chev wheels I built adapters for
wheels bolt to hubs



machined o fit T hubs and both bolt patterns






hubs bolt to adapters from the back

JAMES,
There are not crudely adapted chev. disk wheels adapted to T hubs. I also have a set and they were made to fit T hubs. Great for a speedster.
Les

Thanks for the responses. I am a little confused by the 20" tire. Is that a common size?

the chebby disks ive seen are 21"s take satndard late T, early A tires.

They are 29 Chev wheels crudely adapted to T hubs. 1928 Chev wheels were 21". 29 Chevs are 20". They are not special speedster wheels. If you look you can see the original Chev lug nut holes in between the T holes.

For the front you can put the Chevvy spindles of '27-28 right onto the T axle.
'28 rims are wider than '27 but will interchange.
I don't see the use in making adapters, just redrill to fit the T hubs.
Adapters also set the wheel out a bit giving a wider track. The outset of the tire foot print from the kingpin starts getting you into a situation where the car is harder to keep it tracking straight without wanting to wander side to side.

Aaron, I do it your way, I just redrill and bolt on. I use a spacer on the inside to bring the disk out a little to the width that a ford wheel would be located at. The original outside ring from a wood spoke wheel makes a good cover for the extra Chevy bolt holes.
It looks good but maybe not show quality, but I hate shows so I am happy with the looks.

Willie and Aaron
the reason for the adapters ,
1)as Willie mentioned the tracking needs to be 1/2 inch wider on each side as opposed to directly bolting the wheel to the hub, in order to maintain the original tracking ,
2) to support the wheel at the hub, to relieve some stress on the bolt holes when sideways pressure is applied to them in a corner,
all the research I found stated to watch for cracks in the rim or hub
3) my adapters won't break , I can bolt on a new wheel or hub in minutes

Shawn, I like your adapters. They also properly center the wheel so it ain't just hangin' on the lugs.

OK, I am with you now.
I did not know about the offset since I used the Chev spindles.
Thanks for the explanation.