19 inch tires

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2014: 19 inch tires
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Carnegie on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 12:47 pm:

I stuck 19 inch wheels onto my Montana 500 car.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Kopsky, Lytle TX on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 02:03 pm:

Why?
More pep but less top end.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Wolf on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 02:11 pm:

They look funny


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 03:51 pm:

Plymouth ?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Carnegie on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 04:23 pm:

Why indeed? Really just a matter of expediency. Here is the long story: I was inspired by Clayton to build a gow job, but I wanted mine to be more along the lines of Multy Aldrich's or Gabby Garrison's.

multy

gaggy

So, the first thing I do when I build a car is to do the rear end. This rear end is ultimately for my gow job. But, I have decided to go through the drive train of my Montana 500 car. After 5 years and around 7000 miles, I want to "freshen" it up a bit. I plan to go through the rear end this year and the motor next. So, anyway, in order to be able to keep driving my T, I slapped the gow job rear end into it.

It works really good. It has 19" Chevrolet wheels and some kind of outside brakes.

brakes

I don't know who made these, but they are slick. Easy to install and self-energizing both forward and in reverse. I have them hooked up to the parking brake lever, but have been using them as service brakes. They are fabulous.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ted Dumas on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 04:53 pm:

Did the Model T 6 bolt pattern fit or did you re-drill your hubs?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Rigdon on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 05:34 pm:

Tom, I like the wheels. As has been said many times, one should be able to do as one likes with his own vehicle.

I miss having you "down the street" i.e. a short trip from Coeur d' Alene for advise and expert repairs. I now have the only Model T within a 100 miles so I'm on my own but I've sure learned a lot about how to maintain my T. Life in the AZ desert is good.

Ajo Bill


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Carnegie on Friday, October 17, 2014 - 06:54 pm:

Ted, I made adapters for the rear. I used a hunk of aluminum as a spacer. I turned the center to the size of the T hub snout, and then turned a step to center the wheel.
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The brake drum and hub are then rebored to the Chevy pattern with the super-spacer on the Bridgeport.
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The back of the spacer is counterbored for the hub.
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The brake drums are bolted on with 3/8" bolts, but the studs, which go all the way through really hold it all together.

The fronts just use Chevy hubs, which go on with no modification.
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