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I assembled my hubs back on the wheels the way they came off. On one, the outside of the hub is aligned with the edge of the tire with a straight edge. The other a 1/2” away. Should I switch the hub around? Which one?

Sounds like your wheels are dished, the bottom picture is correct.

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Ill switch the top one and see if they match.

Just looked again. Only can be assembled one way. Both rims and hubs look to be original to the car. After 105 years who can be sure.

Looks like you have the level on the tire and not the rim. Let the air out of the tire so the level can rest on the rim of both wheels and check again. Could be different width of tires.

In my opinion, putting a straight edge on the hub and measuring the distance from the rim to the straight edge is meaningless.

To see if the wheel is true:

- remove the tire
- bolt the wheel onto the axle
- put some sort of reference on the floor near the outboard side of the rim such as a block of wood
- have someone crank the motor while you check the rim for run out

I have posted in the past how to true-up a wood felloe wheel via the Dyke's manual method based on my own experience.

You can do what Erik says or leave the tires on and just put the wheels on and on a flat surface such as a concrete floor, take a square between the floor and the wheel. Leave enough room for the tire, but measure the distance between the rim and the square at several places. It is not unusual to be off a bit. I will use a wheel which is less than one half inch off. Be sure also the spokes are tight at the hub and the felloe.
Norm