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Anyone out there have advice on finding wider 14" stock-type steel wheels
for a '65 coupe? I would like to keep my stock wire/spinner wheel covers but
go to a wider tire than the 205/70R14s that I've got mounted now. As I
understand it, the 5" wide stock wheels won't handle any more than a 205, so
I need to step up to a 6" or 6.5" to get into 235/65R14 territory.
Advice on what Ford wheels might fit would be appreciated.

John O'Dell
On the road again after a front drum-disc swap and some suspension work.

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Mail From: Randy Siwik (email redacted)


John, 4 or 5 lug? I'd suggest just going to a junk yard.
Around here a tire and rim is $10-15 each.
If you tell them you only want the rims and pick
bad or bald tires they might even be less.
A good choice for wider Ford rims are late model
RWD Dodge cars, like the Diplomat. Many of them
use the same 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern.

Good Luck,
Randy Siwik '70 Mach 1 351W 4V 4-speed
Central Ohio

(email redacted) wrote:

> Anyone out there have advice on finding wider 14" stock-type steel wheels
> for a '65 coupe? I would like to keep my stock wire/spinner wheel covers but
> go to a wider tire than the 205/70R14s that I've got mounted now. As I
> understand it, the 5" wide stock wheels won't handle any more than a 205, so
> I need to step up to a 6" or 6.5" to get into 235/65R14 territory.
> Advice on what Ford wheels might fit would be appreciated.
>
> John O'Dell

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Mail From: Walt Boeninger (email redacted)

60's Dodge wheels have the same bolt pattern.

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Walt Boeninger - Nor Cal SAAC 67 GT500 | 67 Shelby T-A #31
norcal-saac.org 71 Boss 351 | 97 5.0 Explorer
mailtoemail redacted) 99 C5 Hdtp | 86 Mustang GT

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In a message dated 10/04/2000 12:21:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
(email redacted) writes:

<< Anyone out there have advice on finding wider 14" stock-type steel wheels
for a '65 coupe? I would like to keep my stock wire/spinner wheel covers but
go to a wider tire than the 205/70R14s that I've got mounted now. As I
understand it, the 5" wide stock wheels won't handle any more than a 205, so
I need to step up to a 6" or 6.5" to get into 235/65R14 territory.
Advice on what Ford wheels might fit would be appreciated.
>>

I have a 70 coupe, and the wheels that came on it were 7" wide. I have fit a
245/60r14 on them with no problem.

Paul Bradway
70 Mustang coupe
72 LTD convertible

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In a message dated 10/7/00 7:39:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, (email redacted)
writes:

<< << Anyone out there have advice on finding wider 14" stock-type steel
wheels
for a '65 coupe? I would like to keep my stock wire/spinner wheel covers
but
go to a wider tire than the 205/70R14s that I've got mounted now. As I
understand it, the 5" wide stock wheels won't handle any more than a 205,
so
I need to step up to a 6" or 6.5" to get into 235/65R14 territory.
>>

I actually have a good answer on this one... Try MOPAR wheels. They have the
same config as FORD, but they made wider wheels than FORD....

Tony.

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Mail From: Jeet D (email redacted)

I have dodge cop car wheels on my 66 289 coupe. They are 15X7

Jeet


>From: (email redacted)
>Reply-To: (email redacted)
>To: (email redacted)
>Subject: Re: [CM] steel wheels
>Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 07:39:06 EDT
>
>In a message dated 10/04/2000 12:21:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>(email redacted) writes:
>
><< Anyone out there have advice on finding wider 14" stock-type steel
>wheels
> for a '65 coupe? I would like to keep my stock wire/spinner wheel covers
>but
> go to a wider tire than the 205/70R14s that I've got mounted now. As I
> understand it, the 5" wide stock wheels won't handle any more than a 205,
>so
> I need to step up to a 6" or 6.5" to get into 235/65R14 territory.
> Advice on what Ford wheels might fit would be appreciated.
> >>
>
>I have a 70 coupe, and the wheels that came on it were 7" wide. I have fit
>a
>245/60r14 on them with no problem.
>
>Paul Bradway
>70 Mustang coupe
>72 LTD convertible
>
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