Jim Nelson Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Wanted - 5 '34' or '35' 40 series artillery wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Jim, here is 2 artillery wheels (ebay #173743371890). These are really getting hard to find, price is way up there, does have "make offer".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nelson Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 How do i find this on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, Jim Nelson said: How do i find this on ebay. Jim, just copy/paste(highlight, then copy, the ebay number above) then paste the number on the ebay site, or type in the number, "search for anything" line. I found them looking, 1935 Buick artillery rims 16s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nelson Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 I finally found it. I have 5-1/2” bolt circle wheels. Buick made three sizes. 5”, 5-1/2”, and 6”. I am pursuing a wheel adapter to put 5-1/2” rims on 5” drums. “Speedway” auto parts carries them. I just ordered two to see if they work. I want to use my wheels on a ‘37’ rear end. My regular source says that the 5” bc wheels have been gobbled up by the Mexican’s in califotnia. They put the wheels on their “street rods” because the 5” bc wheels fit most modern cars. My wheels look like new. Even my spare wheel is nice. My spare tire on my ‘35’ (5 wheel config.) was so old that it had whitewalls on both sides. Here is the back side with the rear white wall. It was painted black. The rest (4) were the color of the car. That made the spare manuf. pre war. Obviously, not useable as a spare. Trying to find a tire to fit inside the metal cover is becoming a real task. I think I will have to buy one fron Coker Tire. ( not my favorite tire company). The 600 x 16 or 650 x 16 have the proper OD I think. For a spare, the cheepest tire that fits inside the cover will be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nelson Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 I found that Buick made the artillery wheel from '34' thru '36'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 For your 6.50 x 16 tire you might want to consider this: https://simpletire.com/power-king-6.5016-bf32-tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nelson Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 It looks good. I have to see what width the tire cover allows. I remember Gene Phillips mentioning the spare tires in the side mounts could not be used because they needed to be deflated to fit. So, a measuring I will go. Dave T has mentioned that 40 series artillery wheels are as scarce as hen's teeth. And very expensive. The 40 series artillery wheels are 5" bolt circle only. So he says the Mexican street roders gobbled them up because the 5" bc wheels fit most of the cars today. Mine are 5-1/2" for the 50 series only - - - I am checking with Speedway as they have an adapter to mount 5-1/2" bolt circle wheel on a 5" drum hub. I need to mount my wheels on a '37' rear end. I saw a pair of ?ratty? looking wheels on ebay. They wanted $300 apiece. (or best offer). Mine are very good , even my spare tire / wheel, which is black in color, is very good. I cleaned it up from light rust around the rim and inside area and a quick paint job and it looks good. Dirty was all. My wheels on the car look like new. No scratches, dings and the trim highlite paint looks like new. I surely lucked out with those when I bought the car. Thanks again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Jim Nelson said: I found that Buick made the artillery wheel from '34' thru '36'. Jim, I noticed your wheel only has the 5 lug holes, my `36 artillery wheels have the smaller holes to hang the wheel from while starting the lug bolts.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nelson Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Does it have the 5 lug bolts to hold the wheel on the car. My wheels on my '38' have the small hokes to help you put the wheel on the drum, with the 5 main lug bolts. But several wheels do not have the 'alignment holes' to help you install the wheel. I noticed on the web site that pontiac has 6 lug bolts to hold the wheels on where Buick had only 5 lug bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Pontiac have 6 lug artillery wheels in 1935 and 1936 (so yeah, that wont work). They share the bolt pattern with Chevrolet Master, but not the rim size or tire size. Wires are also possible in 1935 I think. 1937 and later Pontiac are 5 lug, but as far as I know none of those were artillery wheels. I'm not sure about 1934. I suspect they might be 5 lug, but are probably wires. Edited February 2, 2019 by Bloo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jim Nelson said: Does it have the 5 lug bolts to hold the wheel on the car. My wheels on my '38' have the small hokes to help you put the wheel on the drum, with the 5 main lug bolts. But several wheels do not have the 'alignment holes' to help you install the wheel. I noticed on the web site that pontiac has 6 lug bolts to hold the wheels on where Buick had only 5 lug bolts. Jim here is a picture of my `36 40 series artillery wheel.. and mine have 14 spokes, your`s has 16.. Edited February 3, 2019 by pont35cpe (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nelson Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Pont35cpe Does yours have a 5-1/2" bc ? I'm looking forward to see if the wheel adapter works. My '38' has the 5" bc wheels so I can see if it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 20 minutes ago, Jim Nelson said: Pont35cpe Does yours have a 5-1/2" bc ? I'm looking forward to see if the wheel adapter works. My '38' has the 5" bc wheels so I can see if it works. Jim, mine are 5" bolt circle, and bead width is 5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Nelson Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 So, based on this, your wheels are 5" bc and 16" rims ? Therefore, the Pontiac artillery rims would fit - ? my Buick drums ? ? Are they available ? This would make my conversion go so much nicer and much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 If I read that correctly, 1936 Buick 40 artillery wheels (not Pontiac). 1935-36 Pontiac are all 6 lug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jim Nelson said: So, based on this, your wheels are 5" bc and 16" rims ? Therefore, the Pontiac artillery rims would fit - ? my Buick drums ? ? Are they available ? This would make my conversion go so much nicer and much easier. Yes 16", I have a couple sets of the `35-`36 Pontiac/Chevy artillery wheels, which are 6 lug and a 4 1/2" bead width, won`t fit Buick. Attached is a picture of one of my Pontiac/Chevy artillery wheels. "Wheel Vintiques" makes artillery wheels that might fit your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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