Re: 1937 Chev 1 1/2 ton wheels question

Posted by truckdog62563 on December 13, 2006 at 07:12:07 from (70.226.232.244):

In Reply to: 1937 Chev 1 1/2 ton wheels question posted by Gary (Ont) on December 13, 2006 at 06:49:53:

Gary - Lock ring wheels can generally still be serviced at big truck service centers. They require use of a cage when inflating, but once together tend to stay together I'm told as long as there is no stuctural damage to the wheel, or severe rust damage. If you're going to the trouble anyway, I'd have the wheels sandblasted and painted first to ensure that they are safe to use. To me it's best to have the mounting done professionally.

I have several old Budd catalogs, the earliest from 1941, and don't find any wheels in it that are the dreaded true split outer rim style made by Firestone. They were called an RH-5*(that should be a degree sign but I can't do that here). As best as I can figure these were introduced in the mid to late 40s and were used on a lot of trucks up into the 60s or 70s. And resulted in a lot of multi-million dollar wrongful death/injury law suits against Firestone and Budd. Hope that helps. Stu

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