|
|
|
Wheel identification |
Post Reply 
|
Page 12> |
| Author | |
Steelyard Blues 
Member 
Joined: 09 Oct. 2017 Location: Reno, NV Status: Offline Points: 1500 |
 Post Options
 Thanks(0)
 Quote Reply
 Topic: Wheel identificationPosted: 20 Oct. 2017 at 3:29am |
|
'm still trying to learn about my newly acquired '47.
These wheels do not appear to be original. I had to replace a tube and had to go to a few places just to get them to work on it. Anyone know what they might be from? Micah  |
|
|
1947 CJ2A 106327, Engine J109205, Tub 97077. Luzon Red
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
|
 |
|
|
wheelie
Member
Sponsor Member Joined: 25 Jan. 2011 Location: red lion. pa Status: Offline Points: 814 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 20 Oct. 2017 at 3:34am |
|
Is that a split rim design? Ifso, I've seen one like that before and I'm 99% sure it is not a stock civilian JEEP wheel.
|
|
|
|
|
Unkamonkey
Member
Joined: 23 Mar. 2016 Location: Greeley CO Status: Offline Points: 2093 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 20 Oct. 2017 at 3:53am |
|
Sure looks like a split rim to me but I have never seen one on a Jeep. Back in the days a lot of trucks had them. My guess is that it is off of an old Ford given the hub size and lug spacing. Yeah, a lot of tire shops won't touch a split rim anymore.
|
|
|
uncamonkey
|
|
|
|
|
7jeeps
Member
Joined: 18 June 2008 Location: Emmaus, PA Status: Offline Points: 54 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 20 Oct. 2017 at 4:54am |
|
Maybe factory jeep Fc-170 15" heavy duty option. Thats the only 15" jeep split rim I know of. Kinda rare but nobody seems to want to mess with them. I had 2 of them that I drug around to jeep swap meets for 2 or 3 years before I got rid of them. Good conversation piece though.
|
|
|
|
|
Unkamonkey
Member
Joined: 23 Mar. 2016 Location: Greeley CO Status: Offline Points: 2093 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 20 Oct. 2017 at 5:24am |
|
Good thought 7jeeps.
|
|
|
uncamonkey
|
|
|
|
|
Steelyard Blues
Member
Joined: 09 Oct. 2017 Location: Reno, NV Status: Offline Points: 1500 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 20 Oct. 2017 at 5:46am |
|
Well, whatever they are from, they have to go. Not looking forward to buying a whole set of new rims.
Micah
|
|
|
1947 CJ2A 106327, Engine J109205, Tub 97077. Luzon Red
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
|
|
|
|
Unkamonkey
Member
Joined: 23 Mar. 2016 Location: Greeley CO Status: Offline Points: 2093 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 20 Oct. 2017 at 7:13am |
|
Micah, in the several years I dealt with split rims I never had one blow out on me. We had a cage in the shop where we inflated them. There were a few dents in it I'll admit but none were from me airing up a tire. They don't scare me and usually the problem is from someone who bends the ring too much and springs it out of shape. Out on the roadside repairs we had chains we would wrap around the wheel so the ring wouldn't fly off to the next county if we did something wrong.
|
|
|
uncamonkey
|
|
|
|
|
SE Kansas 46 CJ-2A
Member
Sponsor Member x 3 Joined: 22 Jan. 2016 Location: S.E. Kansas Status: Offline Points: 3191 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 20 Oct. 2017 at 8:15am |
|
I've been told by a tire shop one time that split rims were an insurance problem. My 71 Ford F250 4x4 had split rims from the factory and by the mid 80's I had a hard time finding a shop to work on the tires. I bit the bullet and got 5 single piece 16" rims and no tire shop had a problem with that.
|
|
|
46 CJ-2A #64462 "Ol' Red" (bought April 1969)(second owner)(12 V, 11" brakes, M-38 frame, MD Juan tub)
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer(ret.) U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and damned proud of it. |
|
|
|
|
Steelyard Blues
Member
Joined: 09 Oct. 2017 Location: Reno, NV Status: Offline Points: 1500 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 20 Oct. 2017 at 3:45pm |
|
I will keep these on for the time being so that I can get her on the road and have a bit of fun. In the next coupled of years, I plan to completely disassemble and return her to factory original. Since these wheels do not appear to be original, they will get replaced.
For some reason, I have this disease that causes me to disassemble my cars and drain my savings account. This will be number three and will hopefully be the easiest. Number four has been waiting for a while. If I could just win the lottery .... Micah
|
|
|
1947 CJ2A 106327, Engine J109205, Tub 97077. Luzon Red
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
|
|
|
|
Mark W.
Member
Sponsor Member Joined: 09 Nov. 2014 Location: Silverton, OR Status: Offline Points: 7986 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 Oct. 2017 at 1:30am |
|
We used to inflate them under the arms of the lift in the service station I worked at as a 21 year old.
|
|
|
Chug A Lug
1948 2A Body Customized 1949 3A W/S 1957 CJ5 Frame Modified Late 50's 134L 9.25"clutch T90A D18 (1.25") D44/30 flanged E-Locker D25 5.38 Since 1962 |
|
|
|
|
Joe Friday
Moderator Group 
Sponsor Member x 2 Joined: 26 Dec. 2010 Location: Jeep Central Status: Offline Points: 3654 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 Oct. 2017 at 1:52am |
|
They used these on Willys utility Wagons purchased by the Govt
|
|
|
|
|
berettajeep
Member
Sponsor Member Joined: 03 Feb. 2009 Location: Astoria OR Status: Offline Points: 4304 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 01 Nov. 2017 at 7:31pm |
I have the same disease also!  You're not alone! 
|
|
|
|
|
LesBerg
Member
Joined: 09 Apr. 2014 Location: Athol, ID Status: Offline Points: 1554 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Nov. 2017 at 6:03pm |
|
If you haven't gotten rid of them, most shops that service forklifts or industrial equipment will be happy to work with them.
We have a shop in Athol that does more split & multi-piece rims than 'regular' ones. |
|
|
1948 CJ2A 157713 24" Stretch "Old Ironsides"
1st Armored Div 6th Infantry Reg 3rd Infantry Bn Headquarters Company #161 rubigo in quo speramus - "In Rust we Trust" |
|
|
|
|
Steelyard Blues
Member
Joined: 09 Oct. 2017 Location: Reno, NV Status: Offline Points: 1500 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Nov. 2017 at 6:23pm |
|
I will keep them as an extra set. The tires on them are studded. So they would be good for the wintertime only.
I want to return her to original. So five new 16" rims and original type tires will be on order. This brings into mind two questions: 1) Tire recommendations. 2) A powder coat formula for Universal Beige. Micah
|
|
|
1947 CJ2A 106327, Engine J109205, Tub 97077. Luzon Red
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
|
|
|
|
Steelyard Blues
Member
Joined: 09 Oct. 2017 Location: Reno, NV Status: Offline Points: 1500 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 May 2018 at 5:33am |
|
Well, it is May and I'm still running my studded snow tires. I think it is time to break down and buy some reproduction rims and NDT Firestone tires. Before ordering, I want to make sure that the rims are going to fit over my 11"CJ5 (?) drum brakes. Anyone know of any issues?
Where are you guys getting your tubes at? As for the Universal Beige, I hear DuPont powder coating
#RAL-1002 is a match. Thanks, Micah
|
|
|
1947 CJ2A 106327, Engine J109205, Tub 97077. Luzon Red
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
|
|
|
|
jeeper50
Member
Sponsor Member Joined: 01 Mar. 2008 Location: Spanish Fort AL Status: Offline Points: 2579 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 May 2018 at 1:35pm |
|
I personally have installed original riveted 16" rims over the both the unfinned and finned 11" self adjusting drums no clearance issues at all
|
|
|
Belleview ol skool winch soon. '48 CJ2A 283 V8 sm 420 granny low, tera low D18, overdrive,lockers Texan at heart,Alabama by retirement |
|
|
|
|
smfulle
Member
Sponsor Member Joined: 16 Sep. 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Status: Offline Points: 6141 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 May 2018 at 2:28pm |
I got my tubes and tires from Summit Racing. Since they have a warehouse in Reno, you should be able to get them pretty fast. |
|
|
|
|
Steelyard Blues
Member
Joined: 09 Oct. 2017 Location: Reno, NV Status: Offline Points: 1500 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 May 2018 at 3:50pm |
|
Jeeper,
Thanks for the confirmation. Stan, Those are the exact tires and tubes sitting in my shopping cart. Thanks also for the confirmation. I might pick them up this week. Supposedly in stock but I have had some issues with ordering Omix parts from Summit. I had to cancel my parking brake parts order last week. I got them to give me a $100 gift certificate for the trouble. It is nice having them in town. My issue now is do I powder coat them now or pull it all apart down the road when I do a full restoration? I have a M416 trailer that I want to paint to match the Jeep, Luzon Red. I would need to pull those rims apart too. Micah
|
|
|
1947 CJ2A 106327, Engine J109205, Tub 97077. Luzon Red
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/steelyard-blues_topic41024_post397981.html?KW=micah+movie#397981 1965 Johnson Furnace Company M416 #6-1577 |
|
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
Page 12> |
| Tweet |
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
Topic Options
Steelyard Blues wrote: