Other Wheel Options for Early Chevrolet 1.5 ton Trucks...

[Philippe Jeanneau]

The 9.50-16" R-3's are 30-1/2" tall... The old 6.25-20" are 32-3/4" tall... As for the imprint or track, the new rear single tire sits about 5-1/2" from the outside edge of the original inside tire, but still within the footing of the original dual wheels on the outside... At the front, the new tire sits about 2-1/2" from the outside edge of the original tire... Best I could do with the current front axle/hub and brake drum configuration. In the end the backspaces came up to 5-1/4" up front and 2 -15/16" in the rear.

[Philippe Jeanneau]

Finally I got the wheels on the truck... Despite nor being 10.50-16, I think that they look great... I am very happy with the result. The next thing to tackle are the additional front hub studs...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/138508...h/46938977014/

[Philippe Jeanneau]

The work continues on the truck with some small body repairs needed as well as adding the following:

1- Sand mat brackets

2- Fuel, oil, and water cans (2 Gal/Source?) with holder...

3- Engine overflow coolant tank

4- Spare tire bracket

If anyone has specific details/measurements on these it would be greatly appreciated... Thank you.

[Andrew H.]

The truck looks great.We can get that type of tyre in NZ but here they are agricultural tyres and only rated for 30mph. Those 2 gallon POW cans are readily available in NZ at $NZ30-50 each (Google "Trademe NZ"). Once you have got the cans you also have the dimensions of the can-holder. As for the sand mat brackets, I think most people just scale them off the WW2 photos - thats what we did anyway.