19 1/2 inch wheels

RhinoGT · Post by **RhinoGT** » April 26, 2007, 10:43 am

Thanks for all the warm welcomes. And now for my first question.

I have a 1965 "Facts and Figures" manual for my truck, its a reprint, but I gotta think most of what is in there is accurate. Anyway, listed under the F250 section, it has the standard wheel size of 7x16, and then a whole bunch of optional sizes, including a 17 inch on up to a 19 1/2 inch wheel!

Has anyone ever heard of such a wheel, and if so had any luck trying to find a set? I have searched the web, and the only reference to it seems to be just the one in my manual at home. Its like they dont really exist.

I sure would like a set!

71 LONG BED · Post by **71 LONG BED** » April 26, 2007, 12:30 pm

What's up Rhino?! Good to see you here as well.

Are there any pics of the 19 1/2 wheels on a truck? I'd love to see what one looks like. Prolly not to many around because finding a tire to fit is gonna be impossible.

RhinoGT · Post by **RhinoGT** » April 26, 2007, 1:51 pm

Hi John,
Nice to "see" you here.
Check this picture out of this '59. These, to me look much bigger than the 16's. I am assuming they are the optional, larger, wheels.

Okay..... I dont know how to post a picture here...

How about a link:
http://trucks.about.com/library/graphics/69_F250.jpg

adrianspeeder · Post by **adrianspeeder** » April 26, 2007, 3:10 pm

Plenty of choices of 19.5" tires. Trouble is they cost a mint being made fer commercial trucks and to last a billion miles under high load.

Wouldn't mind havin' some super singles on alcoa 19.5s fer the diesel.

Adrianspeeder

RhinoGT · Post by **RhinoGT** » April 26, 2007, 3:23 pm

Cooooool

http://www.goodyear.com/cfmx/web/truck/size.cfm

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » April 26, 2007, 4:09 pm

71 LONG BED wrote:
Are there any pics of the 19 1/2 wheels on a truck? I'd love to see what one looks like.

How'd I do?

RhinoGT · Post by **RhinoGT** » April 26, 2007, 9:07 pm

ummm, yeah...

Not quite what I had in mind.

You know, I commited a sin and surfed on over to a very cool Dodge Power Wagon site (what can I say, it was my first truck) and being that they have the same axles our Fords have, maybe I can use some of there resources to find me a set of wheels.

Lets see how far I can get with this.

71 LONG BED · Post by **71 LONG BED** » April 27, 2007, 8:00 am

Thanks for the pictures. That's not quite what I had in mind either, slick fan.

Post by **Greg D** » April 27, 2007, 8:41 am

That is just WRONG Slickfan, lol. I have always thought the early 80s Flaresides were nice looking trucks, what a way to ruin one.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » April 27, 2007, 12:18 pm

hehe

RhinoGT · Post by **RhinoGT** » April 27, 2007, 2:21 pm

Only 300-500 bucks... EACH

http://www.ricksontruck.com/wheels_ford_srw.html