Military wheels ??

[tc1cat]

Ok guys, which do you like best- large lug nuts or small? No jokes PLEASE!!

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo156/tc1cat/DSCN0156.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo156/tc1cat/DSCN0155.jpg
Pic with both
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo156/tc1cat/DSCN0157.jpg

Black wheel is for narrow tire and the white is for wide tire- Travis, now you can see what I wanted the tires for!!

[ihbuilder]

Lynn , the large fits the style I can show you a pic of a real 1 if you want . IH used that style for a few trucks . I happen to have 1

IHSteve

[Roadmasters]

for looks i like the small ones, but im not shure what a real one looks like

[tc1cat]

I personally like the small ones also but the large ones are closer to scale. May depend upon which vehicle I put them on.

[Bodyman]

i like the big ones. if its a military vehicle, they do everything heavy duty
steve

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Go with the big ones Lynn them are good looking wheels too.. Nice work as always..

[Hos1880]

Lynn,

The larger nut wheels look better than the small as they sit can't wait to see them on the truck your thinking of.

Merritt

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Lynn,

The larger nut wheels look better than the small as they sit can't wait to see them on the truck your thinking of.

Merritt

:confused: Who is this guy here?? Man I thought you drowned in a tub or something glad to see you are still with us.

[tc1cat]

Thanks guys for the opinions. Actually there will be 3 sets made. 2 for trucks and 1 for a trailer. 1 set is for my duece and a half. No pics of any of them until the trailer is closer to finish and I get the tires for it. You will just have to suffer until then :D:D

I agree Paul, where has Merritt been hiding? :)

[Bigrigger]

If you're still choosing, I'd go with the small ones. I think they look more to scale. But it's really you're opinion that counts. :D

[roadranger]

I vote for the big ones... Looks more like what I remember seeing on M-35's (decades ago! OMG!)

[Dreamweaver]

I too would have to say the big ones..

Nice looking wheels.

-Mike

[Hos1880]

Thanks guys for the opinions. Actually there will be 3 sets made. 2 for trucks and 1 for a trailer. 1 set is for my duece and a half. No pics of any of them until the trailer is closer to finish and I get the tires for it. You will just have to suffer until then :D:D

I agree Paul, where has Merritt been hiding? :)

well I i have been trying to get my house livable as paul can tell you he has seen the progress, but now its time to get back to my set aside work and get it done.

Merritt

[spudd]

big for me.......gives it a stronger look

[Stuff]

6 bolt - large
10 or more bolt - small

[tc1cat]

Here is another style: http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo156/tc1cat/DSCN0165.jpg These are for Wedico tires. Rear wheels to follow!

[russisloud]

those and kool man!!

[Gregg]

Are you producing these wheels fore sale?
They are just about perfect for the project I am working on.
I would need 9 of them. Prefferably in a 1.9 config. Not sure on the width just yet.

[9W Monighan]

The WW2 WC Dodges used a 5 bolt Budd wheel and the lug nuts were 1-1/2'' hex.

[mazdaparts]

6 bolt - large
10 or more bolt - small

I'm with this guy. The old large nuts were usually 6 lug, the smaller nuts would be at home with 8-10 lugs.

[Panther F]

I like the small set better. Closer to scale.




~ Jeff

[Gregg]

Hi Jeff , it's Panther G. I'm building an 8x8 truck to haul my tanks.

[trucked-in]

Hello all does anyone know of a place to get ww2 style treaded tires to fit semi rims just cant get a handel on these dam tires. I made my rims out of alum round stock and cut them on my lathe worked out great now i need tires but only want ww2 style tires the duce i modeled is a reo white like the one i had years ago bought from supplus 150.00 bucks drove it for a few years and sold it i have more in this toy truck then the real one hey thanks all tim

[sassgrunt]

Tim, I tried to send a PM, but maybe it never got through. There is a large Lego tire called a 24 x 43 (part number 3740) that looks very much like a WW2 uni-directional tire. It is made out of a dense foam, and has a more squared cross-section than I would like it to have (I have not figured out a good way to round it off) but it will fit Tamiya semi-truck wheels if you cut out the 6 'stiffening ribs' that run around the outside of the wheel. You can find them on Evilbay, but you have to be patient - the people who sell them there try and charge $10 per tire, if they can get away with it. -Mike