Budd wheels and Dual wheels

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manyolkars
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Re: Budd wheels and Dual wheels

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Neil Wilson wrote:All AA wheels have the same bolt pattern except the 1931 steel spoke wheels (which have a larger bolt pattern).

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Neil are you talking about the Wire spokes? I thought they early rims
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Re: Budd wheels and Dual wheels

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He's talking about the 1931 wire wheels
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Re: Budd wheels and Dual wheels

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The #4 cross member is over the rear axle (just count the cross members from the front back). The humped design is for the '28/'29 frame and the worm drive axle. Yep, it would have the '29 six spoke disk wheels. So, duals is not an option with these wheels.

Someone will want to buy your '30/'31 wheels I am sure.
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Re: Budd wheels and Dual wheels

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Neil Wilson wrote:... Someone will want to buy your '30/'31 wheels I am sure.
What would be a fair asking price for lightly rusty 6 slot 6 spoke wheels if I had some to sell. I also have a complete worm drive rear end and frame made into a farm trailer.
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Re: Budd wheels and Dual wheels

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Spectria,

To answer your question about the reverse dish wheels fitting on the later axles and visa versa. Like Neil said, the bolt pattern is the same. You can put the early wire wheels and reverse dish wheels on the newer axles. I would only do it temporarily because it rests on the back of the bolt holes. You would also have to change the lug nuts if you wanted to do it too. Now if you want to put newer wheels on early axles I really wouldn't do it. The lug bolts aren't long enough to get lug nuts on. Hope this helps.

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Re: Budd wheels and Dual wheels

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Thanks RED,

I thought that was why when I went to try and mount up some wheels off my '31 AA on that worm Drive "Trailer" they wouldn't go on because I think the center hub is too large for later wheels. And I am sure you are correct, the wheels on most vehicles are meant to rest on the hub center and only be held on by the lug nuts... Not supported by them.
Thanks for the clarification...
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