I have a 39 P-8- I love the look of the artillery wheels-
anyone have any or know where I could get a set?
Thanks-
I found a set of 5 with good tires on Ebay, it's worth saving your search to get emails when new items are placed online, bare in mind that I'm in the UK and had to import them over. The later Artilleries are stronger than the early's due to the way they are constructed and less prone to buckle. They may also come up on the Market Place in the Bulletin. Good luck.
Tom
I wonder? when you say "Artillery Wheels" are you referring to the '36 and earlier wheels that have holes evenly spaced around the center hub part of the wheels.
The '36 and earlier Artillery wheels are generally 17" where-as '37 and later are generally 16", the exception is heavy duty pickup truck wheels, which generally are 15" that were very common through the late 1940's/50/s.
The Chevy low rider types like the artillery wheels because GM stayed with six lug bolt pattern through 1948, therefore the low riders use Chevy pickup and/or Pontiac wheels which are generally 15" and will accept the '48 and earlier hub caps. Of course the DPCD vehicles do not share to GM, etc., bolt pattern so the options gets very small. Wm.
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Tom
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Quote from: twpoulter on September 30, 2021, 02:14:05 PM
There are 4 on FaceBook 34 Plymouth Owners Tom Rife of Nabaska , they will not be there long
Tom
I don't recall all the details, but I recall talking with someone who ended up mixing and matching some 1933-36 Plymouth running gear parts to get a rather far gone car back on the road. If my memory is correct one of the issues was that the back spacing on the wheels changed over the years. I don't recall any of the details but I suspect it might have been around the time they went from 1.5 inch wide brake drums to 2 inch wide. Anyway, it would probably be a good idea to verify the backspacing on any wheels one is buying matches that needed by the car. There may well be a difference in this between the OP's 1939 Plymouth and these for a 1934 Plymouth.
The '36 offered 17" for the P1 business line and 16" for the Deluxe , P2 versions. Special 20" size available for off road type use.