Larger wheel size?

[trogdor]

I've noticed many tbuckets have 15 inch wheels. Is there a technical reason for that or mostly looks? I'm looking for wheels now and I've seen lots of Corvette/Camaro sets available that are 17 or 18 or even 20 inches. Maybe just not as traditional of a look? Does anyone run these larger wheels?

 

[Spanky]

I think you've guessed the reason. On a T-bucket a 15 inch wheel and a lot of sidewall showing just looks better IMHO.

Her's an example with big wheels. It's a matter of taste . . .

 

[trogdor]

I think you've guessed the reason. On a T-bucket a 15 inch wheel and a lot of sidewall showing just looks better IMHO.

Her's an example with big wheels. It's a matter of taste . . .

Thanks for the picture, that helps. That does look different, sort of cool though. But it does change the look a lot.

 

[LongJohn]

T buckets for the most part are nostalgic cars. There were no large diameter wheels back then. Another thing is tires with limited sidewalls ride lake a buckboard! T’s with big sidewalls are not Cadillacs but tolerable.

 

[choppedtop]

I really don't care for the look of the tall wheels with the rubber band tires on any car, especially on any hot rod type car

 

[Bill Pedersen]

He are a few pictures of 20" dia wheels on t-buckets.

 

[Artiekeith]

does anyone know if using narrow or skinny wheels in the front will help with death wobbles?

 

[lincolnuT]

There is more to the "Death Wobbles" than tires.......First thing I would look at is how far back the top of your axel is, needs to be 6/9 degrees, then look at the Toe in or out of the front end, My straight axel likes toe OUT. Those are the things that will fix you problem.....

 

[Swampdog]

Did anyone (Ted Brown or Bill Dar) ever talk about toe in vs toe out in relationship with whether the toe rod was in front of the axel or behind the axel?

 

[trogdor]

Thanks for the pictures everyone! Those help a lot. Going the other direction, does anyone run 14 inch wheels? I imagine they have a pretty similar look to the 15 inch ones.

 

[thebearded1]

Thanks for the pictures everyone! Those help a lot. Going the other direction, does anyone run 14 inch wheels? I imagine they have a pretty similar look to the 15 inch ones.

While you will probably be able to find cheap sets of 14" wheels you will have a tough time finding tire options for them vs 15" or 16"

 

[Neshkoro]

My first set of front wheel and tires were 14”. C78-14. Skinny tires.
Later I switched to 15” wheels. The wheels were 15X5 wide. The front tires are radials and much wider. The bucket seemed to handle and track better.

 

[Spanky]

I use 14's on the front of mine to enhance the "big-n-littles" look. So far no problem finding tires.

 

[lincolnuT]

Bill Darr will tell you that is doesn't mater if it is n front or behind the axel. I have had three Buckets and two were behind and one was in front and all three liked toe out to stop the Death Wobble....I live about 10 blocks from Bill in Artesia, I will talk to him again to update......

 

[T-Test]

Look for answers in the tech section.
Lots of good info there