Wire wheels for late 1929 Packard 626

I am leaning toward those wheels being 1931, given the larger hubcap.

I thought 31 was a 19" wheel though. 

Good news is that they should be trade-able.

For some reason the rim width and lock ring width looks a little more wide than 1931 - perhaps optical illusion caused by the tire or ...

The bad news is that 1929 wire wheels are not all that easy to find in decent condition, though the flip side of the coin is that a disk wheel is pretty easy to come by in very good condition.

All in all, I would say you have an over 5K plus problem on your hands (and then you have tires, tubes, and flaps on top of that).

Thanks for the reply. Haven't had much luck sourcing the correct wires, yet.

32 x6.00 Disk wheels    Taken from data page in Packard a history of the motor car and company    1930  6.00 x 20 for 726  3 different wheel options    1931 had 19 inch wheels

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RenascenceMay 11, 2020

32 x6.00 Disk wheels    Taken from data page in Packard a history of the motor car and company    1930  6.00 x 20 for 726  3 different wheel options    1931 had 19 inch wheels

That is the odd part - the hubs are 1931 (given the larger diameter hubcap) and the rims being 20" just do not go hand-in hand plus the lock rings and the rim width at the lock ring look commercial (aka heavier) that what a standard Packard would use. 

jdtaylor65@hotmail.comMay 11, 2020

Thanks for the reply. Haven't had much luck sourcing the correct wires, yet.

Sort of a long term problem - I bet the best of parts searches has a year in searching and easily 10K invested when all said and done - except maybe they luck out and find a nice set of disks and hub covers. 

Thanks for the replies.