Wheels and such

From my understanding any wheel that will fit on a 1960s falcon and fairline will fit my van coming. I want to have New wheels and tires ready to go before my van arrives from San Francisco in the coming weeks. The van sits at stock height. What specification/size should I look at for both wheels and tires.

My Van is a stock 1964 Panel

Didn't some Falcons have four bolt patterns?

You may be correct - I think early Mustang wheels will fit but I am no expert in this dept. Before you make the leap though do some research on this forum and think about what size you want (14", 15" - bigger??) width of tires, whether you want to eventually upgrade to discs, etc, etc.

Others more knowledgeable will probably chime in but resist the temptation to make a quick decision. That's my 2 cents.

Thanks for the help, Ive been searching online and its tiuff to find exact specifications for a econoline. I did read somewhere that some ealy mustang wheels would fit. Ill keep searching

Thinking im going to try a Cragar Soft 8 wheel. The van is white so I need something to offset that. Thinking about painting the bumpers black to.

6 cyl falcons/mustangs & comets all had 4 bolt axles & fronts=V-8's had 5 lug

I've got two early Falcons and they have the 4 bolt pattern with 13 inch rims. My Econo had 14's with the 5 x 4.5 pattern which looked to be stock. I just got my 17x7's for the front today...

The Early Econos had 5-hole, 4.5" bolt pattern. The early rims were 5.5" or 6" wide. Be sure to look for a zero offset wheel to keep centered over the bearings.

Just about any of the Ford cars from the 60s and 70s had the same rims. Some of these had 4 or 5 bolts.

Maverick 64-73
Mustang 64-73
Fairlane 64-73
Falcon 64-73
Ranchero 65-84
Comet 68-78
Cougar 68-78
Marquis 68-78
Montego 68-78

Among the modern Fords, the Ranger 81-08 and the Aerostar van 85-97 had the same 5-bolt rims. I currently have 14" Ranger rims on my Œ64.

Thanks that helps alot!

"Maverick 64-73"

I love the '64 Mavericks!

it is the small ford bolt pattern.... 5 on 4 1/2 I believe... I think some of the rangers have some nice looking options for you.... I have a set of GT rims off '68 Mustang/Torino's... painted my color of course...


I think these would look nice on an old Econo... 2002 Ranger...
http://www.wheelsrims.net/images/products/wheels/stl03404u.jpg

Barnabas wrote:The Early Econos had 5-hole, 4.5" bolt pattern. The early rims were 5.5" or 6" wide. Be sure to look for a zero offset wheel to keep centered over the bearings.

Just about any of the Ford cars from the 60s and 70s had the same rims. Some of these had 4 or 5 bolts.

Its a pain in the ass to find wheels that you want with zero offset, majority are neg or pos.

I don't think that many of us with aftermarket wheels have zero offset! I just checked American Racing's website and mine don't. My wheels have rolled a little over 20k miles with no problems.

Ok good to know. The ones I found with zero I didnt care for. Carl are yours the -6 offset. You running 15x7 in the front and 15x8s in the back?

I've got 15x6 all around with the tires being 195-65 front, 205-65 rear.

Ford Mustang rims and Ford Ranger rims will work on our Econolines.

Anyone looking for a set of 13" wheels? The guy I bought my van from said the 13" were factory... Is this true?

I thought 14" was factory

My Œ64 Heavy Duty came with 13" rims, which were original.
My first Œ65 came with 14" rims, which I think were original.
My Œ65 SuperVan came with 15" rims, but may not have been original.