M100 CDN wheels

[maple_leaf_eh]

In response to a plea for 16" Jeep tires, I did a survey of my mounted and dismounted wheels and tires. I was confused by the wheels on the trailer. They are 15" not 16", like I expected. The previous owner put on commercial TOYO brand winter tires. Could these wheels have come from a Korean War vintage M38, or WWII MB / GPW?

Secondly, why would a 1954-era trailer be a different size from the simulataneous post-war M38A1 buys? Are those 15" wheels any more valuable than 16's? Should I be flogging them on e-pay?

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

In response to a plea for 16" Jeep tires, I did a survey of my mounted and dismounted wheels and tires. I was confused by the wheels on the trailer. They are 15" not 16", like I expected. The previous owner put on commercial TOYO brand winter tires. Could these wheels have come from a Korean War vintage M38, or WWII MB / GPW?

Secondly, why would a 1954-era trailer be a different size from the simulataneous post-war M38A1 buys? Are those 15" wheels any more valuable than 16's? Should I be flogging them on e-pay?

Although I didn't scrutinize your rims last time I was over, I doubt that they are result of anything other than a previous owner wanting something cheaper/easier to find than the 16" tubed pizza cutter NDT/NDCC tires. The 5 on 5.5 lug pattern is very common, and has been on nearly every Jeep (except J Trucks, Wagoneers and early Cherokees) from 1940s right up to end of the CJ era in 1986.

[rob love]

The 5X5.5 has also been used on Ford trucks forever.....the rims may be CJ or else Ford truck. Either way, they are not particularly desirable.