Staghound Tires/Rim

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I'm replacing the tires on the museum's Staghound today. In the past, someone stuck a set of Michelin radials on it, and while they don't look bad, I was able to pick up a set of the 14.00-20 non-directional bias ply tires off the surplus market in the US for a good price. Brand new, manufactured by Denman around 2008, they were just $135 each USD plus shipping, exchange etc. I also ordered in a set of 4 new tubes and flaps of the appropriate size. Just as well because when I tore the old tires down, I was finding everything from 22.5 tubes to much too narrow flaps. Two of the radials required topping up about once a year.

Anyway, I did find a crack on the bead area of one of the rims. It was right on the first inch of rim, so shouldn't effect the mounting of the tire, but for a clear conscience I would like to find another rim. Were these rims used on other military vehicles like 5 or 7 ton trucks of the era?

I'm attaching a couple photos showing the difference in the tires.