Features torque thrust big and littles - lets see 'em

Little, but for the rear on 1965 A/FX racers ; 15”x 6” Bent spoke magnesium :

 

Bigs - 16x11 mag Americans, 12.00-16 M&H nostalgia skins...

 

When I bought mine in 2017 it was probably the best thing for appearance I could have done. I’ve liked them from the 60’s. I bought replacements from American for about $100 a piece; they offered exact copies for $500 a piece a little out of my league at the time. 4 original 15x6’s wasn’t going to even look. Recently I repainted the gray with “titanium” for a slightly different look.
Can always go back.

 

Big: 15” x 8.5” pointy spoke magnesium with NOS M&H 8.20 x 15” sliks :

 

Little , 15” x6” Lemans magnesium:

 

BADASS
bowie you are the man

 

16x10 rear, 15x4 fronts

 

Right on!!!

 

Those are perfect. Definitely BIGS & littles and real Torque Thrusts.

 

15x6 and 15x8.5 on a old New Jersey rod now living in Finland.

 

15 x 10 Torque thrusts before I switched to 15 x 12 Daisy's. Glen

 

Internationals

 

Remember seeing a color pic of this one at one point - a bit out of place on such a big car - but got the point across

 

hotrodart which brand of wheel are those?

 

what size tire on rear ?

 

Respectfully these are not big & littles. They are the same size front and back. Maybe related to Torque Thrusts being Torque Thrust "D"s but not really Torque Thrusts.

 

Does mine count?? One is big and one is little! They are newer "D"s however

 

15 x 7s and 15 x 8 1/2s getting ready to go on

 

They are American Racing......cast into the back side of each wheel....circa 1965...

 

Nice, the real thing. They look great.

 

For some folks yes. Not me though. Don't get me wrong, they do look good which is proven by their popularity. But in my eyes their copies of the the real thing and like belly buttons. Seems like everybody has'em. So they just don't turn my crank. I don't recall the original poster laying out any specifics other than Torque Thrusts. Torque Thrust "D"s from the allowable 1965 and earlier are different from Torque Thrusts and typical of '60s muscle machines and not so much Hot Rods. Torque Thrust II's also differ from Torque Thrusts and are clearly well after 1965 . Well down the evolutionary scale.

 

Yeah I know they are different, but for this car and it's priorities the newer ones are close enough. It is not completely "traditional" in most senses but I really like the style of the 60s hot rods, so I'm just getting close. Most people don't know American Racing from Cragars. At least they aren't the fake spindle mounts! I am not a fan of the TT 2s. Proportions are all screwed up IMO.

 

This is the general discussion category not the "died in the wool" traditional category.
I'm betting a very large number of HAMB'rs pay no mind to the 1965 cutoff when it comes to the manufacture date of American FIVE SPOKE wheels.

 

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15x6 and 14x6


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