Hot Rods American Racing Torque Thrust Wheels

@nobux, nice looking T. What brand are the tires?

 

Thanks!
Fronts are Firestone F560s and the backs are Starfires by Cooper.

 

Wheel styles definitely go with specific body styles. I am a Willys guy so am not confident commenting on Phords. I originally put 8.5x15 Appliance TT type wheels on the rear and 14x6 Appliance TTs on the front. Was never totally happy with the front TTs. When a fellow came out with aluminum Halibrand gasser front runners, it was a no-brainer. I polished the rears, put American stickers on the hub caps and voila!, perfect look. In my never to be humble opinion, Willys should NEVER have the skinny spoke Altered wheels.

 

My 34 has 15X4 ET's [custom narrowed] in the front with 8.5X15's in the back. The 285/70 tires would probably be a little wide { 9" tread and 12" section width by 30.5" tall} for a full fendered model A but if you really wanted to run them you could run wide fenders or a shrot rear end with deeper inner wheelwells.
I ran a pair of 14X6 JAPANs on the front 'till I found the skinny 15" ETs.

 

Rocky, that car for me is absolutely perfect, I love that style, finished, but under construction, much like mine, great car.....

 

Here are more of my collection.

 

My '39
Torque thrust and Cragar SS are my favorite wheel (on the right car of course).

 

Like this?

 

Yes..but for me no white letter tires.

 

I’d suggest after you buy then mount on the spindle and spin the wheel. Check the run out. I had one that was way out. No receipt so had to eat it. It did however have the QC sticker on it where it cleared the inspector.

 

I dont see any straight spokes (TTO) on Americans site, these all have a curve look, even though they are not Torq Thrust D.
https://www.americanracing.com/prod...ibute_pa_finish=torq-thrust-gray-polished-lip

16x5.5 16x7 15x4 15x7 listed as sizes

 

https://www.americanracing.com/prod...pc/?attribute_pa_finish=mag-gray-machined-lip

16x7 15x4 15x6 15x7. Listed as sizes

 

for some reason i was never a big fan of the tq's, although i have them on my coupe. These are 14", have had 'em forever.

 

Any of them you can buy new, are a far cry from these two straight spoke styles....

 

They look great with the gold lines..

 

VN309 TT O is the one.

 

2nd that!


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4 1/2 bolt pattern

4 3/4 bolt pattern
Summit says out of stock don't know about Jeg's or Tire Rack. These are the new wheels with the old style machining on the lips. Not the ones shown up a few posts. Those are the ugly modern versions.

 

Perfect...... straight spoke TT goodness. found them on american racing site. 15" and 17"

https://www.americanracing.com/product/wheels/vn309-tt-o/

 

Does anyone know why they paint the spokes grey? I am guessing it's powder coat. What does the casting look like if you take that off? I want a set for a car that had them on very early in it's existence but I don't like the grey finish. And I don't like the polished ones for this car.

 

I think they look pretty good with the grey spokes.....

 

NoboD, See mine in post 25. I use VHT Wheel Paint, graphite. VHT has multiple colors avaiable. I painted mine right out of the boxes.

 

No paint, as cast finish.

 

If we're talking the current generation Torque Thrust wheels there is something about the pebbly finish and the shade/sheen of the paint on the spokes that misses the mark for me.
I guess having been around the old original versions might have something to do with that.

 

The front wheels I ran first were 14X6 " and came to me really grody and discolored. I masked 'em off, slapped a coat of variprime and then a coat of stainless steel spray paint. Same with the rears.
Now my rears are not that much different than the new ET 15X4" in factory color.