help please - anyone recognize this torq-thrust type wheel?

haycait911 · haycait911's Garage

thanks.

James Brown · James Brown's Garage

cragar G/T's I think. Old and crappy us wheels but look good on a mustang.

mkossler · 12-10-2009, 04:48 PM

Possibly Cragars, I think the welds look a bit rough for them. The wheel caps look like ARE (American Racing Equipment), much worse quality than Cragar. Both brands were generally marked, though. Trying to remember who else made a torque-thrust style... damn I hate getting old...

James Brown · James Brown's Garage

they do look like american racing, but I can't rember what were talking about?

mkossler · 12-10-2009, 04:50 PM

Like this, minus the paint and polish. My money's on ARE.

James Brown · James Brown's Garage

I hope your only putting these on a VW bug!

BeyGon · 12-10-2009, 05:33 PM

They are NOT American Torq Thrust wheels. I don't know which off brand they are but they look like they are drilled to fit Chevy and Ford. ALL Americans will have the name and size embossed on the back and it wont look like the back of those wheels.

BeyGon · 12-10-2009, 05:42 PM

I just took these, Original Torq Thrust, Chevy pattern, 15z7 inch one piece, embossed on the back. Had to hurry so my wife didn't see it in the house.

Kevin Stewart · 12-10-2009, 05:45 PM

if you look at lug holes uses a different type washer, by looking at the back they may be fentons. if their fentons run, they break, Kevin

john walker's workshop · 12-10-2009, 05:48 PM

dragfast made some also.

mkossler · 12-10-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeyGon

I just took these, Original Torq Thrust, Chevy pattern, 15z7 inch one piece, embossed on the back. Had to hurry so my wife didn't see it in the house.

Well, you could be right, but I think you should have said "those are NOT MY american racing" wheels. ARE made about ten Torq Thrust style models, not just your originals. ARE did not use that imprint on all of its wheels (especially not with the offset info), at least not on the hundreds I sold. The wheels the OP pictured absolutely could be someone else's, I took my best guess, but I wouldn't go thinking that ARE made the Torq-thrusts the same way for their entire existence. They did offer wheels with the slotted lug holes (5x4 & 5x5.5), IIRC. So did / does Cragar.

The inside work doesn't necessarily mean bad work, either, BTW. The ROH sport wheels made in the Torque Thrust styles for UK Ford Falcons looked very similar to these, and have stood up very well over the years.

BeyGon · 12-10-2009, 09:06 PM

I understand American made different styles of Torq Thrust, every one I have ever seen has the embossed letters on the inside. The picture you have is of the new copy, look at the cut on the inside edge next to the spokes. Your new one is flush, no indention, plus the center caps arent the same bolt pattern. I am pretty sure American didn't make a wheel like that two piece thing. I also have had many different styles of American wheels but like I said, everyone I have ever seen had the embossed letters. Some Japanese copies, very close copies were plain, maybe those are what you saw. I have had 16 inch wheels that are good copies but they weren't Americans.

jackb911 · jackb911's Garage

I'm pretty sure the wheels in the original post are "E/T Mags".

Rocket Wheels made some that were similar as well.