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Posted by 1972_Torino (Member # 11091) on :
 


trying to put some wheels in whats the difference between the caroll shelby torq thrust M's and the american racing torque thrust? which ones would be better? thinking of 20 x 10 in the rear and 20X8.5 in the front.
 

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Posted by coupe5oh (Member # 10411) on :
 
i think some glossy black 18x9 and 18x10 saleens would look really good or chrome
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
use the Newstalgia wheel visualizer. It kinda works.
 

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Posted by 1972_Torino (Member # 11091) on :
 
what do you guys think of these.

http://www.cruizinconceptswholesale.com/proddetail.asp?prod=20X10BLKULTRALIGHT
 

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Posted by *EPIK* (Member # 7481) on :
 
Those Godspeeds look too modern IMO. I think real american racing 20" torque thrusts with a matte black center & polished lip would look perfect on that car.
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/wheel_visualizer.asp

I put some 20" rocket racing "BOOSTER" wheels on it with a black center and lowered the car 2". it looked pretty good. check out the site. the wheels havent been updated in about 6 months but you can get the jist. torque thrust M's arent a bad way to go for the price.

sure other other modern ford wheels may look good but who wants to run spacers? and I mean "SPACERS" they are pretty thick and will cost you about $150-$200 to get some Fr500's on your car lets say, and lets not even talk about Re-Hooping your wheels at atleast $200 a wheel to avoid spacers.

check out this guy if your on a budget:

http://www.jdwheels.com/

the riddler 695 in matte blk center with polished lip look pretty good.and if his BS will work your into a 20x8.5 for only $195. he also offers other brands, coys,rocket racing ,etc.

[ November 30, 2011, 09:43 PM: Message edited by: v-town coupe ]
 

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Posted by *EPIK* (Member # 7481) on :
 

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Originally posted by v-town coupe:
http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/wheel_visualizer.asp

I put some 20" rocket racing "BOOSTER" wheels on it with a black center and lowered the car 2". it looked pretty good. check out the site. the wheels havent been updated in about 6 months but you can get the jist. torque thrust M's arent a bad way to go for the price.

sure other other modern ford wheels may look good but who wants to run spacers? and I mean "SPACERS" they are pretty thick and will cost you about $150-$200 to get some Fr500's on your car lets say, and lets not even talk about Re-Hooping your wheels at atleast $200 a wheel to avoid spacers.

check out this guy if your on a budget:

http://www.jdwheels.com/

the riddler 695 in matte blk center with polished lip look pretty good.and if his BS will work your into 20x8.5 for only $195. he also offers other brands, coys,rocket racing ,etc.

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Originally posted by v-town coupe:
The Coys are pretty good. A few friends have had them and they seem to hold up pretty good. Also on that jd link i posted, look at the boss wheels at the bottom of the page in charcoal with polish lip. probably pretty safe to say that any dark center with polish lip should look good, and if you go matte finsh with polish lip you'll get more contrast.

There is also a guy from Tracy on the Lateral-G with a 69 "FORMAL" top Torino on Rushforths and its pretty sick but keep in mind that car is mini tubbed,custom width rear. That and I think Rushforths start at $2k for 17's.

http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=28042

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WOW??? That car is badass!!! I've never seen a formal roof, they look MUCH better than the fastback IMO...

 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
yeah that car is pretty sick. TKO,SBF 420, DSE quadlink adapted to a ford setup. his car is real nice. should be out at the next good guys show he was sayn.
 

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Posted by *BlownMach1* (Member # 5400) on :
 
Formal roof for the win! Never was a fan of Torino's till I just seen that style!! Wow what a difference!!

For the OP, ya keep it torque thrust style with black centers!! You will be golden!!
 

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Posted by *EPIK* (Member # 7481) on :
 
I was thinking the same thing Casey. I liked Torino's, but the fastback kinda turned me off a bit. But that particular 69 Formal Roof is SICK!!! Doesn't it kinda seem like this was Ford's version of the Monte Carlo? Although the Monte Carlo wasn't around until 1970.
 

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Posted by fstryde3 (Member # 8436) on :
 
IMO go with something old school torq thrust american racing etc. putting Saleens or something modern doesn't look right.
 

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Posted by 68dustin (Member # 5388) on :
 
im sorry im in love with this design..lol.. not as pricy as torque thrust either

boss 338


 

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Posted by 68dustin (Member # 5388) on :
 
take a good pic of the side of the car and photochop some wheels on it.. best way to give u a idea..
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 

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Originally posted by 68dustin:
take a good pic of the side of the car and photochop some wheels on it.. best way to give u a idea..

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Originally posted by 68dustin:
take a good pic of the side of the car and photochop some wheels on it.. best way to give u a idea..

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dont even have to do that:

http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/wheel_visualizer.asp

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Originally posted by v-town coupe:

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Originally posted by 68dustin:
take a good pic of the side of the car and photochop some wheels on it.. best way to give u a idea..

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dont even have to do that:

http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/wheel_visualizer.asp

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that kinda gives you a cartoon idea of ur car..

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Yeah but it gives you more quanity. using that visualizer allows you to try multiple wheels before going through and doing the photo shop. photoshop doesnt take that long BUT id like to narrow it down before doing a bunch of photoshops.
 

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Posted by 2BlueGeeTees (Member # 4702) on :
 
This is just my opinion but I think with such a beautiful car like that 20s are too gawdy. 17x10/17x9s would set her off with those boss 338s and keep a very muscle stance. Either way she is a gorgeous machine bud
 

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Posted by 1972_Torino (Member # 11091) on :
 
sorry for the late reply i was busy out all week. but ok yea i like the boss 338's but i rather go with the torque thrust M's i want them wide in the back. i originally wanted torque thrust but what do you guys think should i just go with the torque thrust or what about the boss?which one would look better on my car. their almost the same look but for some reason torque thrust look better.
 

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Posted by 1972_Torino (Member # 11091) on :
 
randy coy's flat back torque thrust style or american racing torque thrust?
 

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Posted by SUMO (Member # 8553) on :
 

 

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Posted by wcs1993 (Member # 11111) on :
 
Check out

Rush Forth Wheels
 

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