supremes and cheater slicks

what is every ones thoughts on cheater slicks on supreme wheels ?I don't think I've ever seen it. I like supreme wheels and I like the square look of cheater slicks so I wonder how they would look together. Mostly how they may look on late 50s early 60s truck. I just my be crazy, just thinking out loud.

 

I know There were drag cars running them when they first came out. Go for it!

 

Like Grits' coupe?

 

Here's one example that came to mind.

 

Wow
Never seen a real drag car w rims from Kmart

 

Bad ***.

 

Don't look like cheaters to me.

 

Blue light special me of a set of SUPREMES.

 

They would look great imo.
For the front i wouldnt know thou. Im no fan of those with black walls. Its a perfect wheel for a skinny white tire. Just poersonal taste i guess.

 

Aren't those Raders?

 

I did not pay a great deal of attention to the 2 piece wheels back then but I remember MTs were outlawed at the tracks because they were riveted and the aluminum centers broke out when used with sticky slicks. I am one of the few that do not like any 2 piece wheels. I'm a an American guy or at least close clones.

 

Here is pic of my firestones

 

derpr30 that's the tire I was thinking about. I thought I would get a lot of **** for this (it is still early)

 

I agree, one piece al-loo-me-knee-yum wheels for me too!

 

I agree with Tommy. Back in the 60s-70s the guys who bought Supremes and Radirs did so because they couldn't afford Americans or they were doing a "Bellflower-style" custom. In those days I worked at a high-end salvage yard in Portland, Oregon. Walking through the yard, you'd find broken 2 piece aftermarket wheels on a good percentage of wrecked cars. Cragars seemed to hold up pretty well but broken Radirs and Supremes were in abundance...

 

check out my studebaker build thread. i have a set of supreme wheels with hurst cheaters.

 

forgot about grit's coupe and it's cool as hell. ryno your car is going to be bad***.

 

When did the "pie crust" slicks give way to the wrinkle walls?

 

Depends on the racer. The 66" fliptop Mercury cars were built to run on the M&H tires that were still the piecrust style, but you see those cars running Goodyears later on in the coverage in magazines. I think like most speed parts that some guys are afraid of the new parts until they prove themselves.

I think 65 the Goodyear tires were available. Maybe late 64.

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Here is Eddie schartman's with piecrust slicks.

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j367/IIFUNNY/FastEddie0308.jpg
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