OT Wheels: What are your favorites?

I have always been partial to the Weld Draglite and Prostar (anybody know when the Prostar was introduced?), and the Center Line Convo Pro. But I want to know what you like on a muscle car.
What you got?

 

I was watching videos of Modified Production and Pro Stock from the 70's on Youtube the other day, really had a go-back moment with all the cars that had Cragar Super Tricks.
Had these in the mid/late 70's, former Pro Stocker.

 

Honestly, I think many of the modern (1990s -2015 ish) factory aluminum wheels look pretty sharp.
I'm still not impressed with the huge wheels (18" is the upper limit) with the rubber band tires. I understand why they are going that way, but they just don't look that good to me.

 

I had a set of SSTs on a 78 Dodge van, and my old 87 Camaro. Heavy as hell, but looked sharp.

 

I put Pro Stars on my Rambler American when they were fairly new, late 80's?

Gary

 

If I ever got another muscle car and could choose wheels without looking at the sticker...
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/motor-city-wheels-flys-spyders.1316521/

 

I've honestly been finding im slowly but steadily losing interest in most muscle car style wheels. Ran so many cragers over the years they give off a stock wheel vibe to me. If I had to have a muscle car it'd likely get the appropriate Rallye wheel. Or even chrome reverse. But the torque thrust with non polished centers do still look good to me. And I hope to have a set for one of the rotations on the 53. Though I guess they technically aren't off topic unless you go off the material lol

 

Minilite’s. Not common, unique, timeless, and good looking.
Back in the day I ran them on my Comet GT and my Lincoln Versailles.

 

Best looking wheel out there in my opinion, they would make a garbage truck look good! HRP

 

Minilites for the win, but only if they are deep. No 15X5.5!

As for the AR TTs, that's what I ended up with on my current project. Very happy.

 

@Mr. Sinister
What type of ride ?
Weld there where 2 type of Stare 's
Pro Stare late 80s
Alum Stare early 90s
Like @HOTRODPRIMER said
Torq Thrust , Not all have the Look ,
Spoke design to me are critical,
I think spoke's look better the more pointer, & color of spoke's , Goldish Gray , Magnesium , #7..
& the Original Center Lines Auto Drag ,
Satin & some full polished
But to Me the rear wheel needs depth & alot of side wall , No thread on
side wall.
On front I like 3-1/2 or 4 with 50/50
On my Egg
Front M/T
Rear E/Ts

 

The original Pro Star is my jam. My 81 Z28 had them on it when I got it and I'd be lying if I said they didn't sway me a little bit on the car. I think they look sharp as hell on it.



I'm also a big fan of the Torq Thrust with the dull spokes, I've got a set on my 55. Only wheel for that car in my opinion.

 

I like all of the wheels posted above except the gold Lamborghini wheels. They are cool, but don't look good on anything other than what they came on.

Top 5 for me that I feel instantly make any vehicle look cooler...

American Racing 200S Daisy Mags


Keystone Kustomag


Billet Specialties Street Lite


Mickey Thompson ET Drag


Weld Drag Lite (my old notchback)

 

I believe those are Klassics, not kustomag, which makes the 65 cutoff by a year.
https://www.hotrod.com/how-to/defining-hot-rod-and-custom-car-legacy-wheels-part-3

 

Slots and welds...currently trying to change from the Weld Drag Lites that have been on this car since the early 90's to slots and am half way there...

 

Potato/Potato

 

I'm partial to 5 spoke wheels in general but my real favorite was the Centerline Convo pros that were on the back of my dragster. They were so much lighter than anything before them. I thought they were an engineering masterpiece.

 

As far as off topic wheels go ....

I had Weld pro stars on my truck since 93, I liked them best when I covered them with Moon discs.



I had drag lights on a 58 pickup, those were pretty light.



My favorite would probably be super tricks though, get that early pro stock vibe going. I do like the super slots as a close second, a wheel you don't see a lot of.
M/T has some nice looking new drag wheels, certainly not a fan of any big ass donk wheels !

 

Nice looking Z,
I probably had 15 or so from 67- 82
Over the years ,
The Ones on your Z , I do not believe to be Weld Stars , I do not recall the countersunk lug nuts , Maybe Jegs Version or very late 90s,
One thing with Weld ,
Earlier caps press Aluminum ,then there later caps where Tin Version
To my opinion Ugly
Squared off , a reset pocket on the end for brand sticker , Not bullet shaped,
On all the Welds I ran , On front No cap
With Crome dust cover ,
Rear Non ,
Caps will make the Look of Wheel also I feel ,

Weld Rod Lights look nice on most all ,

There where times , I ran different wheels between Left & Right

older made Cragar SS/T work on pretty much all,
Just heavy .

The Look I think relates to how vehicle sits Fender down over Tires from
Late 40s - mid 80s body

On Camaro / Pontiac there are many OEM to me look good
67- 82 ish

 

The Weld Pro Stars came out in the later 80’s and I had one of the first sets in the area. They were Bob Glidden signature series and I had them on my ‘74 Plymouth Duster pro mod I built. 15x15 in the rear and 15x3 in the front I’ll have to find the pictures of the car but it was knarly as hell.

 

Camaro/Vette rallys, Magnum 500s and torque thrusts....

 

Everything looks better on Minilites.

I've known them since my dad had them on a Fiat 850 Coupé, bought new in 1967.

 

Thanks!!
I'm pretty certain they're knockoffs, Jegs is my bet judging by some of the other Jegs branded parts on the car.
I actually prefer the countersunk lugs, gives them a cleaner look in my opinion.
I do want to go a little wider on the tire in the front. It's a 165/80-15 currently and I'd like to be on a 185-205. I have a set of 4" Torq Thrusts with a 205 tire on them, so I know they'll fit a 4" wheel.

 

I'm a Dirt Late Model guy, so Weld Wide-5 !!!


Grant

 

got these Americans on my bird... got no idea what era they were shooting for,gonna put some bigger tires and go from there....????@@@!!

 

I am partial to original style factory rally wheels if I can’t have chrome reverse and baby moons

 

My Cobra has 3 sets of wheels,
Draglites, 5spoke CobraR, and Anniversary’s.

 

Among some others already posted, I think Motor Fly wheels are cool --

 

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