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TORQ THRUST ORIG. CLASSIC TORQ THRUST II TORQ THRUST II
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TORQ THRUST SL TORQ THRUST II 1 PIECE OPTIONAL CAPS
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CUSTOM FINISHES
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RALLY CLASSIC 200S 200S
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SMOOTHIE VECTOR ANSEN SPRINT
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BURNOUT VN500 VN690
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NOVA DAYTONA BLVD
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2013 Today’s American Racing still prides itself on the mission that began in a San Francisco speed shop nearly 60 years ago when drag racer Romeo Palamides and machine shop owner J.O. Ellison teamed up to build a fuel dragster. In 1956 the dragster was featured in the November issue of Hot Rod Magazine. The 15x7-inch cast magnesium wheels, which boasted an enviable strength-to-weight ratio, prompted early orders for what would become the first American Racing products.
TONY KANAAN
In 1962 American Racing introduced the all-aluminium Torq Thrust wheels, intended for street use. The five-spoke parabolic style design, is arguably the most recognisable wheel design in the world and is largely credited with launching the custom wheel industry. In the late 1960’s, the dramatic thriller “Bullitt” was released. The film, destined to become a Steve McQueen classic, featured a 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 fastback on American Racing Torq Thrust wheels. In the late 1970’s, American Racing wheels featured in the hit TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard”. The iconic “General Lee” Dodge Charger rode on American Racing Vector wheels. The Vector wheel’s popularity increased further when it appeared again on TV screens, fitted to The A-Team‘s black GMC Vandura. In the years following, American Racing became one of the world’s most popular and respected wheel brands - producing 5,000,000 wheels per year by 1998. In 2007, Hot Rod Magazine named the Torq Thrust wheel, originally designed some 50 years earlier by Tom Griffith, one of the “10 most significant speed parts of all time.”
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TORQ THRUST ST
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+ 19, + 30
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+0 + 0, + 30 + 24, + 45 + 28, + 44 +0 + 24, + 34 + 24, + 45 + 0, + 1 8, + 20, + 32 + 1 8, + 34 + 1 8, + 30, + 38
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FINISH A) MAGNESIUM GRAY W/ MACHINED LIP
F INISH A) CHROME
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T O R Q THRUST ST
VNT70R/VNT71R
SIZE
OFFSET
SIZE
B ACKSPACE
20x8.5
+ 19, + 30
1 5x7 1 5x8 1 7x7 1 7x8 1 7x9
4” 4. 25” 4” 4. 5” 5”
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A) CHROME
A) VINTAGE SILVER W/ POLISHED LIP B) POLISHED
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TORQ THRUST M
TORQ THRUST D
SIZE
OFFSET
SIZE
B ACKSPACE
17x7 17x8 17x9 17x10.5 18x8 18x9 18x10 20x8.5 20x10 22x9.5
+0 + 0, + 30 + 24, + 45 + 28, + 44 +0 + 24, + 34 + 24, + 45 + 0, + 18, + 20, + 32 + 18, + 34 + 18, + 30, + 38
1 4x6 1 5x4. 5 1 5x6 1 5x7 1 5x8 1 5x8. 5 1 5x1 0 1 6x8
3. 4” 2. 1 5” 3. 65” 3. 8” 4. 5” 3. 8” 3. 75” 4. 0”
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FINISH
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NEW FINISH
LUG 5
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FINISH A) ANTHRACITE W/ MACHINED LIP B) GLOSS BLACK W/ MACHINED LIP
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TORQ THRUST ORIG.
TORQ THRUST SL
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BACKSPACE
SIZE
SIZE
OFFSET
15x5 15x7 15x8.5 17x8
2. 5” 3. 75” 3. 8” 4. 5”
1 7x7 1 7x8 1 7x1 0 1 8x7 1 8x8 1 8x9 1 8x1 0 1 8x1 2 20x8. 5
20x9 20x1 0 20x1 0. 5 20x1 2 20x1 5 22x8. 5 22x9 22x1 0 22x1 0. 5 22x1 2
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVAI L AB L E U P O N REQUEST.
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FINISH A) POLISHED B) VINTAGE SILVER W/ MACHINED LIP
FINISH A) 2-PIECE POLISHED B) BLACK
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CLASSIC TORQ THRUST II
TORQ THRUST II 1 PIECE
SIZE
SIZE
SIZE
OFFSET
SIZE
BACKSPACE SIZE
BACKSPACE
14x6 14x7 15x4 15x6 15x7 15x8 15x9 15x10 15x12 15x14
16x5. 5 16x7 16x8 16x9. 5 17x7 17x8 17x9 17x9. 5 17x11 18x7
1 8x8 1 8x9. 5 1 8x1 0 1 8x1 1 20x8 20x9. 5 20x1 0 20x1 2 20x1 5
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVA I LA BLE UPON REQUEST.
1 4x6 1 4x7 1 5x4 1 5x6 1 5x7 1 5x8
3. 5” 4. 0” 2. 5” 3. 25” 3. 75” 3. 8” , 4. 5”
5. 5” 4. 0” 40” , 4. 8” , 4. 9” 4. 0” 4. 0” , 4. 8” , 5” , 5. 5” 5. 5” , 6. 3” , 6. 5” , 7. 0”
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FINISH A) POLISHED AND BRIGHT PVD
FINISH
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A) 2-PIECE TORQ THRUST® GRAY W POLISHED RIM
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T O R Q THRUST II LU G 5 SIZE
SIZE
SIZE
OFFSET
14x6 14x7 15x4 15x6 15x7 15x8 15x9 15x10 15x12 15x14
16x5. 5 16x7 16x8 16x9. 5 17x7 17x8 17x9 17x9. 5 17x11 18x7
1 8x8 1 8x9. 5 1 8x1 0 1 8x1 1 20x8 20x9. 5 20x1 0 20x1 2 20x1 5
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVA I LA BLE UPON REQUEST.
O P T IO N AL C A P S
AVAIL ABLE F OR T HE F OLLOW IN G S TYLES: V N105, V N109, V NCL2 0 5 , VN405, V N470, V N515 & VN815
FINISH A) 2-PIECE POLISHED C405/CHROME CENTER W/ POLISHED RIM
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BRUSHED CENTER, BRUSHED OUTER AND BRUSHED CAP
SATIN BLACK CENTER, SATIN BLACK OUTER AND SATIN BLACK CAP
SATIN BLACK CENTER, BRUSHED OUTER AND BRUSHED CAP
SATIN BLACK CENTER, POLISHED OUTER AND POLISHED CAP
BRUSHED CENTER, SATIN BLACK OUTER AND BRUSHED CAP
CHROME CENTER, GLOSS BLACK OUTER AND CHROME CAP
GLOSS BLACK CENTER, CHROME OUTER AND CHROME CAP
TORQ THRUST速 GRAY CENTER, BRUSHED OUTER AND BRUSHED CAP
CUSTOM TWO PIECE STYLES AVAILABLE...
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LU G 5 SIZE
SIZE
OFFSET
S IZE
BACKSPACE
17x7 17x8 17x10 18x7 18x8 18x9 18x10
1 8x1 2 20x8. 5 20x9 20x1 0 20x1 0. 5 20x1 2 20x1 5
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVA I LA BLE UPON REQUEST.
1 4x6 1 4x7 1 5x6 1 5x7 1 5x8 1 5x1 0
3. 75” 3. 75” 3. 25” 4. 25” 4. 0” 4. 25”
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FINISH
A) 2-PIECE POLISHED B) 2-PIECE GRAY CENTER C) 2-PIECE CHROME
A) CHROME
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VECTOR
SIZE
SIZE
OFFSET
S IZE
BACKSPACE
15x4 15x6 15x7 15x8 15x9 15x10 15x12
1 5x1 4 1 7x7 1 7x8 1 7x9 1 7x9. 5 1 7x1 1
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVA I LA BLE UPON REQUEST.
1 5x7 1 5x8. 5
4. 0” 5. 0”
LUG 5
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NEW 2013
FINISH
FINISH
A) NATURAL BLACK MACHINED
A) 2-PIECE VINTAGE SILVER W/ POLISHED RIM
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A N S E N S P R IN T
200S
LUG 4 | 5 | 6
LU G 5 SIZE
SIZE
OFFSET
15x4 15x6 15x7 15x8 15x9 15x10 15x12
1 5x1 4 1 7x7 1 7x8 1 7x9 1 7x9. 5 1 7x1 1
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVA I LA BLE UPON REQUEST.
FINISH A) 2-PIECE POLISHED
S IZE
BACKSPACE
1 5x7 1 5x8 1 7x8 1 7x9
4. 0” 4. 5” 4. 5” 4. 5”
FINISH A) POLISHED
WHEEL PROS 2013
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S H E L B Y CO B R A
SIZE
SIZE
OFFSET
S IZE
SIZE
OFFSET
17x7 17x8 17x10 18x7 18x8 18x9 18x10 18x12 20x8.5
20x9 20x10 20x10. 5 20x12 20x15 22x8. 5 22x9 22x10 22x10. 5 22x12
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVA I LA BLE UPON REQUEST.
1 5x7 1 5x8 1 5x1 0 1 5x1 2 1 5x1 4 1 7x7 1 7x8
1 7x9. 5 1 7x1 1 1 8x7 1 8x8 1 8x9. 5 1 8x1 1
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVAI L AB L E U P O N REQUEST.
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FINISH A) 2-PIECE GRAY CENTER W/ POLISHED RIM B) 2-PIECE POLISHED
FINISH A) 2-PIECE GLOSS BLACK MILLED
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HOPSTER
VN500
LUG 5
LU G 5 SIZE
SIZE
OFFSET
15x4 15x6 15x7 15x8 15x9 15x10 15x12
15x14 17x7 17x8 17x9 17x9. 5 17x11
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVA I LA BLE UPON REQUEST.
S IZE
SIZE
SIZE
OFFSET
1 4x4 1 5x6 1 5x7 1 5x8 1 5x9 1 5x1 0 1 5x1 2 1 5x1 4 1 6x5. 5
1 6x7 1 6x8 1 6x9. 5 1 7x7 1 7x8 1 7x9 1 7x9. 5 1 7x1 1 1 8x7
1 8x8 1 8x9. 5 1 8x1 0 1 8x1 1 20x8 20x9. 5 20x1 0
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVAI L AB L E U P O N REQUEST.
FINISH A) 2-PIECE PAINTED CENTER W/ POLISHED RIM
FINISH
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A) 2-PIECE POLISHED C450/CHROME W/ POLISHED RIM
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VN690
SALT FLAT SPECIAL
SIZE
BACKSPACE
S IZE
SIZE
SIZE
O FFSET
16x8 18x8 20x8
4. 5’ 4. 5’ 4. 25’
1 4x4 1 5x6 1 5x7 1 5x8 1 5x9 1 5x1 0 1 5x1 1 1 5x1 2 1 5x1 4 1 6x5. 5 1 6x7
1 6x8 1 8x1 1 1 8x8 1 6x9. 5 1 7x7 1 7x8 1 7x9 1 7x9. 5 1 7x1 1 1 8x7 1 8x8
1 8x9. 5 1 8x1 0 1 8x9. 5 1 8x1 1 20x8 20x9. 5 20x1 0 20x1 2 20x1 5
CUSTOM OFFSETS AVAI L AB L E UPON REQUEST.
LU G 5
FINISH A) CHROME
A
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FINISH A) 2-PIECE MAG GRAY W/ POLISHED RIM B) 2-PIECE POLISHED *REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE WHEEL PROS 2013
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WHEEL PROS 2013
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SIZE
OFFSET
16x8 17x8 18x9 20x8.5 20x10 22x9 22x11
+0 +0 + 24, + 35, + 45 + 0, + 35 +15 +18 +18
1 5x7 1 5x8 1 5x1 0 1 6x7 1 6x8
- 5, - 6 -19 - 44 -6 +0
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FINISH
FINISH
A) CHROME B) MAG GRAY W/ MACHINED LIP C) BLACK MACHINED
A) MACHINED W/ CLEAR COAT
B
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DAY T ONA
O U T L AW I
SIZE
OFFSET
SIZE
OFFSET
17x7 17x8 18x9 20x8.5 20x9.5 22x9 22x11
+0 +0 + 0, + 24 + 5, + 30 + 1 5, + 35 + 1 2, + 32 + 1 8, + 38
1 4x7 1 5x7 1 5x8 1 5x1 0
+0 -6 -19 - 38
LUG 5 | 6
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FINISH
A) SATIN BLACK MACHINED B) MAG GRAY W/ MACHINED LIP
A) MACHINED W/ CLEAR COAT
B
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BLVD
O U T L AW II
SIZE
OFFSET
SIZE
OFFSET
17x7 17x8 18x8 18x9 18x9.5 20x8.5 20x10 22x9 22x11
+0 + 0, + 15 +0 + 30 +0 + 5, + 30 + 1 5, + 38 + 1 2, + 32 + 1 8, + 38
1 4x6 1 4x7 1 5x7 1 5x8 1 5x1 0 1 6x7 1 6x8 1 6x1 0 1 7X 8
+6 +0 - 6, + 50 -19 - 38 -8 + 0, + 25 - 25 +0
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FINISH A) SATIN BLACK MACHINED B) CHROME
LUG 4 | 5 | 6 | 8
FINISH A) MACHINED W/ CLEAR COAT
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