Wire wheels were once the only option on cars. They came that way, and you didn’t have any choice. Over time, steel artillery-style wheels and then disc wheels came into vogue, especially from an original equipment manufacturer perspective. The reasoning was pretty simple, too: Disc wheels (your standard hot rod “solids”) were certainly durable, but more importantly, they were, and still are, cheap and easy to build. So far so good, but look around today, and guess what? Wire wheels are back, and in a big way. There’s a good reason for that, too. Plenty of rodders took one look at their existing rolling stock and pretty much figured out we’ve been there and done that. There had to be something else. Something with “texture.” Something with character. Something with history. Ka-boing. A big bell rang. Wire wheels are now popular again, and we’re seeing more and more of them used on new builds as a result. Not only do the revitalized wires add a new dimension to a street rod build, but they also bring up plenty of questions-particularly for rodders weaned on billet wheels, traditional mags, or even solids. We’re in the same boat, and like you, we… Read full this story
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