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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Hey guys I found these wheels in the trash a while back, the front two are 215's and the back two look to be 8 inches. Both the front and the rear are 15 inch rims, does anyone know what rims they are? I appreciate any help identifying them!!
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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they look like magnezium torque thrust wheels.
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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That would make them American Racing then right?
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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Very possibly. I had a set like that fifteen years ago that were American Racing.
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Those look to be torque thrust's, nice score!

Who the hell would throw those out? they even have old redline tires on them...

And I thought I got lucky when I found a complete set of 15X7 Pontiac Ralley II's with perfect trim rings and caps for my GTO sitting on somebodies curb waiting for the dumptruck
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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They look like torque thrust D's with some old redlines
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:24 AM
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how much for them?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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becareful cause there are alot of ar rip-offs from back in the day floating around
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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Hey sweet thanks guys! Does anyone here know how to polish magnesium? Is there any way of telling for sure that they are american racing rims, someone on Z28.com thought they might also be halibrands. I appreciate the help!
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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good find. shouldnt be too hard to make those nice.
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 06:29 AM
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You can do a little test to see if they are mag, Take a file and shave some metal off into a dish "CAREFULLY" set a match to ithe shavings if its mag it will light off like the 4th of July. If they are real Mag American Torque Thursh's or Halibrands you got a very cool find!!!
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good find
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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Thanks guys, appreciate the help! I should have these puppies up on the ebay sometime in the next week! I will certainly let you know how it goes!
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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Magnesium usually pits pretty bad and is more porous than aluminum. I am guessing those are aluminum. Is there anything cast into the back of the spokes? As for cleaning them. Yo may be better of to leave them alone and sell as is. You run the risk of damaging them or having to spend some $$$$ to get them right.
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I can check to see if anything is on the back of them, I will give them a wash with soap and water, should I still have the old tires pulled off before selling??
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by JGKadell
how much for them?
Do you really want to buy them? They dont fit our cars right!!
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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Hey guys I think I finally identified them!! Im 99 percent sure they are "Appliance" Torq-Thrusts. I've read that they are nearly identical to the American Racing rims, and are actually aluminum, not magnesium. Does anyone have any tips for selling them on ebay? Should I buy a set of A.R. center caps to include in the sale? And how could I go about polishing these bad-boys?
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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list them on Ebay with gasser in the title as well. A lot of guys use them for period restorations and rat rods.
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 06:44 PM
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Thanks for your help guys! The wheels are on Ebay!
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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totally leave them as is and sell them.. rat rod guys will eat those up.
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