With reasonably warm temperatures coming to the low desert it seemed that some inspiration, with a capital "$$", was in order.
So I sent away for a set of custom made wheels and tires.
These are different than the "cut-som" that you will see referenced at length throughout this project....but they're definitely billetproof.
Tires
The tires came from Diamondback Classic Tires in Conway, S Carolina. They molded the sidewall design to my specs in 16"s. Dual pinstripes came out in '61 and haven't been around for awhile, so custom rubber was the only option here. I was stoked to see how nice of a job they did. The price- let's say that it's definitely enough to keep out the riff-raff.
Wheels
The wheel design has been around for probably40+ years- pretty simple stuff, but Earlywheel in Morroy Bay, Ca makes them to order and ships the same day. This means that if you call early enough in the AM, you can have custom diameter/backspace wheels shipped to you the same day. Pretty cool.
These are 16x7' s in back/ 16x6's in front with 4" and 3.5" backspace respectively.
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