Road Runner Nest

Which aftermarket rims do you guys consider the best looking for a 71/72 Road Runner...I want the GTX to have a DAY 2 look...something old school...Im torn between standard CRAGARS or KEYSTONE KLASSICS..Im open to suggestions..Please post pics if you have em...Is there a site where i can see how each rim would look on my car???

Keystone Klassic's all the way!
I had them on my 1970 Super Bee from 1982-1987.

Im leaning hard towards the Keystones...And 15 inchers as I am an old fart and dont much like any rims over 17s on old school muscle.....Im thinking 15x7 on the fronts and 15x8 on the rear...I would like to go with 15x10s but think they might look too wide unless I get the proper backspace.....Suggestions for sizes would be greatly appreciated..Thanks..Jim

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Would have liked to run 17s, but the budget dictated 15" Telstars on my 72.

A little tip: Summit Racing will price match the Center Line outlet price with a much lower shipping & handling charge. I saved BIG bucks on mine.

http://centerlinewheels.com/

Here's my Keystone Klassics on my car. I know it's not pretty, but someday....

72V21V25 wrote:Which aftermarket rims do you guys consider the best looking for a 71/72 Road Runner...I want the GTX to have a DAY 2 look...something old school...Im torn between standard CRAGARS or KEYSTONE KLASSICS..Im open to suggestions..Please post pics if you have em...Is there a site where i can see how each rim would look on my car???

Can't speak to the two kinds you show, but here's what I have on my one owner (MOI) '72 Road Runner. Got the car in 1972, went to California in 1973 (Air Force) and put these US Indy mags on then. Had them ever since. Don't know if they're still being made, as I haven't seen other cars with them.

Your car is kickazz....Looks great with those slotted mags...very nice...I noticed your car is the same as mine..only a chrome mirror on the drivers side....

72V21V25 wrote:Your car is kickazz....Looks great with those slotted mags...very nice...I noticed your car is the same as mine..only a chrome mirror on the drivers side....

Thanks...my Father in law ordered the car as he worked at the dealership in Texas. I was in the Air Force in Georgia. So he's the one that's responsible for them. They are both chrome and are "racing mirrors" with the driver's side being adjustable with a joy stick....mechanical naturally....none of that fancy electric stuff "back in the day"!

I have two extra pairs...one just acquired from a local junk yard that had a pretty much complete 1972 Plymouth Satellite brought. I've been taking parts off right & left....

The other pair I got off a Plymouth Savoy no less. Same junkyard 7 years ago. Have no idea why cars like that would have them.

I'm running Keystones on mine (15"). While I love the style and always have - I'm not impressed with the quality! Today's wheels tend to rust easily.

jmo, but i despise keystones(i'm pretty opinionated ) ....just something about them. the cragars aren't bad on the pre-71 cars, but i just don't think they look right - too fat or something, because torqthrust II's look good, but the original TTs i think are too fat also. personally, i love the slot mags, but only when taken care of. i hated mine forever because of how bad they looked, so i painted them black for a bit, then ordered a buffing kit and polished the crap out of em with a die grinder - look a million times better. the only thing i don't like is that they're unilug, but i was able to get a new set of lugs and washers to use - plus center caps and screws

Slotted wheels look good, I had them for quite some time on this car but then switched over to the Keystones. Not a great picture here but this is the SSP with slots. Face it - these cars are timeless, most anything looks great on them!

I think the weld ultra lites look the best. Just my 2 cents though. Here is a pic of my gtx with them on it.

I still think the factory got it right and that these cars look best with factory 15 inch rims

Not a great picture, but I think the old school cop wheels are going to look great on my car.

I've been a fan of these...had them on my '74