Wheels and tires make or break a car. When combined with the right stance, the wheels and tires on your ride can dramatically change the look, character, and feel of any car or truck. With one simple change of wheels and tires you can change a car from race car to hot rod, lowrider to custom cruiser, and more. The style of the wheels, along with the size and fitment, can make a really big difference. And if two identical cars have the same style of wheel, but different backspacing/offset and dimensions, they can still look completely different. Fit matters.
But the right fit and the wrong wheel style can be just as bad.
Here’s a history lesson wheels, with more to come in another episode of Influence and Impact.
Video Description:
Auto Revolution’s Influence & Impact traces the automotive history of custom car and truck builders.
We dive into the history of custom wheels, starting at the beginning. Not the Stone Age but when wooden spokes changed to Dayton wire wheels on Ford Model Ts. Hot rodders began to experiment with different casting materials to create alloy and mag wheels as tires became more advanced as well.
