Crager wheels
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I loved those too. Had a '98 Mustang GT and tried to find some Cragar SS for it...no dice. They aren't made to accomodate disc brakes. Cragar went through some company turmoil too, and the name has been bought out by another company. I seem to remember that they've revived the SS and updated them for modern cars, but I don't think they look quite the same. The closest you can get are American Racing wheels, Torq Thrust IIs I think. These look more like the wheels on the Bullitt Mustang. Pretty close, but not exact.
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Originally Posted by RJP51
I graduated in 72 and remember the badest rims I ever saw was on a 69 Chevelle SS396, they were Crager SS mags. Do they possibly still make these and possibly for a C5 offset? 
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Cragars
You'll have to do a little research to see what wheels in particular you are looking for, but contrary to what other posts say, they still manufacture Cragar SS wheels. Have them on my Mustang.
http://www.cragar.com/
http://www.cragar.com/
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I've seen a set but the they are updated with the retro look. They are in 18's or 19's now...
Gonna get a set for my elcamino as soon as I finish my other projects... geesh.
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Gonna get a set for my elcamino as soon as I finish my other projects... geesh.
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Loved the old Cragar S/S wheels. Had them on several of my cars way back when. Cragar does make a nice looking set of wheels for the C5, just not in the old S/S style that I know of.
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Originally Posted by MyBlueC5
I've seen a set but the they are updated with the retro look. They are in 18's or 19's now...
Gonna get a set for my elcamino as soon as I finish my other projects... geesh.
Mark
Gonna get a set for my elcamino as soon as I finish my other projects... geesh.
Mark
I saw them in a Jegs catalog yesterday, both the old kind and the new sizes.
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I saw a C5 at the Birthday bash at the NCM this past weekend that had Crager (style anyway) SS wheels on the car. I don't know what the sizes were.
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I think that our modern offsets don't work (I really mean "look") too well on the SS's. Half of the good looks back then were the deep dish. The only deep dishes that I see now are on cheap riced out Civics. 
On a side note, I wonder how long their wheel bearings last like that.
On a side note, I wonder how long their wheel bearings last like that.
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Originally Posted by 67tripwr
The answer is simple! "Yes" I still like them! 
I am still partial to the torque thrust d's, or the later torque thrust II. Look at these as well!
I am still partial to the torque thrust d's, or the later torque thrust II. Look at these as well!
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Originally Posted by madeouttaglass
I think that our modern offsets don't work (I really mean "look") too well on the SS's. Half of the good looks back then were the deep dish. The only deep dishes that I see now are on cheap riced out Civics. On a side note, I wonder how long their wheel bearings last like that.
On a side note, I wonder how long their wheel bearings last like that.
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I had a '66 GTO while in college in the mid 60's and loathed the Cragars!! Unfortunately all I could afford at the time was a set of imitations. Cragers were the gold standard of the 60's!! 
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Originally Posted by v.vet's C5
I had a '66 GTO while in college in the mid 60's and loathed the Cragars!! Unfortunately all I could afford at the time was a set of imitations. Cragers were the gold standard of the 60's!!
My Camaro circa 1979......front's are real Cragars......rears are imitations....
