American Racing Torque Thrust 2

[Deondray M Allen]

I'm currently looking to buy a pair of 18x9 Torque Thrust 2 wheels but the only offset I see them in is 0mm or 6mm.

If anyone also had these wheels of same wheel specs please let me know if you had any fitment or rubbing problems.

 

[Midlife Crises]

Don’t know what your trying to put them on but the Torque Thrust M offers backspacing and offsets that fit the 05-10 S197.

 

[Deondray M Allen]

I have a 08 S197 I'd prefer the Thrust 2 cause I wanted 15x10s in the back even though the Ms look slightly better i dont see it in that size.

 

[Midlife Crises]

I don’t think you’ll get a Torque Thrust II to clear the calipers.

 

[RareMustang]

I've researched this issue extensively as I wanted to re-stripe my Shelby GT in blue and add a set of vintage Torq Thrust wheels to give it a throwback 1966 GT350 look.

The only "standard wheel" option is to go to 17x8 and 25mm offset (pn: VN2157867). Otherwise, you are going to pay $500+ per wheel for a custom wheel order for 18" wheels that are 8.5-9" front and 10-10.5" rears. Personally, I'm fine going with 17's to add a bit of sidewall height similar to how '66 GT350's were setup) but it does limit you to a 235 width 17" tire (factory sizing) as there aren't a lot of good 17" tire options out there.

It's ridiculous that American Racing does not make any standard wheels (one piece) for the S197's with the proper 35mm+ offset while allowing a nice tire width combination.