This beautiful wheel is American made, hand-assembled, and features a brilliant chrome-plated finish, along with the classic ‘spinner’ center caps available in both ‘2-ear,’ and ‘3-ear’ styles. In late 2015, Powersport/Thunderbird Specialties introduced a new 100-spoke wire wheel for the new T-Bird.
Roadster Wheel was purchased by Coker Tire several years ago, but Coker discontinued the wire wheel for the 2002-2005 Thunderbird.ĭiscontinuation of the Dayton wire and the Roadster wire wheel left Thunderbird owners with no source for a reliable wire wheel for their 2002-2005 Thunderbirds.
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Despite their striking appearance, only the the most intrepid 2002-2005 Thunderbird owners were willing to deal with the challenge of keeping them balanced and full of air. SKU: A1016CRD Category: Wheels and Wheel Covers Tags: 1955 Ford Thunderbird, 1956 Ford Thunderbird, 1957 Ford Thunderbird, 1958 Ford Thunderbird, 1959 Ford Thunderbird, 1960 Ford Thunderbird, 1961 Ford Thunderbird, 1962 Ford Thunderbird, 1963 Ford Thunderbird, 1964 Ford Thunderbird. Unfortunately, the Roadster Wire Wheel was plagued with quality issues and were very difficult to balance. A1016CRD Wire Wheel Spinner Assembly, Red Center. This wheel featured the twisted-spoke design similar to the Kelsey-Hayes wheel, and offered distinctive color-coordinated ‘spinner’ center caps. In 2005, a new wire-spoke wheel for the new Thunderbird was introduced by Roadster Wheel company. Some 1962-63 Thunderbird Sports Roadsters featured the now-famous ‘Kelsey-Hayes’ wire wheel, a beautiful twisted-spoke design with ‘spinner’ center caps. With minor alterations, the 390 would be the basic Thunderbird powerplant through 1968, joined by big-block options beginning with 66. An optional power package offered 40 more bhp for 1962-63. Their 72 and 80-spoke design, introduced in 2003, gave the new Thunderbird a classic look reminiscent of the 1955-57 T-Birds, and later the 1962-63 Thunderbird Sports Roadsters. There was again just one engine: Ford Divisions new 390 V-8, a stroked 352 but delivering the same 300 horsepower. The first wire wheel offered for the 2002-2005 Thunderbird was made by Dayton Wheel Company. Popularized by their use on race cars and sports cars like the classic Jaguars and Ferraris from the 1950’s and 1960’s, they give any car a ‘retro’ flair.īut finding wire wheels for your 2002-2005 Thunderbird is a challenge. Where Can I find Wire Wheels for my 2002-2005 Thunderbird? Wire-spoked wheels have been a popular accessory for cars for many decades.
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