Big 'n' littles are the hot rod formula: skinny fronts, fat rears, instant rubber rake. Hank breaks down the classic combos and the exact tires to run.
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Artillery wheels: scalloped steel classics born on cannon carriages and made famous by 1930s Detroit. Hank covers the history and the best picks today.
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Hank's tri-five Chevy setup guide: stock 1955-57 wheel and tire specs, modern sizes that fit, and the wheels that nail every classic look.
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Wire wheels still turn heads on classics, lowriders, and hot rods. Here is how knock-offs and bolt-ons mount, what they cost, and which set fits.
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Hank sorts out center caps, trim rings, and beauty rings: what each does, how they differ from hubcaps, and how to dress a steel wheel right.
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Rat rod wheels are painted or raw steel — Soft 8s, smoothies, and artillery wheels in black or patina, dressed with dog dish caps. Here's how to nail the look.
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U.S. Wheel has stamped out classic steel rims in California for 40 years. A longtime builder breaks down the quality, styles, and what to watch for.
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Ridler wheels nail that vintage muscle look on a budget — but do they hold up? A veteran builder's honest take on quality, fitment, and what to watch for.
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Wheel Vintiques builds OE-correct reproduction wheels, but are they any good? Dennis breaks down the quality, fitment specs, and how to balance them right.
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Cragar's five-spoke look is timeless, but are they actually good wheels? Hank breaks down the quality, the chrome-care truth, and who should buy a set.
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Every 1978–88 G-body — Regal, Monte SS, Cutlass, Grand National — shares one bolt pattern. How to pick wheels, size tires, and nail the stance.
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Hank Feldman on slot mag wheels: what the five-slot design is, why we call them mags, and how to run a set on your classic build today.
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Hank breaks down smoothie wheels — the clean, spokeless classic look, steel versus billet, baby moons and caps, and how to get the right stance on your build.
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That forward-leaning, nose-down look isn't an accident. Hank explains where rake came from, how your wheels and tires set it, and how much is too much.
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Bolt on a disc brake kit and your 14-inch steelies won't clear the caliper. Hank Feldman explains the clearance math, the bolt-pattern trap, and the wheels that actually fit the most common conversion kits.
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Lug nuts off, wheel won't budge — Hank Feldman walks through why it happens, the six methods to free it without damaging the rim, and the prevention step most shops skip on reinstall.
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Hank walks through the right wheel and tire setup for classic Mopar muscle — bolt patterns, period picks, drag options, and restomod choices.
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Hank walks through how to set up wheels and tires on a restomod build — sizing, brake clearance, load ratings, and the products that actually work.
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Hank's 9 favorite wheels for C10s, F100s, and squarebody builds — period-correct picks, restomod options, and the value plays that actually work.
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Hank walks through what to look for when fitting modern radials to a classic — sizing, wheel fit, and the picks that actually work on the road.
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The complete 2026 guide to picking wheels and tires for hot rods — traditional period-correct, street rod, and pro-touring aesthetic categories, big-and-little staggered sizing, and 10 specific picks from a guy who's been bolting wheels on hot rods for 60 years.
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The 7 wheel brands that earned their position in 2026 — American Racing, Cragar, Wheel Vintiques, US Mags, Ridler, Foose, and Vision — picked apart by someone who's been bolting them on muscle cars since the originals rolled off dealer lots.
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The seven classic muscle car rims that earned their spot in 2026 — Cragar S/S, Torq Thrust II, Magnum 500, Smoothie, Rally II, Salt Flat, and Halibrand — picked by someone who's been bolting them on since the originals rolled off dealer lots.
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Knockoff wheels use one nut, splined hubs, and side-specific threads. Here's how they work, why they were banned, and whether to run them today.
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Classic cars weren't built on small wheels for style. Drum brakes, bias-ply tires, steel stamping limits, and rolling diameter math dictated the specs — here's the full engineering picture.
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