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Originally Posted by Steve Cassani
Jeff
Can you identify the wheels on 2023? They don't look top be the Torq Thrust wheels that owners fit to the standard spline-dive hubs. Has the car been converted to bolt-ons?
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American Racing spline drive magnesium wheels have been covered in other threads but in short two styles of wheels were sold new as a regular production option for Cobras; plus a Ken Miles special version for CSX2431.
Style 1 (my description) Hidden Lugs Spline Drive
The splined steel adapters bolt into the back of the wheel's hubs. This is the design that appears to be purely Cobra unique in the 15X6.0 size. There were other sizes up to 8.5 wide that are not uncommon still. Most owners like these wheels better from an appearance stand point.
Style 2 Exposed Lug Nuts Spline Drive
These wheels are believed to be the answer a problem with the bolts in the original design working loose in competition. This revised bolting method bolts through the wheel's hub like a conventional bolt on wheel. Shelby American used this design wheel on the second Dragonsnake. This design was available for Cobras in widths from 6.0 up. (This design is in the 1966 American Racing wheel catalog. AR made this and other spline drive designs for several different popular sports cars.)
Style 3 Hidden Lug Nuts SIX PIN DRIVE
Look like the first version but customs for Ken Miles to use on CSX2431. Rumor says two sets were made and one set still exists.