Announcing Rushforth Wheels!

[JayR]

I'm proud to be announcing right here for the very first time in public that I am now designing wheels for my own brand and they are available exclusively through Jon at www.DriverzInc.com who you all know as a Lat-g site supporter and regular contributor.

I've been designing hot rods for a long time and now with the help, encouragement, and full support of Driverz Inc and some key customers, I am designing a line of wheels with an emphasis on style and function that specifically have P/T style musclecars in mind.

These are the first three styles that are available right now with 7 more coming shortly. They are available in 2 or 3 piece, with or without perimeter bolts, fully polished, satin, or powdercoated with some unique new powdercoat processes that look similar to anodizing.

The actual centercaps will be slightly shorter and have my new logo engraved on production wheels but they were not ready at the time the photos were taken. All of the new styles and additional images will be up in time for SEMA on a website Scott is building as we speak.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/Hensons/SharpShooter_Photo.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/Hensons/SuperSpoke_Final.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/Hensons/RatedX_Final.jpg

[Diognes56]

Very cool man :thumbsup: . Congrats :yes: .

David

[ArisESQ]

so whats the price range gonna be. good looking wheels!

[Ricochet]

Props to you Jason!! You have been around in this arena for along time. You designers are always ahead of the curve. Look forward to seeing your designs! Good luck with the new venture!!

Brent

[Hdesign]

Those are great looking wheels Jason, congrats!!! They have a very clean and modern, race-ready look that'll look at home on just about anything. What's great is that they don't have that "brand-specific" look that many wheels have where it'll only work on a Ford, etc. That is awesome. I will definitely be spec'ing those on future projects! Nice job.:bow:

[HRBS]

Nice Job Jason !
I love that "RatedX" wheel !

[CarterHickmanDesigns]

Jason you have to be incredible excited and proud to this project. I caught wind of it a few months ago and it is nice to see the fruits of your labor. Having work with other wheel manufacturers and designs I know that process is long and drawn out. Congrats!!!!!!!


Carter

[DriverzInc]

Gents,

To add a bit more to what Jason has already said above, you can go direct to http://www.driverzinc.com/rushforth.html to see these designs, AND, in the very near future we will be adding the remaining 7 designs that are in the process of being programmed and milled.

I think you will find the pricing to be surprisingly competitive with similiar wheel houses. For a quote, feel free to call us at 951-609-3483, or email us direct. I can also say that we are turning these out in the 4-5 week range.

Look for a handful of cars at SEMA 2007 to be rolling on Rushforth's, including our own 1967 Chevelle, which of course is another one of Jason's designs.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/Hensons/Chevelle_Final_Rendering.jpg

Here are some photos of the very first car, a 69 camaro which belongs to David Sharpe, built by Jared Hancock www.j-rodandcustom.com. Thats a widened 19" on the rear.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/Hensons/Camaro_SharpShooter1.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/Hensons/Camaro_SharpShooter2.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/Hensons/Camaro_SharpShooter3.jpg

All wheels are milled out of billet, heat treated and forged 6061-t6. Widened wheels are very much an option, as well as powder coated and brushed finishes. Jason mentioned two piece and three piece. The two piece wheels are ready to go, with three piece right around the corner.

Looking forward to talking with you all more about Rushforth Wheels!

[ZVT]

Great looking wheels!!!Congratulations you do some awesome work!!:hail:

They will definetly be used by me:D :thumbsup:

[4mm]

I like the wheels but I am just not feeling the center caps. :)

[DriverzInc]

I like the wheels but I am just not feeling the center caps. :)

Neither do we! Which is why we have come up with a new center cap, .50" shorter, and better shaped with Jason's Logo. Look for the new cap to ship with the production wheels, they just were not ready when we photographed these.

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Great job, Have to use a set myself.You told me a little bit about them at columbus and they look great,looking forward to the other designs as well.Glad to see there out Jason:thumbsup:

[BRIAN]

Those tail lights look perfect. Almost like a Euro version of a 69 Camaro. Dead on with that choice.

Oh yeah the wheels aren't bad either.

[Hdesign]

Those tail lights look perfect. Almost like a Euro version of a 69 Camaro. Dead on with that choice.

I second that!

[68protouring454]

killer wheels, i will be talking,lol

[class67]

I am anxious to ses the other styles and price range! maybe a partial trade for some Billet Specialties..lol.

[JayR]

Thanks for all the positive feedback, guys! I'm really glad everyone digs the wheels. I'm not a pessimist but I tend to believe things only after I've seen them and this has been building for a few months now and I'm so stoked to be able to say it's real and is taking off.

I'm glad Ben and Brian caught the taillights. Those are one of my favorite things on that car and the latitude to design things like that and the vents and buy the very first set of my wheels is what made that customer and that entire car and build one of my all-time favorites. And the builder, Jared Hancock is a very good friend of mine who executed every part of the design to a T.

Cars, builders and customers like that are the icing on the cake of this career path!

Thanks everybody!

[68protouring454]

ha ha is right, gotta keep you on your toes.
nice work again man, first drink is on me at sema

[TravisB]

Nice work Jason I know you have put a lot of work in to the wheel line and I hope it pays off for you.

[XcYZ]

That's really cool, I'm stoked for you guys.

http://www.lateral-g.net/_banners/driverz_400.jpg (http://www.driverzinc.com/)



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[fakesnake.com]

congrats! Looking forward to seeing what the rest of the line looks like.

[MarkM66]

Congrats. Any chance on doing something like a kidney bean wheel? :D

[Rick Dorion]

Boy, I think that's a great accomplishment. Best of luck!

[JayR]

Congrats. Any chance on doing something like a kidney bean wheel? :D

I know what you're getting at, Buddy and I can't make what you need because of personal integrity and proprietary forgings. Sorry!

Thanks Rick. It definitely is huge for me and beyond my wildest expectations. I've been very fortunate and constantly trying to build my name or brand and dreamt someday of designing production wheels for anyone who wanted to do a royalty program and this opportunity presented itself and I jumped on it.

Sorry to make every post an Academy Award speech but this is still kind of surreal and I appreciate the support and the help of others that got me to this point.

[syborg tt]

Awesome Job - Can't wait to see them in person.

Looks like i have to do another project so i can put you wheels on it.

[Scotch]

Congrats on the wheel line Jason! They look very cutting edge.

With Vintage style being so hot right now, is there any chance of seeing a vintage Trans-Am-style road race wheel in a modern diameter (17-19)?

My car is done in a '60s style, and beyond "cobra" style wheels, there's not much out there. I know vintage stuff is hot (and getting hotter) so I thought I'd ask...

Congrats again!

See ya at SEMA!

~SP~

[DriverzInc]

There are some vintage wheels that are in the process of being programmed and milled. One very cool wheel we're calling the "Old Skool" which will run a full cover dog dish style center cap. In addition, there are is a very strong 5 spoke wheel which I know will be a very hot wheel called the "Concept 2".

The Concept 2 is being programmed now, and will hit the mill next for a customer in GA building a Pro-T Impala. They will be finished in a polished finish, with a brushed section in the middle of the spoke:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/Hensons/ConceptTwo.jpg

The cross section will be a little different, but very similiar.

Wheels are ready and available for purchase, if anyone has any questions, feel free to email, call, or PM.

[kennyd]

do they make these in 14s and 15s ?
jake has first round at the circle bar , i have second ! :cheers:

[69Nova]

There are some vintage wheels that are in the process of being programmed and milled. One very cool wheel we're calling the "Old Skool" which will run a full cover dog dish style center cap.

Do you have any drawings of that wheel?

[Payton King]

No need to appoligize for working hard and getting a shot at a dream.

Love your work and wheels. I cannot wait to see the others as well.

[96z28ss]

The camaro turn out great.
I remember seeing it at Wayne Dues and he showed me the concept drawings of the tail lights and hood.

[kennyd]

Do you have any drawings of that wheel?


yes he does have a rendering of this wheel . no he cant show it yet .untill SEMA

[AAW]

Congratuations, Jay!
I'll pass along this information to Michael. He has quite a few cars in need of some new wheels. :thumbsup:

[youthpastor]

wow 24 hours 4 pages of replies...congrats Jason...any more orders?:hail:

[bucks69]

hey jason is there a problem with wheel line in website? wouldnt let me access it or when it did it wouldnt allow specifics of each available size... Hell may be these ambien why I cant get it to work right... well anyway any news would help thank you:thumbsup:

[JayR]

No need to appoligize for working hard and getting a shot at a dream.

Love your work and wheels. I cannot wait to see the others as well.

Thanks Payton! That's exactly what this is, working my tail off to get a shot at a dream! We'll post new styles as soon as they're cut.

I wouldn't really call the Concept II a traditional style wheel but it is a clean and simple 5 spoke. As far as another Torq Thrust knock off, I probably won't be jumping on that bandwagon as there's already plenty of options there. Boyd even has a cool powdercoating they spray on the Junkyard Dog that looks exactly like it was cast.

Buck, When the Ambien wears off, send Jon or I an email or PM with ANY question about the wheels and we'll help you. The site was literally up for a day before we made the announcement here so there isn't a ton of info yet but I can tell you we'll be making a variety of widths in 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, and even 24s for the fullsize truck guys which is a market I'd be nuts to ignore.

We also have prices on everything that are very competitive without undercutting and insulting anyone else in the industry.

And just to clarify for everyone reading, this DOES NOT mean that if you hire me, you're stuck with one of my wheels. There are a lot of choices of great wheel designs out there and I'm just offering up my idea of some cool designs to the marketplace but the Budnik Gasser and Billet Specialties Legacy will always be 2 of my all-time favorite wheels and I'll always have tons of respect for industry pioneers like them and draw any kind of wheel my design customers want to see because as they say in the toilet industry; There's an ass for every seat!

[HRBS]

but the Budnik Gasser will always be my all-time favorite

Jason... I am sure you will in time create such a versatile wheel. You can put the Budnik Gasser on a Gremlin or Pinto and it'll look cool !:thumbsup:

[ottatyme]

Hey Jason-- Sorry I'm late to the party!
Good to see it all come together, man! I know that you've been working double-time on this project, and seeing everything go from the original sketches to THIS is incredible! I'm stoked for you, and can't wait to see these things everywhere!
....do I get a cool dealer's jacket? :D
Again, man, AWESOME to see you doing this, and we couldn't be happier to see such a positive response for you!

[Project Mayhem]

Jason, I'm so proud to call you my designer, my client, and my friend! I wish my car was a year late so we could've sported a set of these in the Chrysler booth.

Follow your dreams bro! I'll help invest the profits...

[kennyd]

Jason, I'm so proud to call you my designer, my client, and my friend! I wish my car was a year late so we could've sported a set of these in the Chrysler booth.

Follow your dreams bro! I'll help invest the profits...


devin ? is that you ?

[Project Mayhem]

Yeah Kenny, its Devin. How are you bro? Looks like we're all buying drinks for Jason at SEMA. I hope married life hasn't killed his tolerance. See you in Vegas!

BTW, Scott is changing my username to Project Mayhem, since the SRT theme died two years ago.

[customcam]

Congrats Jason great job man awsome designs :bow: cant wait to see more cutting edge stuff from you :thumbsup:

[NOVA]

do they make these in 15s ?

I am curious too.

[JayR]

I am curious too.

Kenny was joking about that. These designs wouldn't lend themselves to small diameter drag style wheels and besides, Centerline and Weld have had that market covered for years. We will probably go as small as 17s in each style if there's a demand with the main emphasis on 18s, 19s, and 20s.

[DriverzInc]

I do have a set of Super Spokes in all polished ready to ship in 19x8 and 20x10 with a 4.75" backspace and 5.75" backspace respectively. The set is ready to ship for $2650. Oh, all four wheels are 5x4.75. I'll post this up in the wheels section as well.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/Hensons/SuperSpoke_Final.jpg