- Don't call it a comeback because they never left.
Well, except actually they sorta did
but more on that later.
I'm Fuller from Custom Offsets
and today I'm going to tell you everything you need to know
about Center Line wheels
and why they just might be
the next big mover in the wheel game.
So Center Line actually did disappear for a hot minute,
but they were manufacturing wheels in Southern California
for more than 40 years before they closed up shop in 2017
and were acquired by Design Infiniti,
who set out to bring Center Line wheels
back to the spotlight.
People know Center Line wheels
for their heritage in the muscle car world
and they still make brand new wheels
that look like they're straight out of the 1960s.
One thing that I really like about Center Line,
even though their early styles are something to be desired,
is that they've had a big focus on motor sports and racing.
Even under new ownership,
that attention to the motor sports community
hasn't been abandoned.
Vaughn Gittin Jr. is one of their main ambassadors
and if you don't know who he is, you're missing out.
Vaughn is a world championship drifter
and self-proclaimed professional fun-haver
that has also worked with Design Infiniti and Ford
to create his own line of performance upgrades
for Mustangs, F-150s and Rangers
called RTR which stands for ready to rock.
When Vaughn isn't pitching it sideways,
you'll find him bashing rocks in his buggy named Brocky,
repping Center Line wheels of course.
So Design Infiniti works with other professional athletes
and stunt drivers like Samuel Hubinette,
Chelsea DeNofa, Leah Pritchett and Bradley Morris
so you know they like to party.
But, back to the wheels.
Center Line has rebranded, re-marketed,
re-engineered and just re-everythinged
their entire game plan.
When it comes to their off road or truck lineup,
they're offering eight new styles for 2020
which is actually really impressive
because most manufacturers come out with like
two or three wheels a year, not eight.
I'm not even going to mention some of their styles
from a couple of years ago
other than you've probably seen the 832
which I like to call the Patrick Star wheel.
- Who you callin Pinhead?
(beeps)
- Looking at the 2020 models,
you'll see they offer a diverse line of cast wheels
for five, six and eight lug applications.
The Gravity puts a new twist on a simulated beadlock,
the Quake is an intricate show wheel,
the Pangea looks like it belongs on a rally car
and then the Full Jacket looks like it belongs on a tank.
Taking a closer look at the Gravity,
you'll see they kept this concave faced wheel
in some of the smaller sizes.
They start at 17x9 and go all the way up to 22s
but only in a 10 inch wide width.
To be honest with you,
I'm not sure if these will be super hot in the big 20x10s,
but I can definitely see these selling out
in the small off road sizes
and even the 20x10 looks nice for a meaty setup
with 35s on a six inch lift.
That's what Zack put on his F-150,
not the Center Line wheels, but 20x10s and basically 35s.
There's some metric size that I don't remember
but that's not important right now.
The Gravity has a really wide rim on the wheels
that look a lot like simulated beadlock
(slow motion talking) Siminalated beadlock.
But with the bolt heads removed
and instead they punch the Center Line
around the whole thing.
The design of the spokes
might be a bit too busy for some people
but I personally love it.
The Quake step things up a bit as far as sizes go.
In typical show truck fashion,
you can max out these bad boys in a 22x12.
Deep lips, directional style,
and no rivets on the face.
This wheel is a contender to stand
right up there with a TAS 544.
Then, you have the Scope,
which kind of takes the Quake and the Gravity
and just smashes 'em together.
So these go all the way up to 24x12,
but they don't have quite as big of a lift
since the first section of the spokes
has a bit of concavity
and there's almost like a step lift
as you'd find on a multi-piece wheel in the car world.
Now, we don't have any Abrams tanks in the gallery,
but if we did I'm sure you'd find
them running the Full Jacket.
This wheel is only offered in 17x9
and only in five and six lug,
but it should be one of the toughest wheels on the market
since the whole thing is basically one solid hunk of metal.
And I'm sure you'd expect it to weigh a metric ton,
but they're actually just 28 pounds a piece.
Which isn't terrible when it comes to wheel weights,
considering it's only like three to five pounds more
than comparable wheels in the same size.
If you wanna see what Center Line is up to
and take a full look at all their styles for 2020,
we threw the links in the description for ya
or if you wanna do it the hard way and type it in
you can go to customoffsets.com.
Peace.
(upbeat music)