Who makes the wheels on this car?

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Who makes the wheels on this car?

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Those are the BFG Run Flat wheels. They're few and far between, as far as I know. Chris has a set on his SNAT as well. Not sure who the manufacturer was.
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There is a certain Texan who has 4 sets of these. :beer


So that's what they mean with in Texas everything is more and bigger :h6 :jsmile
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A joint venture between Bridgestone and Callaway Cars, this was the first production (car) runflat wheel/tire combo.

They were initially offered on the SNAT series, with later B2Ks (incl. the one Speedster) offered them as well. I don't know of any other B2K's aside from the Speedster that got them originally, but some got them afterwards.
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Runflats... Anyone needs a place to store a set let me know!
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So this is an old thread, I know. I have a line on a set of the BFG runflat wheels. Still wondering who manufactured them and will standard tires mount up. Are they 17x9.5? I don’t have any use for them but would pick them up on general principle given their place in Callaway history. Maybe I could swap them one day toward a set of wheels for a C4 ZR-1 or (it is fervently to be wished) some Dymags.
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They were Bridgestone wheels. Yes a stardard tire will work fine on them, they are very heavy though.
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