Most iconic wheel brand results
It was to be expected and Jin already predicted it: SSR is the most iconic wheel brand!
So, lets find out what product by SSR is the most iconic wheel then! I found this great old advertisement of SSR at beeoneoneoh:
I made an selection out of it:
SSR Mk. I
SSR Mk. II
SSR Mk. III
SSR Formula Mesh
SSR Longchamps XR4
SSR Jilba Racing (isn’t that just a solid Work Equipe?)
SSR F5
SSR Star Shark, which is not in the picture, so here it is:
There are some other rims by SSR, but they are either newer or so rare you will never see them on a zokusha!
How deep is your dish?
This week we have another set which is almost wider than high in diameter: this SSR Mk I pair is 13 inch in diameter, but 12J wide!
Look at how wide that rim is: almost two packs of cigarettes would fit in that lip!
Sorry for the bad quality of the pictures, but the auctions.yahoo.co.jp ad only had small pictures
by banpei with no comments yetHow deep is your dish?
I spotted these deep dish rims on auctions.yahoo.co.jp:
Deep dish SSR mk1 rims: 9.5J (front) and 11J (rear) wide
Even though they are not polished but finished flat matte at first glance these 13 inch rims look awesome! Especially with the nose of a Skyline Japan C210 on Hart Racing rims in the background. 😉
Deep dish SSR mk1 rims: 9.5J (front) and 11J (rear) wide
And with 9.5J at the front and 11J at the rear you can’t go wrong!
However the seller is a very honest man: he warns that these rims may look good, but in fact one of the rear rims is damaged at the hub opening (see picture above) and has cracks around the nuts and also one of the 9.5J front rims is not air tight. Of course the rims can be fixed, but that will cost you money as well.
Deep dish SSR mk1 rims: actually not that good as they appear to be…
Even though the seller says it is at bargain price at $1200 (compared to other 11J they are not really cheap!) it actually a may turn out to be buying a pig in a poke.
How deep is your dish?
This week some USDM deep dish rims:
Fake SSR Mk. I rims?
Even though these rims look really well on this Toyota Cressida they are fakes! To me these imitation SSR Mk. I rims are unknown but it is quite obvious they are copied from the SSR Mk. I.
However the Cressida itself is the best looking zokusha outside Japan I’ve ever seen!
Best looking zokusha Cressida outside Japan
This Cressida has oldskool curbfeelers. Haven’t seen those since my stepdad had to remove them from his Datsun 100a due to stricter law prohibiting them to be mounted on any car in Holland.
How deep is your dish?
This week I found a set of SSR Mk. I for you:
Deep dish SSR Mk. I
This Skyline Japan has 215/40/15 tires on the front and 245/35/15 on the rear. The tires are not stretched much so most probably these Speed Star Mk. I rims are at the front 8 inch wide and at the rear 10J wide.
Here you can see them in full glory on the shark nosed Skyline Japan:
Deep dish SSR Mk. I on a shark nose Skyline Japan