Jellybeans

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Whether you call them jellies or dish mags or slotted mags, they are the quintessental 1970s alloy wheel. Datsun 1200 uses 4-lug on 4-1/2" pitch circle (PCD), metric equivalent is 4.113mm PCD.

Slotted Mag ID Guide

Jellybean Rim ID Guide

Cast IDs

Many rims have the brand, the size, or other information cast into the wheel, most often on the back side.

Center Caps

• 3-screw
• 4-screw
• 5-screw
• Captive (slips into the center hole before wheel is fitted)
• (Pushes into the center hole)

Slot Types

• Rounded
• Squared off
• Trapezoidal

• 4-slot (often called "dish mags")
• 5-slot (most common)
• 6-slot

4-slot

Rare 4-slot design
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5-slot

Datsun 1200 SSS 12x4 Ward Wheels

5-slot 12x4

5-slot

6-slot

Trapezoidal slot

Triangular-like slots

Valve Stem

• Valve stem in the slot

• Valve stem in the disc

( Valve stem in the barrel

Shoulder

Common is squared-off shoulders.

Rare is rounded shoulders.
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Hub Area

• Flat
• Recessed
• Raised

Brands

Triden

Also see Rims#Triden

Modified 5-slot jellies. Sometimes called "tridents", the come with silver or black centers: