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Speed Star Racing (SSR) wheels from Speed Star Co., Ltd. Speed Star was purchased in 2005 by Tanabe Co. Ltd. and is now doing business as "SSR Wheels".
Also see: Super Star Racing (of the famous Super Star wheels)
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Overview
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By caps, lug nuts, and other SSR parts from Upgrade Motoring
Mark I
SSR's first wheel: The 1971 MK.1.
Mark II
The classic square-spoke wheel @ JNC | SS
MK-II 14-inch wheels on Datsun 1200
13x7
13 x 6.5
Mark III
Speed Star MK.3 (similar to Topy Jovite)
MK III * 8-spoke: double 4-spoke (thick 4-spoke + thin 4-spoke) * have a ridge surrounding the lug holes * Six rivets (early) * Ten rivets (late)
TOPY Jovite lug holes are not separated from the spoke as they are on Mk III (don't have a ridge surround the lug holes)
- Six rivets
Conc
1986 Speed Star Conc (aka Flying Dragon)
Dori 2
double 10-ray (Simmons#OM is double 8-ray)
Jilba
8-ray star Jilba Racing
Jilba Star Shark II Work#Equip_03 star 8 rays 10 rays 8 rays bolts 10 or 16 10 16 hub not discernable round hub semi-round lugs closed spokes round section open spokes
compare to 10-ray Star Shark II
compare to Work#Equip 03 with lug holes in open spokes
Long Champ
Long Champ brand of wheels by Suzuka. Although designed and marketed by Suzuka, some were originally manufactured by Speed Star. Later version have no SSR markings.
See Main Article: Long Champ
Long Champ XR4
Long Champ M-1
Mesh
hub area is an 8-point star with 'SSR' in one of the little spikes
- Reverse Mesh (SSR-RM)
- Formula Mesh (SSR-FM)
Formula Mesh 16"
The difference between Reverse Mesh and Formula Mesh is that one has a staggered lip and one is completely flat. 13 and 14 inch meshies are hard to find in reverse but not in formula.
Type A Type B Type C Type FM
Star Bright
Bright Speed Racing
Star Formula
6-point star
13x10 SSR Star Formula
14x7
Star Shark
Colin Star Shark manufactured by SSR
Super Star
See: Super Star Racing
