Formula D Finals, Round 7 is coming up on October 7 – 8th, 2011 @ Irwindale Speedway California. Come see Chris Forsberg Racing with SSR Wheels in action!!!! 
Sep 08
2011 Formula D Finals!!!!!!
Sep 02
MS1 on Lexus IS350
Photo courtesy of FX Auto Design (North Hollywood, CA)
SSR Professor MS1 in Gray Silver
Front: 19×9.0 +31
Rear: 19×10.0 +24
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Sep 02
Video Coverage from Motion Auto Show
Check out this video I found on the Motion Auto Show Facebook Page. pretty cool video in which the Tanabe/SSR Booth is showcased
http://vimeo.com/bjlopez/5thmotionautoshow
-D.
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Sep 02
Labor Weekend
Time to get off the computer and take a nice break for labor day!! Have a safe holiday everyone!!
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Aug 31
Wheels > Passenger
Who cares about passengers. Wheels are more important… Just take a look at this picture.
Like a BOSS
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Aug 31
NEW: Hyper Rev #159 for Mazda Miata (NA / NB / NC)
Just published Hyper Rev Vol. #159 No. 7 for Mazda Miata
Avaliable at www.more-japan.com
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Aug 29
Lexus iS300 with SSR SP1 in SBC
Check out this clean IS300 on some Sp1 wheels. Thanks to Leon for sending us these pictures for us to use. Keep up the good work!
Front: 18×9
Rear: 18×10
-D.
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Aug 26
Understanding the Disk Types
Regarding SSR wheels, we always get calls from customers asking what HP, MD, NR, SL are. Well, if you are in wheel business, you probably understand the meaning and the differences of it. Here is what they stand for:
HP = Hyper Disk or High Pad
MD = Medium Disk
NR = Normal Disk or Low disk
SL = Super Low disk
*Picture shown above: 17 inch SSR SP3R / 18 inch SSR SP3 side view.
By looking at the picture, it should give you a better understanding of each disks, and their differences. Noted that, the face or spoke shape won’t change despite different disk types. Let’s look at the deeper meaning of them.
Hyper disk has the greatest brake clearance among other type of disks, however it sacrifices the lip size. Many new vehicles these days come equipped with Big brake Kits (Ex. Brembo, Akebono) from Factory, such as Evo 8-10, Infiniti G37, Nissan 370Z, or Subaru STi. These vehicles would definitely need Hyper disk wheels in order to clear the brake calipers.
Medium disk has less clearance than HP disk by 10mm. It can be used on some vehicles with upgrade big brake kits but does not require Hyper disk.
Normal or Low disk is the most popular disk type, as it clears most of the OEM factory front and rear brakes (non BBK). Normal disk has less clearance than HP disk by 17mm.
Super Low disk give the most lip size possible. It is the most wanted disk for people who want the biggest lip. It has less clearance than HP disk by 30mm.
FYI, these are just the basic information that might help you understand the differences of the disks. However, there are few more things to be considered when customizing size and offset of wheel to fit vehicles.
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Aug 26
NEW Release 2010-2011 Scion tC Sustec Front Under Brace
NEW: Sustec Under Brace Front 4 Point for 2010-11 Scion tC
Increase the rigidity to your vehicle from the unwanted chassis flex with a Sustec Under Brace.
Part # TUB160F
More Scion tC Products are going to be release soon…
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Aug 24
How to measure wheel width.
What happened when you hit a pothole and damage one of your rims? So you would need a replacement wheel. Unfortunately, you forgot the size, width, and offset. And you couldn’t find any stickers on the barrel or any numbers stamped in the back of the wheel that seemed to make sense. Luckily, you can find out the size by looking at the tire size printed on the sidewall, such as 245/35ZR-20. In this case, the rim diameter is 20 inch.
Here’s how to find out the width on a bare rim (non mounted).
Correct way
To get a correct rim width, you must measure from the bead seat (where the tire rests and seals on the inside of the rim). This tape measurement reads 9.0 inch
Wrong way
If you measure from the rim flange (the outermost edge of the rim), that is wrong.
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