Just published Hyper Rev Vol. #159 No. 7 for Mazda Miata
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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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Aug 24
SSR Disk Types
Know which Disk Type to pick? Just watch Mr. More Japan show you! Here’s a brief overview on the different disk types that SSR Wheels Offers.
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Aug 23
How to measure wheel offset.
First you’ll have to understand what wheel offset is, Honda Tuning did a great article explaining wheel offset, please check it out here
Here’s how to find out what offset you have on your wheel.
(Non mounted wheel preferred)
1. First of all, you need few straight-edge rulers, in this case, we used 1 ft. and 3 ft long. Then measure from edge to edge to get the overall width of the wheel. Noted that we used ruler with millimeter indicators. The number we got is 260 mm.
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with a standard tape measure, we got about 10 1/4 inch.
To convert 10 1/4 to mm, 10.25 x 25.4 = 260.35, let’s round it down to 260.
2. Face down the wheel on a flat floor, make sure nothing would scratch the face or lip of the wheel. Lay a long straight edge ruler across, I made sure that is perfectly straight line, so when I put a second ruler down to the hub surface of the wheel, I could get a precise number. And the number is 171 mm. The result is also known as Back Spacing.
3. Here come the calculation part, take the first number and divide it by 2, as it will give you where Zero offset is located. 260 / 2 = 130 mm
4. Now subtract 130 from the Back Spacing number (171)
171-130 = 41
5. The correct offset of this wheel is 41 mm
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Aug 22
Motion Auto Show 2011 Part 1
Thanks to ProMotion Distributing for throwing an awesome show! Can’t wait till next year!
-D.
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Aug 22
Tanabe / SSR Booth at Motion Auto Show 2011
Here’s a few snaps of the Tanabe/ SSR Wheels booth at the Motion Auto show in Long Beach, CA. Thanks to to Pro-Motion Distributing for throwing a great show! And to Marcus Cooke for helping us out with the use of his Hella Flush Approved G35 Sedan on SSR Sp1 wheels.
-D.
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Aug 19
Vienna Kairos Spectrum Silver
Spotted in a Japanese magazine, Style Wagon, June 2011.
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