The Wheels Of Hachirock Festa 2012

Wheels, wheels, wheels. We all love them, we all have our favorites and ones we lust over. At the HachiRock Festa this weekend, on top of the cars themselves, there was a superb selection of wheels to drool over. So I thought that as an interim post to the regular coverage it would be cool to concentrate only on rims. Here is what I found…

We’ll start off with a nice close up of these pink Hayashi Racing Team Yayoi, more commonly referred to as Sakura due to the cherry-blossom -like spoke design. Maybe that’s why the owner of the red Trueno they were fitted to pained them pink.

Spotted these Tom’s Igeta on a couple of cars, this well used original example…

…and what looked like fresher more modern versions of the wheel.

The SSR Longchamp XR4 is one of the most popular wheel for both the AE86 and vintage Japanese cars in general. There were plenty of different takes on these at the event, from custom painted ones…

…to polished stock ones.

Work Wheels certainly has a comprehensive line up of wheels that suits the hachiroku. I spotted quite a few models from the Equip range like this brand new 01s…

…or some color-matched ones.

The Equip 03s have always been among some of my favorite wheels out there.

Of course Work Meisters seem to work on pretty much every single car out there like these S1s with gold centers and polished rim…

…or these with metallic silver centers.

More from Work with these 5-spoke Ewings.

It is always cool to see some stock factory wheels too and I came across these slightly curbed ones…

…or these far more eighties looking ones in perfect condition.

The same in silver.

Some nice TRD Tosco, nothing like factory racing spec.

More from SSR with these Speed Star MK-I and red dice valve caps…oh and looks like someone had invested in a nice Speedhunters license plate mount.

You can never go wrong with a nice and rare set of SSR Star Sharks…

…or SSR-3 Super Stars.

Work Ewing mesh are always a nice touch too.

SSR Speed Star MK-II…

… a popular choice.

How about some import wheels like these Cobra Supaslots.

These were some pretty rare Riverside Riverge, or maybe some good replicas.

But when it comes to the rarest wheels present maybe these took the first place, a set of Racingforg Race NR Type with metallic red centers. They even had the original “6.5JJx14 OFFSET 0″ sticker on the rim!

How can we forget Watanabes of course, available in all sorts of sizes and offsets and easily colour matched like on this panda Trueno.

The Rays Engineering Volk Racing TE37 is probably the most recognizable modern-day Japanese wheel, and is a great choice for a wide variety of cars.

Although personally I think the TE37V, where “V” stands for vintage, is by far the better choice for all oldschool rides.

SSR Speed Stars again,  8-spoke MK-IIIs.

More stock Toyota wheels!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a set of Enkei Limited Compe wheels before…

…vaguely similar to Panasport FS Formula Ones.

Big, wide, deep-dish steelies are a type of wheel I’ve been seeing a lot of in different scenes. Looks good and easily color matched.

SSR’s Formula Mesh give an instant racing feel to any car…

…and there were plenty of cars running these.

Even in white.  Looks like some of that white paint ended up on the sidewalls too.

We really need some 3-spokes to complete this post, like these Advan Racing A3A…

…and some later generation Onis.

I’ll finish up with some Weds Racing 3-spokes, again very rare, sought after wheels! Hope you enjoyed this wheel-o-rama!

-Dino Dalle Carbonare

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Stancehunters.

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Am I the only one thinking these would make perfect wallpapers ? : D

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I think I could read a blog just about vintage wheels. Definitely love those articles

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Imma let you finish Sakura, but the Work Ewing mesh are the best wheels of all time! Only thing missing was some Impuls, preferably hoshinos!http://www.bosozokustyle.com/wp-content/gallery/hoshino-impul-g5/hoshino-impul-g5-15-inch-10j-pic1.jpg 

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Great post, Dino! Huge variety, plenty I missed while having a look around there! If you're into vintage wheels and in search of a desktop/wallpaper, how about: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/8021803610_879784b03c_o.jpg

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 @Aisakey Sure I can add a couple in to the wallpapers I'm posting tomorrow

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Also, I think (think!) the 19th photo down, labeled as "Techno Phantom" are actually called "SUPER STAR SSR-3". 

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 @Chris Besset Cool, good to know

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Thanks Park!  Awesome desktop!

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Park Baker is correct, there are no Techno Phantoms pictured.  They are indeed SSR Super Stars

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 @speedhunters_dino these, i think? http://qrgarage.ca/wp-content/gallery/kyusha-wheels/SSR-Super-Star.jpg - Not sure if they're actually called SSR-3, but definitely super star. I have an 80s wheel catalog, and it just says "SSR-3" under these. Anyway, cool wheels either way! Probably first set I've seen in real life.

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Pretty sure the 'fresher more modern' Toms wheels are actually the older version.

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@park baker I saw that on htf the other day and it almost made me eant to change my background, though mine has rarer wheels on it

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Enkei will be re-releasing the Limited Compe in 15 inch. I wish they would make their re-releases in 14 inch. I'd love to own a set of RS Watanabes, but I also wouldn't mind a set of SSR MK-I or MK-III. Great vintage wheel post.

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start pimpin at the streets pro rims this what the pros do all day

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Love me some Techno Phantoms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i LOVE these wheelhunting posts.  a painthunting post of like lowriders, customs, rat rods, lead sleds and the like would be totally sweet.

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As rare as tiny Jap wheels are they are all pretty awful

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jap wheels awful ?? ....tut tut.. i like the way u went into such detail i loved this thread !

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Just bought me a set of late 80's Riken 15x7s for my 2002tii. Almost a zero lip look on the centers, but with plenty of actual lip.

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Dude...how can you even say that!?

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the pink yayoi's arent real yayaois. theyre rotas

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Speedhunters... Those yayois are rip-off wheels...

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 @itsrichg nah theyre real, look up the rotas they look different

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"Maybe that’s why the owner of the red Trueno they were fitted to pained them pink." What the hell does this mean?

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 @beaterhachi  @itsrichg Rotas have the valve stem pop our of the actual rim, check out where it comes out of on the real ones 

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 @itsrichg Rotas have the valve stem pop our of the actual rim, check out where it comes out of on the real ones 

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 @thriller Rotas have the valve stem pop our of the actual rim, check out where it comes out of on the real ones 

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 @Mechne Cherry blossoms are pink, that's why pink was a popular color for these
 

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Pix!!

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Each to their own as they say

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Thanks, hard to guess what some of these rims are though...

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Sure?

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OK thanks Parker, correction made.  Need to get me that oldschool wheel catalogue you got haha

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 @Boxeryatsu Correction made :)

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 @Vilko Yeah love these, didn't come across any however.

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 @speedhunters_dino  @itsrichg ahh. whoops. did a glance at it and thought that immediately, another note is the design in the center, hayashi's are round vs rota's are square.. forgot about that bit.
 

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I think he's referring to the minor typo. "Pained" = "Painted"

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 @simoncu there maybe some confusion as i believe that the yayoi rims were in pink and gold from the outset, so while they may have been touched up or redone, it was likely pink to begin with

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 @simoncu there maybe some confusion as i believe that the yayoi rims were in pink and gold from the outset, so while they may have been touched up or redone, it was likely pink to begin with

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 @simoncu there maybe some confusion as i believe that the yayoi rims were in pink and gold from the outset, so while they may have been touched up or redone, it was likely pink to begin with

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 @simoncu there maybe some confusion as i believe that the yayoi rims were in pink and gold from the outset, so while they may have been touched up or redone, it was likely pink to begin with

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nice post dino, always nice to see some wheelwhoring

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nice post dino, always nice to see some wheelwhoring

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nice post dino, always nice to see some wheelwhoring

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nice post dino, always nice to see some wheelwhoring

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Awesome post!

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Awesome post!

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Awesome post!

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Awesome post!

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 @speedhunters_dino Well snap, guess that's the worst thing about replicas; when you can't even spot the real ones haah. Wouldn't be so bad if they were just inspired designs.
 
Cool article though, hachirock coverage on the whole has been real nice

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 @speedhunters_dino Well snap, guess that's the worst thing about replicas; when you can't even spot the real ones haah. Wouldn't be so bad if they were just inspired designs.
 
Cool article though, hachirock coverage on the whole has been real nice

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 @777  @park Thanks. I'm not going for the rare-factor with that collection of images, they are just images of vintage wheels that I have shot personally and they fit well together. 

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 @speedhunters_dino Yeah, man! It was only like 1500yen on yahoo auctions. Around 80 full color pages of all the wheels available from every manufacturer in 1984. Good stuff! 

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Love all these vintage JDM wheels.  Great post - thanks!   I was a bit sorry to see no Epsilons/Southern Ways pictured - they're some of my faves.  I've finally got and mounted up a nice newly restored set of 80s Eps on my 2002...

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 @777  @simoncu Yes probably 

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@SPEEDHUNTERS
love the classic wheels, and the Hachi-Roku's.

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We've got a set of Equip 03s on our 510 :)
 
http://gearheadshirts.com/products/137331-datsun-510-shirt
 

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My inner wheel whore is drooling... If only I could find a set of Advan A3A's or Onis for my MR2!!

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@speedhunters_dino Quite sure.

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@speedhunters_dino Quite sure.

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I love the wheel posts.  Keep 'em coming!

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I love the wheel posts.  Keep 'em coming!

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I'm surprised nobody was rolling on 14" Supra rims. One of the best factory wheel designs imho

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It is posts like these that make wheel whores such as myself smile with both happiness and sadness... Thanks Dino!

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Sweet post man! Pretty rad stuff!

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@Corey K A3A's are pretty common in Australia.

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