The Maxim AD2 are rare JDM Wheels made by Rays Engineering. They feature an Aero Wheel design, and feature 3 piece construction. The Maxim AD2 were available from 15×6.5 up to 16×9; and with 4 lug or 5 lug faces. Pictured are the Maxim AD2 on a z31 Nissan 300zx.Continue reading Maxim AD2 by Rays Engineering – JDM Wheels→
The Drag Progressive by Fortran Wheels, better known as the DRAG PRO, are JDM Wheels that are best known to be the brother to the Mugen MR-5. The The Drag Progressive is light weight 5 spoke wheel which feature one piece construction. The most noteable feature of the Drag Pros are the locking center cap and individual caps for each lug nut which gives them a very smooth look. Although most popular fitment is 4×100 popular for Honda Civic or Mazda Miata, pictured is a rare 5 lug fitment on a Z32 Nissan 300ZX Fairlady.
The Carving Stark I & Carving Stark II are JDM Wheels which are iconic when it comes to directional wheels. The main difference between the 2 wheels are Carving Stark I have thicker spokes with more of a full face for a aero look and the Carving Stark II have thinner spokes which give it more of a modern cooling look. Both Carving Stark I & Carving Stark II feature 3 piece construction and are manufactured by Work Wheels. Pictured are the Carving Stark II on a Z32 Nissan 300ZX / Nissan Fairlady Z and the Carving Stark I on a Nissan Primera.
When it comes to 90’s JDM Tuning shops, Abflug is one of the top dogs. Most notable for the Toyota Supra’s they tuned, the Mazda RX7’s Nissan 300ZX and Nissan Skyline were all top notch. All pictured on their happy looking type-GTM body kits and on a version of thier Abflug Gran Revolfe JDM Wheels; whether its the Abflug Gran Revolfe Face 1, Abflug Gran Revolfe Face 2 or Abflug Gran Revolfe Face 3 JDM Wheels.
The RS Watanabe FORGED Mg are lesser known JDM Wheels from the wheel maker. The RS Watanabe FORGED Mg feature lightweight Magnesium construction and a simple 10 spoke design. The RS Watanabe FORGED Mg were available in silver and gold and in 19×9 and 19×8 wheel sizes. The wheels also have a hefty price tag of about $1200 per wheel 20 years ago which could roughly be $2000 a wheel in today’s economy. Pictured are the RS Watanabe FORGED Mg on a Nissan 300zx Z32 and on a Nissan President G50; the JDM eqivalent of the Infiniti Q45 G50.
The Watanabe RS8 / Watanabe RS Eight are JDM Wheels made by SSR Wheels aka Speedstar Racing. The Watanabe RS8 also referred to as the SSR RS8 are 2 piece wheels with a removable face bolted in to an aluminum barrel. As the name implies, the Watanabe RS8 has the classic Watanabe wheels 8 spoke design. Pictured are the Watanabe RS8 / Watanabe RS Eight on a Mazda Capella Estate, R32 Nissan Skyline and on a Z32 Nissan 300ZX Fairlady.
Napre Japan NJ-901 & NJ-911 are JDM Wheels that we did not get much of here stateside. The Napre Japan NJ-901 feature a twisted 5 spoke design and is shown mounted to a Z32 Nissan 300zx Fairlady Z. The Napre NJ-911 features a mesh type design with covered lug nuts mounted on a Toyota Mark-II. Both Napre Wheels feature 2 piece construction.
