The Acura NSX is one of the best cars to come out of Japan. Until the LFA almost released 20 years later, there hasn’t been a mid engine Japanese exotic sports car to reach our shores. The owner of this exotic NSX applied some modifications to make this one a little different – Work Meister S1 3 Piece wheels on NA1 Acura NSXThis NA1 Acura NSX is a real looker; although mostly black monochrome, a good choice of aero and a nice set of wheels lets ths NA1 NSX stand apart from the rest. – Work Meister S1 3 Piece wheels on NA1 Acura NSXWork Meister S1 3 Piece wheels in Bright Gold really contrast the black car; they are the most notible feature on this NSX. Wheel specs are a staggered 18×8 +37 in 215/40/18 front & 19×10 +41 in 285/35/19 on the rear. – Work Meister S1 3 Piece wheels on NA1 Acura NSXThe Work Meister S1 3 Piece wheels look perfect on this car, the rear wheels have a nice amount of lip. The red lug nuts match the red calipers very well, a small, but nice detail. – Work Meister S1 3 Piece wheels on NA1 Acura NSXMany NA1 NSX owners like to upgrade to the NA2 front end with fixed lights; the NA1 front lights looks reall smooth here. – Work Meister S1 3 Piece wheels on NA1 Acura NSXRear of the NSX; Jetz rear NSX-R spoiler and GT Extreme exhaust are nice touches. Meaty 285 width tires looks aggressive. – Work Meister S1 3 Piece wheels on NA1 Acura NSX
While surfing the web I found some pictures of some Rebarreled Mugen CF-48 wheels and thought what a great look they had when rebarreled. Then I saw these shots of the same wheels at the KDAY Season 2 car show taken by Shota Mori for Stickydiljoe.com. – Rebarreled Mugen CF-48 on JDM DA Acura Integra
The KDAY car show is a USDM influenced car show in Japan, basically them copying us, many times from us copying them. Shota Mori is from Akebono USDM fame, they build some sick Honda’s in Japan, he has the old school white Accord with flip up lights and also the white EF Civic. Stickydiljoe.com aka The Chronicles is a website with awesome Honda and other Import related articles and coverage. If you haven’t been there, bookmark his page now!: http://stickydiljoe.com/
This is the Money Shot, the Mugen CF-48 Road wheel rebarreled on a 15″ rim; I think it looks so much better! The Mugen CF-48 started life as a light weight road wheel from Mugen and could be had with optional disk covers that aid in cooling. – Rebarreled Mugen CF-48 on JDM DA Acura IntegraRear view of the JDM Honda Integra, I believe that is a OEM Integra body kit bolted on, I dont think I see many of those here or in Japan. – Rebarreled Mugen CF-48 on JDM DA Acura IntegraThe Mugen CF-48 wheels off the car, they really have deep lips and I think look a lot more aggresive in this size. – Rebarreled Mugen CF-48 on JDM DA Acura IntegraAnother shot of the rear wheel, must be at leat 3-4 inches inches of lip. I wonder if someone would do this over here. I would love to see this in person. – Rebarreled Mugen CF-48 on JDM DA Acura IntegraThe same Integra with regular sized CF48’s, what a huge difference. Looks like the wheels had stepped lips before the current flat lips. – Rebarreled Mugen CF-48 on JDM DA Acura IntegraCloser look of the wheels before and after, again with the stepped lips. I think the reverse lip, or flat lip, matches the face of the CF-48s better. – Rebarreled Mugen CF-48 on JDM DA Acura Integra
The SSR EX-C Fin is a multi piece wheel from SSR that was released in the mid 1980’s. Along with its brother the SSR EX-C Mesh, the two are a very popular wheel choice with the old school JDM wheel collectors. – SSR EX-C Fin on AE86 Toyota Corolla GT-SThese SSR EX-C Fins are bolted on to an AE86 Toyota Corolla GT-S, and period correct combination as both are mid 1980’s products from Japan. Specs are 15X7.5 -5 all around. – SSR EX-C Fin on AE86 Toyota Corolla GT-SThe SSR EX-C Fins are clean and complete, you can see the reflection of the spokes in the lip. All Caps, Rings and resin Logos are present; hard to keep all the parts and in such good condition. These wheels are awesome. – SSR EX-C Fin on AE86 Toyota Corolla GT-SSide view of the AE86, this is a clean Corolla. Ride height is nice with tires tucking in the wheel wells at all 4 corners. – SSR EX-C Fin on AE86 Toyota Corolla GT-SRear of the AE86 with some nice JDM bits; Redline Tail lights and some JDM badging give it a nice touch. – SSR EX-C Fin on AE86 Toyota Corolla GT-SAE86 in Action! – SSR EX-C Fin on AE86 Toyota Corolla GT-S
The Toyota GT 86 is the Japanese Version of the Scion FR-S. On both sides of the ocean, the Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ Trio is becoming a very popular platform for tuning. Very quickly a plethora of parts have become readily available. – Work Meister S1R on JDM Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-SThis Toyota 86 is alammed on a staggered set of 18″ 1 piece Work Meister S1R Wheels. The Silver and Polished wheels look great with the silver color of the car. – Work Meister S1R on JDM Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-SThe ride height is brought way down with a trick set of HKS Hipermax III Coilovers. – Work Meister S1R on JDM Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-SFront Wheel spec is 18×10 Work Mester S1R wrapped in 215/40/18 Tires. Behind the Wheels are Subaru GRB STi Spec C Brakes with Project Mu Rotors. – Work Meister S1R on JDM Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-SRear Wheel spec is 18×10.5 Work Mester S1R wrapped in 225/40/18 Tires. Behind the Wheels are Subaru GRB STi Spec C Brakes with Project Mu Rotors. – Work Meister S1R on JDM Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-SRear of the GT 86, wheel fitment is really close. Kakimoto Exhaust hanging off the rear. – Work Meister S1R on JDM Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-SNice shot from Custom Car Magazine. – Work Meister S1R on JDM Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-SCool shot of the 86 drifting, also from Custom Car Magazine. – Work Meister S1R on JDM Toyota GT 86 / Scion FR-S
This 7th Generation EM Honda Civic Ferio has been popular on the 2012 Show season in Japan. Its another one of the Japanese builds following USDM JDM Styling trends. – Barramundi Design Eleven Wheels on Honda Civic FerioThis JDM Honda Civic Ferio is slammed on a fresh set of Barramundi Design Eleven Forged Wheels. Barramundi Design is a newer wheel company making custom forged wheels mostly for Japanese rides. – Barramundi Design Eleven Wheels on Honda Civic FerioThe paint on this JDM Civic Ferio is pretty fresh, it has been sprayed inside recently. This is a pretty unique show setup with matching tow hook and LCA; not to metion a robot and dice. – Barramundi Design Eleven Wheels on Honda Civic FerioIt took quite a bit of work to get the Barramundi Eleven Wheels to fit, look a the amount of camber! I am sure the fenderes are rolled and shaved as well. I really like how the wheels tuck inside the wheel wells instead of poking out. – Barramundi Design Eleven Wheels on Honda Civic FerioI like this shot in front of the Fuji Speeday; the wheels really pop out, you can see how nice the paint and bodyork is, and the sign is the perfect backdrop. Notice the USDM License Plate. – Barramundi Design Eleven Wheels on Honda Civic Ferio
Japan has a quite a few modded pickup trucks these days. Due to pickup trucks not being as common over there and the crazy builds we have over here, owners take special interest in them. The Toyota Hilux series is a very popular choice, and here is a good example – JDM Truck: Toyota Hilux Pickup on SSR Formula MeshThis JDM Toyota Hilux Truck is slammed on a set of SSR Formula Mesh wheels. Along with its USDM style exterior mods the old school JDM wheels give it a nice twist. I like the shot of this trucks stance under the raised truck. – JDM Truck: Toyota Hilux Pickup on SSR Formula MeshThe Front SSR Formula Mesh are 15×7.5 with a low offset near zero. The front end of this truck features a 4 runner front end with flush headlights and vented lower front valance, just like many trucks over here. – JDM Truck: Toyota Hilux Pickup on SSR Formula MeshThe Rear SSR Formula Mesh is 15×8 with a low offset near zero. The rear features a smooth USDM spec bed which has a smooth top area and no tie down hooks. – JDM Truck: Toyota Hilux Pickup on SSR Formula MeshHere is a shot of the truck before the drop. The drop on this truck is actually static. The rear barrels on the SSR Formula mesh is pretty deep. – JDM Truck: Toyota Hilux Pickup on SSR Formula Mesh
I spotted this nicely done Datsun Bluebird SSS Coupe on the “What Monsters Do” whatmonstersdo.com. The Datsun is a JDM RHD model, looks like it has had a lot of work done to it and really looks amazing! – Advan Oni on Datsun Bluebird SSS CoupeThis old school Datsun is slammed on a fresh set of Advan Oni Wheels. Advan Oni’s are of my favorite 3 spoke wheels due to thier aggressive lines. I actuallly had a pair, but never found the other two and regretfully ended up selling them. The Fender Mirrors are a really nice retro touch. – Advan Oni on Datsun Bluebird SSS CoupeAdvan Oni Wheels are 15×6.5 +12 front and 15×6.5 +2 in th rear. Tires are thin Falken 165/45/15 – Advan Oni on Datsun Bluebird SSS CoupeThis Datsun Bluebird SSS Coupe has really nice lines, and with its front rake it reminds me of a mini muscle car. This car is really hot! – Advan Oni on Datsun Bluebird SSS Coupe