Wheels


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I guess it’s just the way things spread, but ironically now that I’m distancing myself from the kyusha scene, I’m getting a lot of emails and comments about wheels.  Most people are looking to show me SSR MKII’s and Advan A3A’s, but occasionally some of them present me with something incredibly rare and cool. These Volk Racing 84C’s for example, […]

Show Me Your Lightning Bolt


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Someone recently emailed me about these shoes found on yahoo auction: definitely the unicorn of kyusha wheels. No idea what he paid, but I know what he could sell them for and who might buy them. Rad stuff. There is very little documentation on stuff this old (1981-1985ish), and of this variety very very few are still in existence. In […]

A Life’s Work



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I was pleasantly surprised today to learn that 2002 WRX had a factory option 17″ wheel package.  That means for me… that I can ditch my 16 6.5J wheels for some 17 7J wheels and gain a whole bunch of options as far as tires go.  Seventeens would probably also make me feel a little more manly and good looking […]

Scuba?




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I’m crazy about showa era Advan wheels, but I’m not really sure why. Certainly the Carrot Flashpoint Trueno driven by Keichi in the late eighties is a part of why, but more than that Advans have a long history in Japanese racing that dates back to the early seventies. That’s about all I can rationalize. Maybe they are just something […]

Advan Alphabet


If ever there was a reason to convert to 6 bolt this is it. 15 8.5J minus 35 Enkei Baha’s on Yahoo Auctions right now. Not cheap… but why would they be? Check it out.

Baha