Aftermarket wheels to suit Datsun 1200 come in a never-ending variety of sizes and shapes.
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Suppliers
Wreckers are your best bargain here ... lots of 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17" wheels and tires.
Manufacturers
- SSR Speed Star Wheels sells new and classic designs
- http://www.panasport.com
- Konig makes a retro-style wheel with the proper offset for RWD application. Konig Rewind
- Minilite Wheels - The real deal! alloy racing wheels 12x5 only $159 each in Silver, Black, White. Gold and Anthracite also available.
Mail order
- tirerack.com
- http://classicdatsun.com has Panasports
Bakkie Alloys
B140 wheels
Centerline
Centerline made the ultimate 1980s drag-style wheel (modular type).
14x7 rear, 14x6 front (or are these Cheviot Armorlite?)
album
Cheviot
Armorlite
"centerline" style (Modular) rims
6x13
post
Classic
24-spoke hurricanes/turbines/cyclones
photo
Cheviot Classic 13x5.5
Hotwire
simplified mesh by Cheviot/Aunger
Hustler
Raider
13x6 Raider
album
4-spoke
album
Sonic
Triden
Modified 5-slot jellies
Sometimes called "tridents", the come with silver or black centers:
Turbo
12-spoke hurricanes
photo
Quatro
Campagnolo
CSA
Mullins CSA
15" (used with spacers)
album
CSA Gladiator (similar to CSA Essen, but with tapering spokes)
album
Dragway
* Pro: 8-hole * DB11: 8-hole billet * Indy: 5-hole * Centreline: no holes
4-spoke
Indy
misc
Globe
Globe Products of South Australia
CSA was bought by Mullins in 1986.
Mullins Wheels Pty Ltd Globe Alloy Wheels CSA Alloy Wheels 25 Cheviot Road 5108 Salisbury, South Australia
Bathurst
Globe Products originally made the Bathurst wheel, which was also made for Ford as the Daytona. It is very similar to the Performance Challenger.
Bathurst is still sold new as of 2015 http://www.mullins.com.au/iwt-bathurst-al-trailerwheels.asp
Challenger: http://www.performancewheels.com.au/Home/Wheels.asp?theGroup=C&Cat=Classic
Hayashi
Street
The classic Hayashi Street wheel http://www.hayashiracingusa.com/
Type ST old school low offset Type STF old school high offset Type CR deep stepped
SIMILAR: ital racing 13x6j et+13
gallery
Yayoi
Yayoi (弥生)
Prototype Yayoi disc
Techno Racing
13x7 and 13x8
album
sic:hiyashi
Libre
Libre by American Racing (later by Shelby American). "daisy" style
See main article: Libre
Momo
Peformance
Challenger
The Challenger model is very similar to the Bathurst Globe/Daytona Globe wheel.
Rebel
Rebel Wheel in Wollongong
13x7
album
Riverside
Japan's River Side wheel
Star-type (similar to SSR SuperStar)
album
ROH
Contessa (minilite-style)
post
Simmons
See main article: Simmons
B45, V4/V5, FR/F90, OM
Southern Ways
Epsilon can be identified by the three "digits" in between the four lug holes. By contrast, SSR Mesh has a diamond between each lug hole.
Epsilon
album
Southern Ways
album
Southern Ways
album
Epsilon
album
Starfish
There are R32 Skyline alloys. Not known as Starfish.
Speedstar
See main article: SSR Wheels
Weld
The ultimate American drag racing wheel
15x4
album
15x8
album
Pro Star
album
Greg Weld Prolite (now Race Star Industries http://www.racestarindustries.com)
post
Work
Ewing
album
Types
Steel
Aftermarket steel wheels with Datsun pattern (4 on 4.5") are available in a large variety of diameters, widths, and offset.
Aero Race Wheels 7-slot steel
Mesh
Meshies
See: * Cheviot Quatro * Cheviot Hotwire * Speedstar Mesh
15" Simmons-style meshies on Datsun 1000
Modular
- Weld
- Dragway Pro
- Cheviot Armorlite
- Mullins Centreline
- RHO Gambler [8-hole]
- Centerline (USA)
Mullins Centreline were a Modular-style rim. It differed slightly from the Cheviot Armorlite:
Armorlite: flat disc including hub area Centreline: hub area of disc slight recessed
The Dragway Pro was another common modular-style wheel, identified by five round holes in the disc.
RHO Gambler (8-hole)
album
unknown 10-hole
album
unknown
album
Jellies
Slotted
Jellies or Slots
See main article: Jellybeans
SSS, 6-slot, 5-slot, 4-slot
Minilite Type
Possibly the classiest wheels of all time. Famous 8-spoke design.
See main article: Minilite
Many Spokes
Hurricane/Cyclone/Turbo
8-spoke * American Racing VN47 VECTOR * American Racing SE VECTOR
10-spoke * American Racing VECTOR - 10 spoke
12-spoke * Cheviot Turbo - 12 spoke * Appliance Turbo Vec - 12 spoke
13-spoke * 14" AMC Turbocast II * American Racing
14-spoke * Western Wheels Hurricane - 14 spoke
15-spoke * ET Industries Turbine -15 spoke * American Racing Cyclone II - 15 spoke
16-spoke * A Team Western Cyclone II
20-spoke * Nissan R30* unknown 14"
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30-spoke * Western Cyclone
32-spoke * S12 Nissan Silvia/200SX![]()
Western Hurricane? or Cyclone?
Unknown
with American Eagle "Spirit Of America" wheel caps
album