SSR Wheels Speed Star MK-III

SSR Speed Star MK-III - Seven-Spoke Classic Chrome Cast Alloy Drawing from Japanese Touring Car Racing Culture

High-Spoke-Count Refined Architecture in 15 to 18 Inch with Touring-Era Classic Chrome Specification

SSR Speed Star MK-III is a cast alloy wheel advancing the Speed Star nameplate from the deep-dish minimalism of the MK-II to a seven-spoke architecture that reflects the refinement of Japanese touring car aesthetics across the 1990s - an era when higher spoke counts and controlled taper geometry replaced the stark four-spoke simplicity of the earlier circuit-only wheel vocabulary. Seven spokes produce a denser, more resolved face that reads as road-refined and performance-capable rather than raw and circuit-exclusive. Available in 15 to 18 inch diameters, in Classic Chrome full-spoke specification.

SSR Speed Star MK-III Design & Engineering: Seven-Spoke Touring-Era Vocabulary and Controlled Taper Profile

At seven spokes, each spoke occupies a narrower arc than the four-spoke MK-II, producing seven shorter windows whose height-to-width ratio creates a more resolved, dense face character associated with the JTCC, Super Touring, and N1 endurance racing visual language of the period. Each spoke runs from hub to rim with a controlled inward taper - narrowing progressively from base to tip - producing perspective depth without recourse to the deep-dish geometry of the MK-II. This taper profile reads as modern relative to the blunt straight spokes of the earlier generation, acknowledging the period's shift from pure motorsport intent toward the sophisticated street-driving aesthetics of Kyusha and Itasha build culture. Cast alloy construction matches the original manufacturing process for heritage authenticity while providing the dimensional accuracy required for contemporary tire mounting equipment.

SSR Speed Star MK-III Technical Specifications

Construction: Cast alloy. Diameter: 15 to 18 inch. Width: 6 to 9 inch. Seven-spoke disc. Standard JIS bolt patterns for Japanese domestic and grey-market import vehicles. Part of the SSR Speed Star heritage reproduction series.

SSR Speed Star MK-III Available Finishes

The MK-III is offered in Classic Chrome - a full bright-chrome surface treatment applied uniformly across all seven spoke faces, the hub surface, the rim shoulder, and the outer barrel. Unlike the two-tone Red Disc / Chrome Rim contrast specification of the MK-II, the Classic Chrome MK-III presents a single-tone, high-reflectance surface across the entire wheel face. This uniform chrome reading was the defining aesthetic of late-period Japanese touring and street-build applications where matching chrome trim packages on bumpers, mirrors, and exhaust tips created a cohesive full-chrome livery. The Classic Chrome specification requires standard chrome maintenance including periodic deoxidising treatment in coastal and high-humidity environments.

SSR Speed Star MK-III Vehicle Fitment: Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R, Toyota Chaser JZX100, Honda Accord CF4 SiR, Mitsubishi Galant VR-4, Mazda 626 MX-6

The 15-18 inch range and seven-spoke touring character suit 1990s Japanese performance saloons, coupes, and compact sports platforms: Nissan Skyline R32 and R33 GT-R, Toyota Chaser JZX100 Tourer V, Honda Accord CF4 SiR, Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 and Eclipse GSX, and Mazda 626 MX-6. These platforms span both five-stud and four-stud JIS configurations; confirm your bolt pattern variant when ordering. The uniform chrome character complements the chrome trim details standard to the domestic-market top-specification trim levels of this era.

Any Vehicle, Any Specification

The Speed Star MK-III can be ordered for any vehicle and any specification - not just the models listed above. Provide your make, model, year, and desired diameter, width, and bolt pattern for a confirmed SSR heritage specification and lead time.