Wednesday, 2 September 2015
The Jilba Family.
This is the wheel that most people think of when they think 'Jilba', but there are actually quite a few different designs of the Jilba name. Quite a popular wheel choice for those old school cool cars due to being available in some very wide sizes. Sure, this wheel marked only as Jilba Racing is probably the more popular and common variant, but there are some other gems who have a unique design that hold the name. Below is one that isn't so different but is noticeable enough.
Front mounted instead of sandwich and a few more bolts to add, I've only ever seen these in 13" but not often in these sizes. In 13x8 -2 these have quite a bit of lip similar to the previous Jilba. They do come in very thin widths with high offsets as well, possibly to suit front wheel drive applications.
Smaller width, higher offset, and 4x100 to boot. In the famous red and a little bit more colourful due to being face mounted, they're a little more out there than the previous Jilba wheel. Other than this familiar design, there were a couple of other variants that kept the name but threw away this eight-spoke-star trend.
The Jilba Racing Fin. In 12x5 +37 and 4x110 stud pattern, this was destined for a small Daihatsu. Very similar design to the EX-C Fin but without the collar mounting holes and twist-on centre cap. I'm unsure of whether these came in any larger diameters or what sizes were avaiable but I picked up this pair just because I'd never seen them before.
Very unique colour combination on this lettering also. But wait, there's more!
This small disc-like wheel is the Jilba R10. R10 because it's 10 inches big! Very small but a very cool design. Unlike the Hoshino Impul, this wheel features tiny slots near the flange to let some air feed through as well. This is another pair I picked up but I've seen a couple sets of these go through Yahoo Auctions a few times.
There is also another Jilba disc-style wheel available in 15" from what I've seen which has the Jilba engraving on the face but loses the R10. Another one of SSR's not-so-common wheels.
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I have a set of Jilba R10's on my Honda N600! Love them!
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