Watanabe

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RS Watanabe http://www.rs-watanabe.co.jp


  • F8 - classic one-piece
  • RS8 - three-piece version
  • GR8 - thin spidery spoke three-piece version
  • 4S - 4-spoke





Lug Nuts

Album 13502



8-spoke

Watanabe 8-spokes debuted 1968. Classic one-piece wheel in aluminum or magnesium.


F8A short spoke vs F8B/F8F long spoke

https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/WatanabeF81471011433.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/IMG_5182.jpgPost click for topic


RS-Watanabe 13x6 with 185/60R13 tyres

Album 5579 Album 16327


Watanabe 14x6 with 175-width tyres

Album 5352 Album 23816


15x6.5

Album 10986 Album 10979


Album 20451 File:406860 10150507418208661 698778660 8831713 1331136081 n.jpgArticle click to go


Album 12368 Album 5341


Post 389657 Post 389657 Post 389657


175/50R13 & 215/50R13

https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Canby%202009/20090614120136DSC07063.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Canby%202009/20090614120347DSC07072.jpg


3-bird racing crane logo

https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Canby%202009/20090614120331DSC07069.jpg Album 23818


https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Canby%202009/20090614115416DSC07058.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Canby%202009/20090614120157DSC07066.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Canby%202009/20090614120439DSC07073.jpg


B210 Sedan

https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Datsun%201200/wiki/100_3933.jpgPost click for topic


13 x 7

Album 22747 Album 22746 Album 22745 Album 22744 Album 22743 Album 22733 Album 22735 Album 22734


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Fronts: 185/60R13, rears: 205/60R13 on 13x7 wheels

Album 16505



RS Watanabe User Photos

http://www.rs-watanabe.co.jp/category/userphoto/nissan/sunny


https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/yudetyan-t31-b110.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/nakano-gb122-1.jpg


https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/inoue-gb1221.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/inoue-gb1223.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/inoue-gb1225.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/inoue-gb1226.jpg


12 inch

Album 1873 Album 1872 Album 1848


13 inch - clyons

https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/chris-sany.jpg


14 inch

https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/image3.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/image5.jpg


https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/kaneko-gb1221.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/kaneko-gb1227.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/kaneko-gb12288.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/suzuki_s.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/sawade.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/sawade2.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/sawade3.jpg


https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/yamada-sani-1.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/yamada-sani-2.jpg


https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/nakano_sanitora.jpg



RS8

RS8 - three-piece version of the F8


Album 17751



4-spoke

Watanabe '4S'ᴵ 4-spoke 13x5 in aluminum or magnesium

Album 22946 https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Datsun%201200/wiki/wat13x5b.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Datsun%201200/wiki/wat13x5a.jpg https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/Datsun%201200/wiki/wat13x5c.jpg



Stellar Quattro

1981-1982 4-spoke/4-lug version of the Watanabe Stellar AL 5-spoke


Very similar to Nissan's S30 OPTION wheel, except:


  • The Stellar has thin fins down the center of each star-ray
  • Nissan rim has a more curved, even-width polished ray-section
  • Nissan rim has a cast "disc" part


https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/DSC_1734rw1000s.jpgNissan 280Z link=.Stellar Quattro


https://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/ddgonzal/wiki/a234794s-960.jpg 


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