The Short Version
- 4×100 on the Figaro and the Pao, confirmed from the factory database. Both run 12×5J at +45.
- Yes, twelve-inch wheels. That is the single most practical thing to know about these cars.
- The hub bore is explicitly marked “under investigation” for both. Any figure you see quoted for a Figaro is not from this source.
- The Be-1 takes a different offset from its siblings, so “they are all K10 underneath, they all take the same wheel” is only half right.
- We could not find any data for the S-Cargo. None at all.
Factory Specification
| Car | Chassis | Period | Wheel | Tyre | PCD / Holes / Bore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figaro | E-FK10 | 1991.02–1992.02 | 12×5J +45 | 165/70R12 | 100 / 4 / under investigation |
| Pao | E-PK10 | 1989.01–1991.02 | 12×5J +45 | 155SR12 | 100 / 4 / under investigation |
| Be-1 | BK10 | 1987–1988 | not in the factory database | — | 100 / 4 / not published |
| S-Cargo | VG10 | 1989–1991 | no data found | — | no data found |
Twelve Inches Is the Whole Problem
The Figaro and the Pao left the factory on 12-inch wheels. Not thirteen. Twelve.
That is a category that has all but disappeared. Twelve-inch tyres exist — 165/70R12 is still made — but the choice is narrow, the performance options are non-existent, and prices are not what they are in mainstream sizes.
This is why almost every Figaro that has been through a British MOT is on 13-inch wheels. It is not a styling decision so much as a supply one. If you are buying a Figaro and it still wears its original 12-inch wheels, treat the tyres as a running cost rather than an afterthought.
The Be-1 Is Not the Same as the Others
All four Pike cars are built on the March K10 platform, and buyers reasonably assume that means one wheel fits all of them. On bolt pattern that is true — 4×100 across the family, and the March K10 itself is 4×100, which we confirmed separately in our March guide.
On offset it is not. RS Watanabe’s matching data recommends the same specification for the Pao, the Figaro and the March, and a different, narrower and lower-offset wheel for the Be-1. That is a fitment difference, not a styling preference.
So: Figaro and Pao wheels interchange. Be-1 is its own case. Check before you buy.
The S-Cargo Gap
We could find nothing for the S-Cargo — no factory database page, and no entry in RS Watanabe’s Nissan table. That is unusual enough to state plainly rather than quietly omit.
The S-Cargo is the delivery-van member of the Pike family and it is a slightly different animal from the other three, so we would not assume it shares their fitment either. If you own one and can measure the hub and count the studs, we will publish it.
Sizing
The realistic move on a Figaro or a Pao is 13×5J or 13×5.5J in the +35 to +45 range, which opens up a proper tyre choice without changing the car’s character. Going beyond 13 inch on a car this small starts to look wrong and does nothing useful.
Since the bore is unpublished, measure it before ordering rings, or send us the chassis code.
Importing
All four Pike cars are from 1987 to 1992 and are fully past the US 25-year mark. None was sold new outside Japan.
The Figaro is the exception to that in practice: enormous numbers were privately imported into the United Kingdom from the 1990s onward and it is effectively a local car there. The used-wheel market in Britain reflects that.
What We Could Not Verify
- Hub bore for the Figaro and the Pao. Explicitly marked “under investigation” in the factory database.
- Be-1 hub bore and factory wheel size. We have only an aftermarket recommendation, not a factory figure.
- The S-Cargo entirely. No source found.
- March K10 hub bore, which we saw only in a search summary rather than confirming ourselves.