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19\" wheels
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:36 am
by ao758
hey guys
does anyone if they have seen or herd of someone putting 19\" wheels on the back on an mx5. i currently have 18\" all round but want to go larger at the back.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:41 am
by Okibi
It has been done.
Would I do it? No way. I don't think it's legal to put on different sized rear wheels.
I've gone from 17's back to the stock 15s.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:13 am
by JSE
Its illegal to go bigger then 17inch on an MX5 anyway regardless and anything bigger then 18s will look ridiculous. Just look at lowering your rear springs a bit more since the back sits a tad higher.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:22 am
by BCHELR
dude i did it and it scraepd like a bitch.
you have to seriously pump your guards i pumped them a little and 19x8 were just too much. plus ride was terrible.
i just lowered my back another inch so the tyre sits nice in the guard.
18x7.5 all around looks sweet.
plus you loose too much power as it is with 18s
i know i am the apitamy of bling but sometimes i wish i could JDM the car, black paint/rims and punish it. then other times i love the look of sex spec.
in short 19s are pushing it and will ruin the ride.... thats my 2 cents anyways
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:08 pm
by mlv11n
BCHELR wrote:dude i did it and it scraepd like a bitch.
you have to seriously pump your guards i pumped them a little and 19x8 were just too much. plus ride was terrible.
i just lowered my back another inch so the tyre sits nice in the guard.
18x7.5 all around looks sweet.
plus you loose too much power as it is with 18s
i know i am the apitamy of bling but sometimes i wish i could JDM the car, black paint/rims and punish it. then other times i love the look of sex spec.
in short 19s are pushing it and will ruin the ride.... thats my 2 cents anyways
just the info i was after!! so 18 x 7.5 fits on mx5's easy without mods / adjustments??
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:34 pm
by PT
Where is that little emoticon of the hammer bashing someone on the head when you need it.
Do you guys realise how much better your car will drive with a set of 15\" wheels on it... You will be amazed...
My car came standard with 17\" wheels and I think they are a tad too big.
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:34 pm
by PT
Where is that little emoticon of the hammer bashing someone on the head when you need it.
Do you guys realise how much better your car will drive with a set of 15\" wheels on it... You will be amazed...
My car came standard with 17\" wheels and I think they are a tad too big.
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:41 pm
by PT
Where is that little emoticon of the hammer bashing someone on the head when you need it.
Do you guys realise how much better your car will drive with a set of 15\" wheels on it... You will be amazed...
My car came standard with 17\" wheels and I think they are a tad too big.
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:44 pm
by fastfreddygassit
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:45 pm
by AJ
guess debug mode is affecting everyone
your post still goes thru even tho you get an error message
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:21 am
by mlv11n
PT wrote:Where is that little emoticon of the hammer bashing someone on the head when you need it.
Do you guys realise how much better your car will drive with a set of 15" wheels on it... You will be amazed...
My car came standard with 17" wheels and I think they are a tad too big.
Come on now don't go assuming that a lot of ppl don't know that... but i was just asking... so can someone please humbly answer the question
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:06 am
by Boags
If you read his post you will see he \"pumped the guards a little\".
Can anyone say overkill?
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:57 am
by mlv11n
Boags'MX5 wrote:If you read his post you will see he "pumped the guards a little".
Can anyone say overkill?
but wasn't he referring that to the 19x8's ?
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:47 am
by Boags
Here you go.
BCHELR wrote:i pumped them a little and 19x8 were just too much. plus ride was terrible.
I got from this that he pumped it FOR the 19s, but they were too much, ride was crap, so he changed them.
BCHELR wrote:i just lowered my back another inch so the tyre sits nice in the guard.
18x7.5 all around looks sweet.
I assume he didn't put the guards back to stock, so now he is running 18x7.5 with the guards still "pumped a little".
Please correct me if that's not the case BCHELR. There's your answer mlv11n, they'll go!
DINO also had 18s on his.
Boags
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:18 am
by BCHELR
i previously had 18x7.5 on stock guards no worries before i painted the car.
they when i went to paint i wanted more bling so punped them a bit and tried the 19x8 no go!
went back tto the 18x7.5 and could slamm it a bit more due to the fact the guards were widder and fit around the wheels more.
ATM guard sits half way between the tyre and the lip of the rim.
nice and squated stance..... looks sweet but terrible ride
it si for this reason that i am being more sensible with my lexus... optional sports suspension keep the 17 for the time being. can attack any speed hump/driveway without hessitation and the ride is immaculate. smoth as!!
Bi rims and dumping the car = bad ride , but i knew that was the price to pay for having the car the way i wanted it to look. i live with it.
