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rims
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:00 pm
by drmx5
looking at getting some new wheels for my na8. went down to bob jane and they had a special for about $700 on wheels and tyres (tyres will get upgraded and the rims were what i was after). will 16x7 fit with a 40 mm offset or will i need spacers? also, the bloke said they were standard weight for an alloy rim. they were not overly heavy, but not as light as the standard ones. will this make much of a difference?
cheers
Re: rims
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:08 am
by Craig
drmx5 wrote:they were not overly heavy, but not as light as the standard ones. will this make much of a difference?
Always try and stay as close as you can to the standard rims weight as they really do affect the MX5's balance and heavy wheels make for a slower car too. Personally I'd go for a set of 15x6-7's on an NA. If you can score a set of 15x6 off an 98-2000 NB8A you'd be set.
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:43 am
by irwin83r
really depends what your after... if you want whats best for the car or what looks best on the car... the latter is really upto your tastes
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:52 am
by Craig
irwin83r wrote:really depends what your after... if you want whats best for the car or what looks best on the car... the latter is really upto your tastes
More like up to your wallet size!
There's some nice looking and lighweight rims out there...just that they cost a bit!
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:59 pm
by drmx5
i can get them through my old mans work (he has an mx5 as a company car) and will end up costing me around $350 for the tyres and rims so i am not complaining.
Re: rims
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:27 pm
by Okibi
Craig wrote:Always try and stay as close as you can to the standard rims weight as they really do affect the MX5's balance and heavy wheels make for a slower car too....
I 100% agree with Craig, if the rims aren't as light as your stock rims, DON'T BOTHER.
Also you really should try and match the stock offset because that's what the suspension is engineered for.
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:06 pm
by KIJIMA
Arent wheel spacers illegal in some states?
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:05 pm
by StanTheMan
He doesn't require wheel spacers. In NSW any kind of wheel spacer is illegal unless it came fitted from the factory. The wheel size should fit.
In my opinion.....16\" rimms are the best locking rim. As far as zize is concerned. But 16\" becomes very restrictive when it comes to buying soft compound & semislick type of tyre. But That is not going to be a bother drmx5.
But I'm courious ........what are you expecting to get from a $87.50 tyre ?
hope you're not expecting too much.
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:05 am
by Bevan
StanTheMan wrote:But I'm courious ........what are you expecting to get from a $87.50 tyre ?
That's $87.50 for a rim AND tyre!
I just hope it doesn't rain or that you need to break heavily whilst you have them on...
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:13 am
by StanTheMan
err....kinda but not really. He's dad's work is paying for the rims. I'm assuming its costing him $350 for 4 tyers