Show us your wheels ..

tbro · Postby **tbro** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:21 pm

And you can get 15x7 949 rims from Iron Canyon Racing only,
but don't hold your breath waiting for them to answer your email.
Beautiful rims, nice and light and different, but I couldn't be bothered after waiting 3 weeks and numerous emails.
Terry

green_comet · Postby **green_comet** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:39 pm

Simmons V4 15x7 +35offset, with 195/50/15's

I have spent the last few weeks restoring these wheels, you can find the thread here:
http://www.mx5cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=30210

Lucky_Luke · Postby **Lucky_Luke** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:45 pm

One word ... Beautiful!!!

Nice work!!!

Slugoid · Postby **Slugoid** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:47 pm

green_comet wrote:Simmons V4 15x7 +35offset, with 195/50/15's

Those are nice!

Damn, I sent u a PM about my rims....oh well, disregard that

Veloce · Postby **Veloce** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:52 am

Just a comment re tyre / wheel weights. Just as rims vary considerably in weight so do some tyres. A few years back when I was in the industry we did a comparo of 4 brands of tyres for a standard family sedan size and there was a 1kg variation per tyre.

tbro · Postby **tbro** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:10 pm

My new rims on our clubby
15 x 7 Light weight racing rims C speed on centre cap, fitted with 195/50/15 Bridgestone RE001

fundies · Postby **fundies** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:20 pm

Lucky_Luke wrote:One word ... Beautiful!!! Nice work!!!

+1. They suit the NA soooooo well. Very retro looking in a nice way. Well done.

Juffa · Postby **Juffa** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:27 pm

Had my new wheels and tyres fitted for Natmeet. Here is a photo from the concours day.

J

pcmx5 · Postby **pcmx5** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:04 pm

To my SLIGHTLY biased eyes they look great Jeff,even better in the flesh!!

Peter

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:14 pm

pcmx5 wrote:To my SLIGHTLY biased eyes they look great Jeff,even better in the flesh!!

Peter

agreed, they look awesome in the flesh.

trader · Postby **trader** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:07 pm

Often wondered what those wheels would look like on a malibu Juffa - look fantastic!

Dodgy Haro · Postby **Dodgy Haro** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:22 am

Don't be weak ...

Before anyone asks, my answers are:

1) Too much - but hey, not everyone will do this ...

2) 6 months wait

3) 14x8.5 front, 15x9 rear **secret offset** (not Pete's but more aggressive)

4) Kudos to Glenn Kowta at Upgrade Motoring for making this possible.

Unfortunately I won't know when I'll get around to fitting these - I'll be directing my future $$$ for tyres + coilovers towards my 2nd project car (micra) in order to get it running as it's been sitting around for 2 years gathering dust.

In the meantime, just a few pics to tease you - you can guess but I will probably sleep with these beneath my pillow until they are fitted eventually:

I'll be busy with guard rolling etc but the final result shouldn't be too far off from the original inspiration: