15x5.5 Mini Wheels

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15x5.5 Mini Wheels

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I am looking at wheel options for my 1991 Miata to maybe go back to E-Street. The original wheels were 14x5.5, so I would be able to go to a 15x5.5 and still be within the rules, and have a MUCH better selection of tires. The 15x5.5 wheels from the Minis look like they would work, 4x100 bolt pattern, 45mm offset, not sure of the hub diameter, but I think it is slightly larger than the Miata wheel.

Has anyone used the Mini wheels on a Miata, or know why they might not work?
Does the Mini use lug bolts and are they the same size as the Miata studs?
I think the taper for the lugs is different between the Miata wheels and the Mini wheels.

Anything else?
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Re: 15x5.5 Mini Wheels

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Googling 15 x 5 1/2 and 4 x 100 yielded these vehicles:

Ford Escort ZX2
Kia Rio
Honda Fit
Mini

I didn't check the center bore on these wheels. If you can find one that's larger then you can probably find hubcentric adapter rings on e-bay

It's depressing to try and find wheels for older sports car for street class. The last time I Googled 14 x 7 wheels for the MR2 the biggest selection was for wheels that fit a 4 wheel ATV!

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Re: 15x5.5 Mini Wheels

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gnalaj wrote:I am looking at wheel options for my 1991 Miata to maybe go back to E-Street. The original wheels were 14x5.5, so I would be able to go to a 15x5.5 and still be within the rules, and have a MUCH better selection of tires. The 15x5.5 wheels from the Minis look like they would work, 4x100 bolt pattern, 45mm offset, not sure of the hub diameter, but I think it is slightly larger than the Miata wheel.

Has anyone used the Mini wheels on a Miata, or know why they might not work?
Does the Mini use lug bolts and are they the same size as the Miata studs?
I think the taper for the lugs is different between the Miata wheels and the Mini wheels.

Anything else?
Mini wheels will work just fine, you might have to use different lugnuts ("tuner lugnuts") depending on which wheel you actually use, but that should be all. I wouldn't worry about the hub diameter, you can use rings, or nothing at all, it doesn't really matter. I've used wheels with a different hub diameter for years on my Spec Miata without any issues.
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