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Anyone know what rims these are?
Topic Started: Mar 27 2015, 02:33 PM (1,210 Views)
Snickers
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I don't know if he's a member on the board, but figured I'd ask about these wheels here.

http://www.chrisross.name/car_project.htm

Looking to see if anyone knows what wheels these are, or even their size-specs, such as offset/backspacing. He says the tires are 195/45/15 Kumho Ecsta, so the wheels would be 15-inch wheels, and I'd expect the width to be 7 inches. Curious to know if anyone has an idea. I'm looking for a nice set of wheels for my 'vert, and these are just what I'm looking for.

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ETA: I emailed the addresses on that site, but one address returned as a delivery failure and nothing back on the other one.
Edited by Snickers, Mar 27 2015, 02:34 PM.
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98LSIowner
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I think there off a mazda Miata but wont swear to it
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nineoneandblue
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Miata has a different bolt pattern.
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nineoneandblue
Mar 27 2015, 07:26 PM
Miata has a different bolt pattern.
Don't think so.
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Think so..... Miata- 4x100, Geo Metro Vert - 4x114.3

Note the rims pictured in question are 4 lug.... all Miatas 4x100 1990-2009

114.3 Miatas are 5 lug 2010-






1990 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
1991 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
1992 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
1993 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
1994 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
1995 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
1996 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
1997 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
1998 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
1999 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2000 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2001 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2002 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2003 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.97 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2004 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.94 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2005 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.94 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2006 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.94 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2007 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.94 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2008 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.94 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2009 Mazda Miata 4 lug 3.94 inch or 100mm High Positive Offset
2010 Mazda Miata 5 lug 4.5 inch or 114.3mm High Positive Offset
2011 Mazda Miata 5 lug 4.5 inch or 114.3mm High Positive Offset
2012 Mazda Miata 5 lug 4.5 inch or 114.3mm High Positive Offset
2013 Mazda Miata 5 lug 4.5 inch or 114.3mm High Positive Offset
2014 Mazda Miata 5 lug 4.5 inch or 114.3mm High Positive Offset
Edited by nineoneandblue, Mar 27 2015, 09:37 PM.
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Car Nut
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Hope somebody can figure it out, I like em.
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Snickers
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I found some other rims - Platinum Attitude (below) - that are (visually) somewhat in the same ballpark, and I like 'em. They are a +40 offset. I just don't know if they would situate themselves the same as in that picture above, though. On that yellow 'vert, I like how they protrude just enough to line-up almost in line with top lip of the wheel well, yet they fill enough internally to not look like they are sticking way out. I lowered my Metro with H&R springs, but the travel is very little, as it's a stiff ride (not unpleasant, though), so I doubt I'd rub on the top of the wheel well, even hitting bumps. And my current tires are about a half-inch larger diameter than that set of 195/45/15's.

If I could find out what's on that yellow 'vert, I might prefer that. But even just knowing all the dimensions of that rim would help.

The Platinum Attitude series is discontinued, but I might be able to find some stragglers in stock. If they were the same dimensions, I'm thinking I'd seek them out.

At any rate, I'll probably pull the wheels this weekend and take some measurements.

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That car is gorgeous, very nice work he did there. You may want to take note though, the "latest development" on that website is from 2005. :lol


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Turbo3 and Twincam Tweaker

that's my old, old buddy joeyjojomojo from up in nova scotia. he built that car many years ago and hasn't had it for many, many years.

if i recall correctly the wheels were old american racing rims. the build blog became a standard for the twincam conversion and vert mods because it was so well written. chris was working in a highly automated wood mill when he built this car and did it all by himself in his home shop with an assist from his dad every now and then.
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