In a message dated 5/2/00 3:00:17 PM Central Daylight Time, mblair@nfis.com
writes:
<< Anyone put aftermarket wheels on an MGB? I have a 78B and want to put them
on. I had American Racing wheels on a 72B and a 76B in the past. From
memory, it seems these wheels were actually front wheel drive 1985 Toyota
Celica wheels.
Looking up the specs for these wheels, I get the following:
Wheel Size - 14x6
Bolt Pattern - 4x4.5
Thread Size - 12mm x 1.5
Center Bore - 60.1
Does this seem correct? Size looks right, not sure how to check the others
though. I guess the bolt pattern just means 4 lugs, 4.5" apart?
I do remember the tires rubbing a little on the 72 and we had to trim out
the lip of the inner fender, but with the 76 sitting higher it was not a
problem.
Also, what about tire size? 195, 70, 14's sound right? >>
I am running that size tire on a set of American Racing mags on my 79' MGB
roadster. They work, fit, and look great (or so I think anyway !!). I have
had no problems with them so far. I have included a photo of them on my MGB
at this URL....
http://members.aol.com/mgaluvr/pictures/myb.jpg
Best regards......Bill Dillstrom
1979 MGB Roadster
1962 MGA MKII Roadster
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