Every now and then I run 14" Morris Major wheels on the rear of the Bug to
raise the gearing on a long trip. They've got more inside offset so they
can rub a bit under hard cornering. I've not run them on the front.
Peter
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> From: Jon Paschke <birdman@lightspeed.net>
> To: midget <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: wire wheels
> Date: Thursday, 16 September 1999 8:22
>
> Thanks for the replies, Now,
> Has anyone put any kind of 14 of 15 " rims on their spridgets? What size
> tire would you have to run to keep from rubbing when the steering is
turned?
> There is a way to do this I just would like to know if it is feasible.
What
> do you think??
>
> Jon
>
>
> > I was thinking of doing the same thing until I made some
measurements...
> >
> > The MGB wheels have longer hubs than the spridget wheels.
> >
> > The length of the spridget hub from the end of the threads to the end
of
> the
> > taper is approx. 3.15 inches...
> >
> > The same measurement made on an MGB hub yields approx. 3.50 inches.
> >
> > You can slide an MGB wheel on a spridget hub, but the hub does not
> protrude
> > out of the wheel and if you're lucky you can maybe catch one thread of
the
> > hub when you try to attach the lug.
> >
> > After doing this little experiment, I abandoned the idea...
> >
> > Richard
> > '74 Midget
> > '68 MGBGT
> > '58 Morris Minor 1000
> >
> >
> > At 10:31 PM 9/14/99 -0700, you wrote:
> > >I was thinking of using MGB wire wheels on my Midget. Has anyone out
> there
> > >used a MGB 14 inch wheel or even a 15 inch on their car? Would you
think
> > >there would be any problems with the wider rim, they are 5 inches and
5.5
> > >inches wide? I was thinking bigger rims and low profile tires would
look
> > >good on a RWA Spridget!
> > >TIA
> > >
> > >Jon Paschke
> > >
> > >
> >
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