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To: rfeibusch@loop.com (Rick Feibusch), spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Mazda rear end
From: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 10:55:09 -0700
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Reply-to: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Hi Rick,

>From 1981 Mazda RX-7 wortkshop manual.

Dimensions:

Tread width (rear) 1,400mm (55in) I think that's from inner edge of tire,
isn't it? Overall car width is 1650mm(65in), and distance between wheel
center and fender line is (rear) 358mm(14in) Hope this helps. Please share
anything else you learn with me, I'm also interested.

Gerard

At 6:50 PM -0700 10/12/99, Rick Feibusch wrote:
><The bolt pattern of the 1st gen is 4 x 100mm, >
>
>Listers,
>
>I have run both BMW and Opel 100mm wheels on a stock Minor with good
>results - I've also seen Fiat or Alfa 98mm wheels on Minors - These will
>only work with standard steel wheels and tapered lugnuts as the tapers take
>up the difference.  From what I undestand, the Fiat wheel pattern is a
>skosh too small and the Germans are a bit too wide. Can any of you
>engineering types out there verify this?  Alloy wheels with insert lugnuts
>are more precise and will not work at all. How about the width of the Mazda
>third member in stock form???
>
>Cheers,
>Rick Feibusch
>Venice, CA


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