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Re: Bugeye wheels & tyres...

Subject: Re: Bugeye wheels & tyres...
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:28:34 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
In-reply-to: <359843F6.95298FE9@exit109.com>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
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Do MGBs have the same bolt circle?
Could you fit 14" MGB Minilites or something like that?

Ulix


On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Frank Clarici wrote:

> RMiller930@aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > Posted this earlier, but no replies...anyone have any thoughts +/- about a
> > larger (14"?) wheel and lower profile tires on a Bugeye???  If so, do any of
> > the Mini-Lite lookalikes use the same bolt pattern in a larger wheel???  Has
> > anyone done this, and what have been the results???
> > 
> > Rod Miller
> > 59 Bugeye(now rightside up)
> > 72 TR6 (son's car)
> 
> Rod
> 
> I know they do this on the Minis all the time.
> They go from stock 10" wheels to 13" Sprite wheels with 205/50s on them.
> I'm sure a 14" chevy 4 lug rim will work with a 205 profile tire.
> I had 205s on 13" rims and the car looked ridiculous, sort of like a
> rubberband for a tire on the rim and a whole lot of space between the
> wheel and the fenders.
> Just check exact tire heights for 14" rims before you buy them.
> 
> Good luck
> -- 
> Frank Clarici                         Toms River, NJ
> Too many LBCs
> 3 Sprites, an Austin A40, and an Austin Mini all on the road.
> 1 Jaguar XJ6 family car,  1 Racer Midget project , &  2 Parts Spridgets
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> 
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    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
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                                                           '67 Sprite


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