[Spridgets] Plus one wheel size/availability?

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Custom rims from a Morris center 14 x 5 run $400 painted for solid wheels. The Morris Minor has 14 inch wheels with the same bolt pattern- There is a company in the UK that makes the 14 X 5.5 minilite style rims. They run around $550 for a set of 4 plus shipping. Do you know the off set your trying to find? These may fit. 
   
  Silver Minator 14 x 5.5" wheels for MG Midget, Austin Healey Sprite, Morris Minor. 4x101.6PCD (4x4"), +22 offset, 65.5 center hole. Sold as a set of 4. 
   
  or
   
  Superlite 14x6, polished lip for a Sprite/Midget for $648.00 a set plus shipping
   
  These are the only two styles i have seen. I am not sure if people had to make some changes to make them fit. I have seen them on cars.
   
  Vigil
  fv-ca-usa
  
David Booker <tncarnut1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
  Does anybody have experience mounting a 14" wheel on a square arch Spridget? I know (or at least think I know) the regular size is a 13"x5" wheel. I was thinking about getting some mini-lites or a copy thereof and thought the car might look even better with a slightly lower profile tire on a 14" wheel. I don't even know if anybody makes a 14" in the appropriate bolt pattern and offset.

Does anybody know of a 14"x5" minilite-looking wheel with the same offset and bolt pattern? 

Could maybe a properly-offset 14"x5.5" wheel work or is that not advisable for some reason?

Has anybody done this or seen anybody do it and not have to mess with the rear fenders? 

I have no problem with 13's if nothing is out there, as custom-made wheels are not an option on my budget. It's just that I've been hanging plus-1 or plus-2 sized wheels on my toy cars for over 20 years now - I just love the look.

Thanks,
- David Booker
Long Island 
'71 Midget


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