Mk1 with Mr2 Roadster wheels

[OlberJ]

Howdy folks, just picked up a bargain Mk1 Gleneagles and am starting to sort it out.

Anyone fitted the Roadster wheels in the pic below? Any issues i should know about?



I have 2 of them sitting in the garage, should be able to pick up another 2 pretty cheap.

Any ideas how much i would get back for my 4 Mk2 wheels roughly? I'm not too keen on them.


Cheers,
Olie

[jamiebae]

Depends which wheels you have, 14 or 15 and which design but if they need a refurb it won't be a huge amount.

[beeblebrox]

The MR2 wheels are staggered AFAICT - 6" at the front and 6.5" at the back. Could they still be safely wrapped in the 195/50R15 rubber used on standard MX-5 rims?

[OlberJ]

I'm not going for a staggered set. Folk change the rears on the pre-facelifts for 16" etc.

I'll just find sum rears to match.

Much preferring the look of the Mk3 wheels. Anyone want sum Mk2 Mx5 numbers?

[browna]

Where do you live?

[St. Anger]

Are they 15's Olie? Car is getting welded/MOT'd next week but as soon as funds allow ill be on the hunt for 15's..

[OlberJ]

You fancy the mx5 wheels Nikos?

Ping me an email and we'll sort sumthing out.

[St. Anger]

Will do matey.

[WarrenG]

The biggest issue is the correct wheel nuts. I bought one with those wheels fitted and found that the penis who fitted them, used the original mx5 wheel nuts. This is effectively fitting a tapered nut into a flat shouldered hole. Luckily I spotted it ASAP and replaced the wheels pronto. ( obviously I could have bought the right nuts instead, but I got a set of 15" BBS for 85 quid and sold the mr2 wheels for similar. Happy days! )

Also, the mr2 is wider J rears, so you'll get funky handling with 185 front and 205 rears. Not what Mazda planned for the NA.



And then,

Edited by WarrenG on Sunday 15th April 11:54