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15 inch wheels you will have a littel beter handeling but the ride will be stiffer. theres not as much sidewall in the tires to absorb as much impact. i like minilights but everyone seams to have them.
 
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by mopease:
just want to get an opinion on those with b's. i'm looking into some minilite knock-offs from ebay.
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You do know that they are Minilights on eBay and not genuine Minilites? Also any overall diameter change will alter speedometer reading.

[ 05-01-2004: Message edited by: Bruce Bowker ]</p>
 
Another heads-up here. Shipping on these things will cost you an arm and most of a leg, so factor those costs in when you figure out how much you want to spend on these things......they look great on an MGB though
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when you figure 14" minilite replicas are $186 ea from Moss you could probably come out ahead even with the shipping, although Chris Roop will knock 20% off and it's expensive enough to get free shipping (I think)
 
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bruce Bowker:


any overall diameter change will alter speedometer reading.

[ 05-01-2004: Message edited by: Bruce Bowker ]<hr></blockquote>

you can compensate this with tires and it will be almost unoticable
 
thanks for the replies. yeah, i know they are minilights and not minilites. they do look nice though. i think a switch from steel to an alloy wheel will only benefit me. i did send an email to the guy selling in the uk about shipping charges. just waiting to hear from him. i'll give chris roop a ring too. his are minilites so that would be a plus.

regards,
eric
 
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by adam90009:


you can compensate this with tires and it will be almost unoticable<hr></blockquote>

Correct. But I said any overall (tire with wheel) increase in diameter- so tires size must be considered.
 
was wondering if anyone knows of exact specs for wheel sizes that fit an mgb. offset of +19 versus +14 and 4" backspacing. will these make a noticeable difference? i guess i'm concerned with fender well rub. bolt patterns are 4 x 114.3 if i read correctly. can anyone direct me to sites that state allowable sizes?

regards,
eric
 
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