Miata Mailing List: June 1996, Message #56
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   From: "Dennis J. HeRR" 
Subject: wheel spacer
   Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 07:02:35 -0400

G'day!

Finally I found a shop who produces the wheel spacer - I think they
originally did the jobs for the Japanese firm, Battel Club, but lately
distribute it themselves in Sydney area under agreement with them.  Anyway,
the spacer I got is 25mm thickness and adonised in red.  You simply remove
the tyre and put the spacer on the wheel hub.  Tighten the four stock bolts
and then put the wheel on the spacer's four bolts.  It effectively
decreases the wheel offset from 45mm to 20mm.  I know now you're screaming
that MX-5 is not designed for such low offset.  Well, I saw MX-5 - ok, it
was Eunos Roadster - with such offset and they did pretty impressive on the
track.  On the street I never push the car to the same limit as I would do
on the track - if any of you do the you're either brain dead or simply
crazy. :)  I'll post after I run the car on the track to see whether the
wheel spacer drastically alters the car's handling.

BTW I think 195/55-14 tyre is about same outer running diameter as
185/60-14.  Am I right?

 Dennis (^_^;

89 RX-7 - Red, too many tickets to keep it.
92 MX-5 - Red, too much fun to worry about tickets.
Dennis J. HeRR (dherr@triode.apana.org.au)