Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #115
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   From: SAMUEH01@MCRCR6.MED.NYU.EDU
Subject: Lightweight Civic Wheels for the Miata?
   Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 00:03:40 -0400

I have a 90 and am looking for lighter 14 inch wheels than the 12.3
lbs of the 90 stock wheels.  The options seem to be the 94+ alloy
wheels at 10.1 lbs which are expensive new.  An alternative are Honda
Civic Si or VX wheels which according to the archives are very light. 
Miq mentioned that Civic VX alloy wheels are 14 x 5.5 and weigh about
8 lbs.  Is this true or are they 13 inch wheels?  Another post from
the archives indicated that only the Civic alloy wheels from 89-91
would fit the Miata.  Are they 14 inch Civic Si wheels and if so does
anyone know the width and weight?  Also, what about the 1996 Honda
Civic HX (the successor to the VX).  They also have 14 inch wheels and
are presumably light.

Herb Samuels