fuel Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 oh well you could always get your offset changed and perhaps 1" chopped out of the front rims, and leave the rears 10" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 You could get the offset changed quite cheaply/easily. Probably around $200 for the 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterlex Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I have dreams about these wheels. And mx5's. Making babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I wouldnt of thought 10" wide rims would be a problem on the mx5 providing the offset was right. If you had the centers cut out and repositioned, how far back would the rim go befor it fowled on anything ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmagedon Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 atleast 3" i'd say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Get an inch cut out of the front side of the wheel man. Maybe 1.5 on the front. Will fix offset and width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I reckon get the centres taken back to 0 offset (2" further in) and you might be getting close. Edit*** And if you get an inch taken out of the width you'll be able to cert it on those toyo 225/45/14's which would be a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombsquad Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 buying custom made wheels from the other side of the world and then hacking them up = epic fail. You seriously didnt measure or look into this at all before ording them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmagedon Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Measure = no, when I first contacted them I asked for a 3" backspace, I later changed this to asking for a 4" Their email turnaround is epicly slow, so when they eventually got back to me they made the 3" backspaced ones. Knowing the turnaround etc i just left it at that. I agree with you in that it isn't the best situation to be in, but, you learn, and I sure have. I've imported stuff both from japan and the states, and each time, you learn something about how it all works. But hey, as has been stated, it can be remedied, and there are many options to choose from. Now, onto solutions and awsomeness. Does anyone have experience in hamilton or greater waikato with someone that can change the offsest , take an inch out of the rim. Also, who in hamilton does powdercoating and how much does it cost? Chur Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombsquad Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 So is it 100% impossible to run them as they are?? I vote you dont do anything with them until you get some tyres on them and have all 4 on with the car on the ground. Until then you dont really know what you can and cant get away with imo. Cutting the front guards is no issue, you can always put it new ones on if it turns to shit. I reckon go for it as is!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 hey man, glad to see you've taking this on the chin i think auckland and christchurch are your only options for getting offset changed (someoone will confirm/correct me), elite wheels wheels down here in chch will do it. If you want to go through them id be happy to sort it out and sent them back up to you. fuel/phil sent some down from hamilton to get widened, so im assuming there was reason behind him going to elite and not somewhere auckland. ive had work done by elite and although they can fuck around abit, they get the job done and done well good luck mate, glad to see you follow this through. is going to look fucking awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Wheel guy in cambridge is the man, but I think it works out cheaper to post shit to elite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isnowi Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Howat engineering in Lower Hutt can do this too, i can't recal what thier pricing is but freight to Wellington and back will probably be cheaper than to CHch and back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Howat will be the best price by far from my experience. http://howatengineering.co.nz/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Web site rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmagedon Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Lush as, thanks for the suggestions. Tyres will be atleast 3 months away if I used 2nd party to import. Dont know how long it would take using Ewan, sooo.....someone giz some 14x195/whatever so i can get them on there haha I've got some sheets of aluminium lying around, so I will mock up some flares before I do anything to the wheel and see how it goes from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Sounds like a good plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 no sweat. SQUARE FLARE IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAWLES Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 15 x 8 - 0 also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 How much did those wheels cost including shipping/customs etc??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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