NA wheel differences

Dec 09, 2007 3 Replies

Hi guys,



As many of you might know Mazda used many different suppliers for their Miata-parts. One of those parts is the original 14"x5,5" 7-spoke alloy found on 89-93 Miatas

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as the technical committee found out last weekend. One of the members of our MX-5 Club kept on having troubles with his alloys and after changing them he's had no problems. We found out his new alloys had different markings and were build differently (see
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These rims look the same on the front. They must have been made by a different manufacturer. Your thoughts on this? Could you please send me pictures of the backside of your alloys and the encoding on the rim?



Thank!



Jeroen


-- The Silver Striped 91B Crystal White Miata -

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MX-5 Club of the Netherlands Technical and Websitecommittee Member - Meguiar's Clinics


Oops, email is miata at feelders dot com... :)

Wow, those are quite a bit different on the back side, eh! Probably different years, I'd guess. Good luck with your investigation. Don't forget to share what you learn with us 'yankee's' :-)

Chris

99BBB

Not much reactions and emails so far. I'd like to receive more photos of the backside of your your 14" rims! :) Please send them to miata at feelders dot com.

Jeroen

-- The Silver Striped 91B Crystal White Miata -

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MX-5 Club of the Netherlands Technical and Websitecommittee Member - Meguiar's Clinics

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