Wheel conversion

They will fit. All Miata OEM wheels are interchangeable, except late models with larger brakes cannot use smaller wheels because they won't clear the calipers.

I swear I read somewhere that 14" wheels won't fit on a 2003 Shinsen (which came with 16" wheels), but I thought only the SE came with the larger brakes. Other than trying a set of 14" wheels, how can I tell?

I have a 2003 base model. I ordered steel wheels and snow tires from Tire Rack and they said that the 14" would fit. I tested one when they arrived and it did NOT fit. They took them back and sent me the 15" package.

The Mazda brochure says that all 2003 models have the bigger brakes and I agree from personal experience.

Gary

Thanks. That confirms my suspicions. I'll definitely go with

I noticed it said the base model had 10.something inch rotors, but I didn't know if the sport-suspension had even bigger ones.