05 rims on 01

[saldivo2]

Will a set of 05 16" wheels fit on an 01? I am looking for a set of snows for the winter and found a set on ebay for cheap.

The tires are 16" BF GOODRICH P215/65

 

[deftsound]

i thought 05's had 17 inch wheels

 

[tomustang]

they look ugly, try 94-04 16's

 

[saldivo2]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/16-B...ewItemQQcategoryZ66482QQitemZ8010312898QQrdZ1 I was wondering if i could pick these up cheap for winter tires.

 

[Silvr04GT]

They would fit in theory but the overall tire diameter on the S197 cars is larger than for the SN95 cars. So your speedo would read incorrect. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html If you compare 245/45R17s (stock SN95 GT size) and 215/65R16 (stock S197 V6) it says that your speedo would be 5.2% slower than it should.

EDIT: if you do buy em make sure you post pics, I think it'll look SO weird, 05 rims on an 01!

 

[kovacs22]

backspacing....wheels and tires will sit in about a half inch on each side i belive. other than that your set, will bolt right up no problems i should look fine....if the backspace bothers you then get wheel spacers.

 

[saldivo2]

Thanks for the input...Im just gona wait and see if i can pick them up cheap enough in a few days when the auction comes to a close.

 

[Mustang5L5]

You will need slightly less then 1" spacers

I wouldn't run spacers that large withouth changing to hardened lugs first