Out driving the other day and i saw a mk1 wearing ford fiesta zetec s alloys and it looked really good. Has anyone on here fitted ford wheels on there car and do they fit ok?
Basically the holes in the Ford wheels would be in the wrong place for an MX5 hub, so you physically can't fit them ... so one of a few things has happened:
1 - The wheels were not Ford wheels, they just looked similar
2 - The MX5 had some PCD adaptors fitted - basically a spacer that bolts onto the MX5 hub and has Ford spaced bolts set into it... about £150 for a set of 4?
3 - The MX5 was one of a few MX5s that have been fitted with Ford running gear... one I know of has a Cosworth engine and 4 wheel drive
4 - The MX5 has had the hubs redrilled
So it can be done, but I'd ask the question why bother!! If you are going to change the PCD then I'd change to 4 x 114.3 which opens up a huge range of wheels...
Basically the holes in the Ford wheels would be in the wrong place for an MX5 hub, so you physically can't fit them ... so one of a few things has happened:
1 - The wheels were not Ford wheels, they just looked similar
2 - The MX5 had some PCD adaptors fitted - basically a spacer that bolts onto the MX5 hub and has Ford spaced bolts set into it... about ?150 for a set of 4?
3 - The MX5 was one of a few MX5s that have been fitted with Ford running gear... one I know of has a Cosworth engine and 4 wheel drive
4 - The MX5 has had the hubs redrilled
So it can be done, but I'd ask the question why bother!! If you are going to change the PCD then I'd change to 4 x 114.3 which opens up a huge range of wheels...
so if you try and put ford wheels on a mx5 the stud will be 8mm out of centre so they will not fit , or if you do manage to get them on the nuts will not sit even in the lug
Its difference between the 4100 and 4108 is too much for wobbly/variation bolts. Only works on 4x98 and 4100 and 5x114.3 and 5x112
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