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Texas:

--- Quote from: lance345 on January 16, 2013, 12:23:20 PM ---The wheels are 19", 11 or 11.5 rear (putting 305 on them), and 8.5 front. They were on ebay for 4k shipped brand new and seem to be oem as advertised. Being in Canada the shipping killed me on a lot of options, and I like these wheels. I know they are gallardo wheels but they are what fit in the budget.

Anyone (Maybe Tex) know how wide of spacers we need on an mr2? I bought 2 1.25" adapters and while I didn't mount the rim and body I mocked them up and I think they will be too thin for front or back. Where is a good resource for adapters? I found lots of spacers that go up to 3", but not adapters. Are people putting spacers then adapters? That seems kinda crazy to me.

I love bikes. We only get a few good months of riding here in summer but I'm out for every one of them. Trail, track, and a crazy type of riding called trials. If you want to see some really amazing stuff, youtube motorcycle trials  ::thumbup

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Sorry bud I am not sure about an MR2. However there are many adapter company's out there that can make you the size you need. I measured the distance from one rear wheel opening to the other and my measurement was 81in wide and this may vary from one car to another so you will need to get all the measurements on your car rather then people throwing numbers at you. When you get the body on the MR2 put the car on jackstands with the weight of the car on it's suspension then test fit the wheels so they have the right clearance then measure from the hub to the wheel and you will have the measurement you need for the spacer/adapter. I am having custom wheels made so I can minimize the spacer distance so the best advise I can give is to measure many times then recheck before you make the leap. ::study

lance345:
The wheels are 19", 11 or 11.5 rear (putting 305 on them), and 8.5 front. They were on ebay for 4k shipped brand new and seem to be oem as advertised. Being in Canada the shipping killed me on a lot of options, and I like these wheels. I know they are gallardo wheels but they are what fit in the budget.

Anyone (Maybe Tex) know how wide of spacers we need on an mr2? I bought 2 1.25" adapters and while I didn't mount the rim and body I mocked them up and I think they will be too thin for front or back. Where is a good resource for adapters? I found lots of spacers that go up to 3", but not adapters. Are people putting spacers then adapters? That seems kinda crazy to me.

I love bikes. We only get a few good months of riding here in summer but I'm out for every one of them. Trail, track, and a crazy type of riding called trials. If you want to see some really amazing stuff, youtube motorcycle trials  ::thumbup 

Jackal:
Really nice wheels

Are they narrow and wide (sure they are) and what size and price?

Cheers
Jackal

:) It is really funny. Whenever you see these builds there's always an offroad bike in the back. My earlier pics were no different! Looks like we all fit a similar phsycological profile.

lance345:
Ok, it literally took me 6 hrs to get the gas tank out yesterday.
Tips for others: Do not try and do it on jack stands. Just don't. Even if you have the clearance like I did - I would have given anything for a lift. Also, it would have taken probably 1-2hrs if I had someone helping me. I undid everything in about 20 mins and pulled it to the side, drained the tank and dropped the front of it on the ground. What took hours and hours is the 4 things you need to undo in the engine compartment while you stand in the trunk and reach over the engine, then have to go back under and pull the tank forward just to realize that the fuel filler line won't come off so you go back out, then under and you have no leverage because your elbows are on the ground already so you go back out....grrrr.

So now that the fluids are drained, my brake lines are cut, my coolant lines are cut, and the e-brake is unclipped I can finally cut the body. I have a couple of housekeeping things to do on the body first and then my first cuts should be tomorrow. As always let me know if there is anything in particular that you would like pictured as I go.

lance345:
Going to try and post some quick pics I took just on my way out the garage. Haven't got much done in the last couple days, but hope to get some good time in after the weekend. Basically it's just stripped.

Shows the kit I got from CKI, and I'll do a vid talking about the kit pretty soon. MR2 is stripped except for underneath. I don't have a lift so I need to get my stands from my shop. And my rims came on Friday. I really debated a long time about what I would do. I know that Zinik Z28 rims are really good look alikes, but only come as wide as 8.5. I would have to order them, then ship them to have the rears widened, and I just didn't think it was worth it all. It's not like I'm passing this off as a real rev, so oem lambo wheels that were very affordable is the way I went. Maybe I'll regret it, but right now I'm really excited about the rims I got.

If anyone would like me to do a vid of how I stripped the car, or any probs I came across, just ask.

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