Lightest skinny 14" wheel?

[Safety Guy]

Charlie wrote:

"Also, Mazda sold some of the FC rx7's with alloy space savers and some of those are 4x4.5" lug pattern (I have one at my house) they are made by Enkei and seem very strong. They are 15" though."

Ah, now that's do-able! If I do an MPG build, then I may keep my Festiva stock suspension and brakes due to their lighter weight.

Here's some tires I could safely run on a 15 X 4" rim...

145/65-15, which would be about 16mm taller than stock:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&sowigan=&Breite=145&Quer=65&Felge=15&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&suchen=View+tires

Or 155/60-15, which would be about the same as above:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&sowigan=&Breite=155&Quer=60&Felge=15&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&suchen=View+tires

Not sure I'd want to go to 165s on only a 4" wide rim.

Karl

[Safety Guy]

Now here's an interesting space saver, from a Honda Insight:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2006-Honda-Insight-COMPACT-SPARE-TIRE-WHEEL-Space-saver-donut-/321000571205?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4abd200145&vxp=mtr

Probably alloy, with a T115/70D-14 tire. Looks cool! I bet it's 14 X 4", and it would be great with a 155/65-14 tire, which would be about 10mm taller than stock.

Price is too steep though. I'd have to get these locally.

Karl

[Advancedynamix]

Love it! Looks very utilitarian, like something you'd see on a little John Deere, or a Russian sports car.

[Safety Guy]

It also looks kinda "aero" styled to me.

Karl

[fastivaca]

Kind if a general question... are the speed restrictions on space savers due to the construction of the tires or of the wheels?

Sent from somewhere west of here!

[Safety Guy]

I think it's the tires and that's what a few others have said here.

Karl

[getnpsi]

I know it wouldn't match, they are more "goldenrod," but those things on a yellow festiva...haha

[DriverOne]

Love it! Looks very utilitarian, like something you'd see on a little John Deere, or a Russian sports car.

An excellent example of a Russian sports car! :evil4:

[Advancedynamix]

^ that must be the 2013 model, the panel fitment has been improved for fuel economy.

[Christ]

I'd rock it.

[TominMO]

I'll bet there are 15" space-saver wheels out there, with the 4x100 bolt pattern.
Here is a website that lists skinny 15" tires, made for old VW Bugs:

http://www2.cip1.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1266

With these tires you would change the gearing a bit, giving better hwy mileage.

[Larry Hampton]

http://www.bogartracingwheels.net/default.htm

[mikeyjd]

ah yes space savers

[Advancedynamix]

Charlie wrote:

"Also, Mazda sold some of the FC rx7's with alloy space savers and some of those are 4x4.5" lug pattern (I have one at my house) they are made by Enkei and seem very strong. They are 15" though."

Ah, now that's do-able! If I do an MPG build, then I may keep my Festiva stock suspension and brakes due to their lighter weight.

Here's some tires I could safely run on a 15 X 4" rim...

145/65-15, which would be about 16mm taller than stock:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&sowigan=&Breite=145&Quer=65&Felge=15&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&suchen=View+tires

Or 155/60-15, which would be about the same as above:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&sowigan=&Breite=155&Quer=60&Felge=15&Speed=&kategorie=6&LoadRange=&Marke=&ranzahl=4&suchen=View+tires

Not sure I'd want to go to 165s on only a 4" wide rim.

Karl

According to Tires_easy (which I don't trust because they tried ripping me off with tires they said were in stock and weren't, then wouldn't give me my money back) you can get 145/60 15 blizzaks! Stud those things and you have yourself a winter winner. Used to love my Blizzaks in the snow and ice on my v-dubs. I bet you could hook up with an N/A BP (gseries) on those tires in the snow. Blow past trucks on snowy roads all day long. RX7 spares painted white would even look like OZ super tourismos (1200 dollar a wheel magnesium rally wheels). Makes me want to build a snowstiva. haha
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