Minilite Wheels and All Other Likewise Variants Mega Thread

Minilite all the things. I just finished installing these on my Falcon project.

In reply to ddavidv :

Looks awesome! 2 door Falcon with Minilites, can't get much better than that.

In reply to ddavidv :

Yeah, great call. Which brand did you go with? 

Flipper_1938 said:

I picked these off of marketplace.   I was told they are "chaparral " brand.  15x7 4x100

My junkyard big brake kit (2017 yaris se rotors and 2010 corolla calipers) needed a little love to clear the wheels.

Chaparral wheels are built for Miatas. They might even have the old 70's M logo on the center caps. I think you used to get them from Moss, now it's GoMiata iirc. Decent wheels. 

Just found this thread, somehow. 

15x8 versions of the classic seven spoke (to save weight over an eight spoke) Miata daisy. 

I have some my Mini on 10" Minilites, I'll dig up some pics. 

In reply to Keith Tanner :

I want to say that Chaparral wheels came from R Speed in Atlanta. Others may have carried them, too, but I believe it was an R Speed offering. 

Keith Tanner said:

Just found this thread, somehow. 

15x8 versions of the classic seven spoke (to save weight over an eight spoke) Miata daisy. 

I have some my Mini on 10" Minilites, I'll dig up some pics. 

Those look pretty awesome. 

These are Enkei Compe in gunmetal gray. I love them on the MR2. Got them from AxeHealey and have loved them ever since!

Keith Tanner said:

Just found this thread, somehow. 

This must have been a weekend thread. I missed it as well. 

These replaced a set of Diamond Racing steel wheels. The weight reduction made a significant improvement in acceleration. As a bonus, they look 100% better. 

How many Minilites can you fit in a Miata, with tires, without using the passenger seat? Four.

And installed.

TIL that you can pack a pair of subs behind the seats in a Miata and still have a usable trunk.

David S. Wallens said:

In reply to ddavidv :

Yeah, great call. Which brand did you go with? 

Holley/Scott Drake/Legendary brand. I think the chrome center caps they came with are too large and blingy, so left them off.

16x7 Enkei Compe on my RX-7

ddavidv said:

David S. Wallens said:

In reply to ddavidv :

Yeah, great call. Which brand did you go with? 

Holley/Scott Drake/Legendary brand. I think the chrome center caps they came with are too large and blingy, so left them off.

They look perfect. 

There  were other less costly options but I sprung for the Panasport wheels on my Crossle.  I don't think anything else looks right.

In reply to APEowner :

Nothing else looks right. :) 

DarkMonohue said:

That poor old MR2 has been here for 20 years.  Prior to that, I had an AE86 with 15" Carroll Shelby Anacondas...

I was wrong.  They were 14x6-1/2".  Just found this pic of the same wheels on the first TE51 I was driving before the AE86 came along.  Such memories...

Back when CSP ran on 13" Hoosiers mounted on Panasport 3-piece wheels...

This was a VVT swap...one of the first ever...with ITB's.  Glorious sounds.