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Old May 19, 2004 | 10:39 AM
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Will miata 14" wheels fit my 97' civic Dx right?
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Old May 19, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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Bolt pattern is ok since it's 4x100
but i think you'll have to bore to adjust the offset... please confirm
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Old May 19, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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The center bore needs to be enlarged, from what I have heard. I think the civic bore is 56.1mm. I have it written down at home...will double check later.
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Old May 19, 2004 | 12:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by moto27cm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The center bore needs to be enlarged, from what I have heard. I think the civic bore is 56.1mm. I have it written down at home...will double check later.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yup. Miata bore is 54.1. I strongly advise you to take it to a machine shop to bore it out and not do it yourself.

And the boring doesn't have anything to do with offset. The offset is fine. The boring is so you can center the wheel on the hub.
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Old May 19, 2004 | 01:26 PM
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my buddy has mx3 wheels on his hatch. to get em to fit u have to take a grinder and grind about 1/4 of and inch ring for the hole in the middle to clear. if u dont do this u will hear weird noises coming from the wheels during braking and turning (i know cause i didnt feel like grinding them). its very simple to do just grind from the back of the wheel, test fit ull notice when it fits on good.
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Old May 19, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96dc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> I strongly advise you to take it to a machine shop to bore it out and not do it yourself.</TD></TR></TABLE>

As do I. PLEASE do it right, not half@ssed. I just had a set done. It cost $60. Great deal considering how much a machinist can get payed per hour.
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