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MG MGF Technical - Lotus Elise S1 wheels on an MGF?

I think that this may have been discussed before, but I hadn't seen all the critical dimensions.

The PCD on the S1 is 95.25mm, with a centre bore of 56.6mm. Identical to that used on the MGF and TF.

The spoiler is the offset, which is 10mm both on the front and the rear - which is much smaller than that found on any MG wheel (Trophy 26mm offset).

So the wheels will fit (with a small increase in track) - but will they clear the wheel arches?

Anyone tried?

Elise S1 standard wheel sizes are:
Front - 15" 6J
Rear - 16" 8J
Rob Bell

.. may be I will try on Saturday if I get bored where I meet 'them' :)
Dieter K.

It'll be interesting to find out Dieter! Don't forget to take pictures! LOL :o)
Rob Bell

Shame on me. :(
They had spare wheels to try it, but we found no time to check.

Driving was much more interesting.
Anyone tried a 200bhp Elise (MK2 or MK1) accelerating ?

Yeah, still impressed. I should be 30 years younger, own the Elly and have 10k Euro for conversion on the bank account :)
http://www.mgfcar.de/event/2004_Rotec
MPG's on top #2 and #3 is me sitting on a 200bhp MK1 co-driver seat. Elise equipped with short grade gear box. In front my MGF with another driver. The sound you hear isn't my MGF exhaust.... I want that ;)

Anyway, this will be not the last meeting. May be later.

Dieter K.

Never mind Dieter - I am sure that there will be plenty of other opportunities to try this out.

200 bhp Elise? LOL must have been quite an experience! SteveB was at Gurston Down on Sunday. I was pretty much on the MGF record time @ 42.9 sec - but Steve, with neigh on 200bhp in his Elise, was a full 5+ seconds faster... wow!
Rob Bell

>neigh on 200bhp

Ah, horse power! Sorry, couldn't resist it :)

Ralph
Ralph

This thread was discussed between 17/06/2004 and 22/06/2004

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