In case someone wondered what backspacing some of the common MGB wheels have, here are four examples.
These measurements are somewhat approximate, by the way.
Rostyle 14x5 is 4-1/4.
Minitor (basic MiniLite copy) 14x5.5 is 4-1/8.
Victoria British 5-spoke 14x6 is 4-1/2.
Panasport 15x7 is 4-3/4.
Two pleasurable results came from putting VB 14x6s on the Beater B;
A) The steering got noticeably lighter, presumably because of the lessened scrub radius.
B) Despite the 195/70R14 tires, nothing rubs. But it's awfully close on the left rear.
Those same tires started on Rostyles, and switching to the 1/2-inch wider Minitors sure helped handling and stability. Now, with the tread and rim widths even closer to the same, better performance yet is likely.
Wheel backspacing
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Wheel backspacing
In baseball, running into someone is apparently a "collision".
But doing the same thing in a car somehow makes it an "accident".
But doing the same thing in a car somehow makes it an "accident".