MiniLite Wheels
I recently found a British website listing the available Minilite wheel sizes & offsets, but although the Triumph Dolomite (and by implication the Toledo also) is mentioned, it does not state which wheel sizes are available in the 3¾ inch = 95•25 mm PCD.
http://www.tyresave.co.uk/classic-cars/
http://www.tyresave.co.uk/minilite/
Of the sizes listed, the following would be the most appropriate to a Triumph Dolomite or Toledo, assuming they are available with the 3¾ inch = 95•25 mm PCD.
Size (inches) | Offset (mm) | Backspace (mm) | *Price in GBP for 4 wheels
5 x 13″ | ET00 to
ET30 | 76 to 102 mm | £550
5½ x 13″ | ET06 to
ET30 | 89 to 113 mm | £570
5½ x 14″ | ET08 to
ET33 | 91 to 116 mm | £620
6 x 14″ | ET08 to
ET33 | 97 to 122 mm | £660
5½ x 15″ | ET00 to ET20 | 83 to 103 mm | £710
6 x 15″ | ET07 to ET26 | 96 to 117 mm | £730
The *Prices (includes centre caps & badges, but wheel-nuts or wheel-bolts are extra) updated in January 2021, includes shipping costs within the UK mainland.
Either the 5½ x 13 inch wheel with 30 mm offset or the 5½ x 14 inch wheel with 33 mm offset would be the most appropriate options in my opinion; giving one the preferred corresponding nominal tyre section-width choices of either 175 mm or 185 mm; both of which I have used on my Triumph Toledo.
Whether these wheel-sizes & offsets are available with the 3¾ inch = 95•25 mm PCD from Palmside in New Zealand, I have yet to determine.
https://palmside.co.nz/products/
If I didn’t already have the MG 2000 Maestro 5½ x 15 inch wheels with 31 mm offset, I would choose the MiniLite 5½ x 14 inch wheels with 33 mm offset. A 175/65 R14 or 185/60 R14 tyre will give a rolling circumference intermediate between those of the 175/70 R13 and 185/70 R13 tyres.
One can reasonably use a 185 mm section-width tyre on a 5 inch wide wheel rim or a 175 mm section-width tyre on a 6 inch wide wheel rim, but neither option is ideal, and using 6 inch wide wheels is likely to incur interference problems, especially with a 185 mm or larger section-width tyre.
155 R13 => 155/83 R13 – 1845•6 mm circumference
155 R13 => 155/82 R13 – 1835•9 mm circumference
155 R13 => 155/80 R13 – 1816•4 mm circumference
175/70 R13 – 1807•0 mm circumference
185/60 R14 – 1814•5 mm circumference
175/65 R14 – 1831•8 mm circumference
185/70 R13 – 1851•0 mm circumference
185/65 R14 – 1872•7 mm circumference
Although MiniLite produce 5½ x 15 inch & 6 x 15 inch wheels, with maximum offsets of 20 mm & 26 mm respectively, I strongly suspect that one might experience interference problems and/or unpredictable steering characteristics with either of these.
Some MGF and/or MGTF cars are factory-fitted with 6 x 15 inch MiniLite style 8-spoke wheels of what is believed to be 28 mm offset, but when fitted with the usual 185/55 R15 tyres (as used on these cars’ front wheels) this wheel & tyre combination have been said to experience interference problems inside some Triumph Dolomite rear-wheel arches.
Range of Tyre Sizes on Given Wheel Sizes
http://www.tyresizecalculator.com/tyre- ... calculator
NOTE: Although this website might not list tyres of certain section-widths and/or aspect ratios, this does not mean that they are unavailable in all territories, including Great Britain.
Wheel: 13 x 4½ > Tyres: min – ? mm | ideal – ? mm or ? mm | max – ? mm
There is nothing listed on this website for 13 x 4½ inch wheel
Wheel: 13 x 5 > Tyres: min – 165 mm | ideal – 165 mm or 175 mm | max – 185 mm
Wheel: 13 x 5 > 50 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal – 175/50 R13 | max – none listed
Wheel: 13 x 5 > 55 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 165/55 R13 or 175/55 R13 | max 185/55 R13
Wheel: 13 x 5 > 60 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 165/60 R13 or 175/60 R13 | max 185/60 R13
Wheel: 13 x 5 > 65 Tyres: min 165/65 R13 | ideal 165/65 R13 or 175/65 R13 | max 185/65 R13
Wheel: 13 x 5 > 70 Tyres: min 165/70 R13 | ideal 165/70 R13 or
175/70 R13 | max 185/70 R13
Wheel: 13 x 5 > 75 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 165/75 R13 | max – none listed
Wheel: 13 x 5 > 80 Tyres: min 165/80 R13 | ideal 165/80 R13 or 175/80 R13 | max 185/80 R13
Wheel: 13 x 5½ > Tyres: min – 165 mm | ideal – 175 mm or 185 mm | max – 195 mm
Wheel: 13 x 5½ > 45 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal – none listed | max 195/45 R13
Wheel: 13 x 5½ > 50 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 175/50 R13 | max – none listed
Wheel: 13 x 5½ > 55 Tyres: min 165/55 R13 | ideal 175/55 R13 or 185/55 R13 | max 195/55 R13
Wheel: 13 x 5½ > 60 Tyres: min 165/60 R13 | ideal 175/60 R13 or 185/60 R13 | max 195/60 R13
Wheel: 13 x 5½ > 65 Tyres: min 165/65 R13 | ideal 175/65 R13 or 185/65 R13 | max – none listed
Wheel: 13 x 5½ > 70 Tyres: min 165/70 R13 | ideal
175/70 R13 or
185/70 R13 | max 195/70 R13
Wheel: 13 x 5½ > 75 Tyres: min 165/75 R13 | ideal – none listed | max – none listed
Wheel: 13 x 5½ > 80 Tyres: min 165/80 R13 | ideal 175/80 R13 or 185/80 R13 | max – none listed
The 175/70 R13 or 185/70 R13 are two tyre size options that may reasonably be used on both front & rear 5½ x 13 inch Triumph Dolomite Sprint wheels (35 mm offset I have confirmed) when used on a Triumph Toledo or other Triumph Dolomite models.
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Wheel: 14 x 5½ > Tyres: 165 mm min | 175 mm or 185 mm ideal | 195 mm max
Wheel: 14 x 5½ > 40 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal – none listed | max 195/40 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5½ > 45 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal – none listed | max 195/45 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5½ > 50 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 175/50 R14 or 185/50 R14 | max – none listed
Wheel: 14 x 5½ > 55 Tyres: min 165/55 R14 | ideal 185/55 R14 | max 195/55 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5½ > 60 Tyres: min 165/60 R14 | ideal 175/60 R14 or
185/60 R14 | max 195/60 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5½ > 65 Tyres: min 165/65 R14 | ideal
175/65 R14 or 185/65 R14 | max 195/65 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5½ > 70 Tyres: min 165/70 R14 | ideal 175/70 R14 or 185/70 R14 | max 195/70 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5½ > 75 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 175/75 R14 or 185/75 R14 | max 195/75 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5½ > 80 Tyres: min 165/80 R14 | ideal 175/80 R14 or 185/80 R13 | max – none listed
Wheel: 14 x 6 > Tyres: min – 175 mm | ideal – 185 mm or 195 mm | max – 205 mm
Wheel: 14 x 5 > 40 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 195/40 R14 | max – 205/40 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5 > 45 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 195/45 R14 | max – 205/45 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5 > 50 Tyres: min 175/50 R14 | ideal 185/50 R14 | max 205/50 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5 > 55 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 185/55 R14 or 195/55 R14 | max 205/55 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5 > 60 Tyres: min 175/60 R14 | ideal
185/60 R14 or 195/60 R14 | max 205/60 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5 > 65 Tyres: min
175/65 R14 | ideal 185/65 R14 or 195/65 R14 | max 205/65 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5 > 70 Tyres: min 175/70 R14 | ideal 185/70 R14 or 195/70 R14 | max 205/70 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5 > 75 Tyres: min 175/75 R14 | ideal 185/75 R14 or 195/75R14 | max 205/75 R14
Wheel: 14 x 5 > 80 Tyres: min 175/80 R14 | ideal 185/80 R14 | max – none listed
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Wheel: 15 x 5½ > Tyres: min – 165 mm | ideal – 175 mm or 185 mm | max – 195 mm
This wheel size is used on the MG 2000 Maestro
Wheel: 15 x 5½ > 45 Tyres: min 165/45 R15 | ideal 185/45 R15 | max 195/45 R15
Wheel: 15 x 5½ > 50 Tyres: min 165/50 R15 | ideal 175/50 R15 | max 195/50 R15
Wheel: 15 x 5½ > 55 Tyres: min 165/55 R15 | ideal 175/55 or
185/55 R15 | max 195/55 R15
Wheel: 15 x 5½ > 60 Tyres: min 165/60 R15 | ideal 175/60 R15 or 185/60 R15 | max 195/60 R15
Wheel: 15 x 5½ > 65 Tyres: min 165/65 R15 | ideal 175/65 R15 or 185/65 R15 | max 195/65 R15
Wheel: 15 x 5½ > 70 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 175/70 R15 or 185/70 R15 | max 195/70 R15
Wheel: 15 x 5½ > 75 Tyres: min – none listed | ideal 175/75 R15 | max – not listed
Wheel: 15 x 5½ > 80 Tyres: min 165/80 R15 | ideal 185/80 R15 | max 195/80 R15
The 185/55 R15 is the tyre size used on both the front & rear 5½ x 15 inch wheels (31 mm offset I have confirmed) of the MG Maestro 2000 EFI cars.
Wheel: 15 x 6 > Tyres: min – 175 mm | ideal – 185 mm or 195 mm | max – 205 mm
This wheel size is used on the MG Montego, MG Montego Turbo & MG Maestro Turbo and the MGF & MGTF.
Wheel: 15 x 6 > 45 Tyres: min 175/45 R15 | ideal 185/45 R15 or 195/45 R15 | max 205/45 R15
Wheel: 15 x 6 > 50 Tyres: min 175/50 R15 | ideal
195/50 R15 | max
205/50 R15
Wheel: 15 x 6 > 55 Tyres: min 175/55 R15 | ideal
185/55 R15 or 195/55 R15 | max 205/55 R15
Wheel: 15 x 6 > 60 Tyres: min 175/60 R15 | ideal 185/60 R15 or 195/60 R15 | max 205/60 R15
Wheel: 15 x 6 > 65 Tyres: min 175/65 R15 | ideal 185/65 R15 or
195/65 R15 | max 205/65 R15
Wheel: 15 x 6 > 70 Tyres: min 175/70 R15 | ideal 185/70 R15 or 195/70 R15 | max 205/70 R15
Wheel: 15 x 6 > 75 Tyres: min 175/75 R15 | ideal 185/75 R15 or 195/75 R15 | max 205/75 R15
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185/55 R15 & 205/50 R15 are the tyre sizes used on the front & rear 6 x 15 inch wheels (28 mm offset I believe!?!) respectively, of the MGF and MGTF cars.
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195/50 R15 is the tyre size used on both the front & rear MGF 6 x 15 inch wheels (28 mm offset I believe!?!), that are fitted to Steve Boitoult’s two-door, Triumph Toledo racing car [named “Carledo”], with transplanted Vauxhall-Carlton engine. However, this required modification of the rear wheel arches to avoid tyre to wheel-arch interference problems.
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195/65 R15 is the tyre size used on both the front & rear 6 x 15 inch wheels (28 mm offset I have confirmed) of the MG Montego, MG Montego Turbo and MG Maestro Turbo cars.