Morris Minor Owners Club

My Morris has Marina wheels fitted. I have been lookig at buying some TR7 Wheels or MGF wheels ut most seem to be 15inches. Will these fit the Morris OK or will they cause any problems with the handling of the car? Has anyone else done this if so would you have photos?

Thanks, Jeff

TR7 wheels are originally 13", sorry - size 13 - but the Wolfrace alloys on mine are size 14. Dolomite Sprint etc wheels would also fit but again are only size 13. Some Maestro and Montego models had size 14 wheels with the same 3.75" pcd and would also fit - but their designs are a bit 'dated'! MGF wheels were all size 15 until the later TF models which have size 16 wheels. I think Callyspoy has MGF wheels on his Marina axled Minor - and certainly GAS has MGF type wheels on his Marina axled Traveller. Obviously they fill the wheel arches up rather more!

Thanks BMC, Is filling the wheel arches a good or bad thing? If the car sits higher on the 15in wheels does that mean the car will e ore unstable? Jeff

Filled arches certainly looks better - provided the tyres don't foul anything! The running height will depend what profile tyres you fit - obviously sitting higher will be slightly less stable - but the wider wheels and tyres will more than compensate for that!

OK Roy thanks for the advice. Jeff

Certainly Jeff - if I had marina hubs etc I would be going the MGF route. The wheels are often very cheap on ebay - because they don't fit anything else - just TR7s and Marinas! Snag is - they are all down in England, but if you can arrange carriage or collection then they are ideal!

Most montegos had 14" steels. These are available usually for pennies - or a few quid if the tyres are legal. I know of a few people who've used them - Try Matt Harris on this forum, although maybe it was Dan his twin (my memory is attrocious)
I've yet to see a Minor that looked ok using old Triumph wheels. MGF wheels tend to be overpriced!

Being 15" compared to 14" makes no difference to height of the car - it depends on what profile and width the tyre is (i.e. what the outside diameter of the tyre is).
You can choose a tyre that gives the correct outside diameter as long as it is a suitable width for the rim.

I think what Roy meant by filling the arches was based on the WIDTH of the tyre, not the diameter.

Nope, it was Matt. My Trav is all original running gear. The monty wheels fit but by god do they look terrible. Saying that, his set may well become available shortly as he is re-drilling to Ford PCD

Nope, it was Matt.

that's what I said - only cos I remembered it was the burgundy trav, not the white one!

Filling the arches - yes, but mainly because you will be able/have to fit wider tyres and whatever section you think suits which will increase the overall diameter and help to raise the gearing too!