Wheel

[Simon1275mpi]

DONT DO IT

13" grip better but handle like c##p !! They do lok nice They are just to big for the car !! 10" conversion is the best way to go . Nuts and bolts to convert rather than hacksaw ! 10" have the best handling and makes the suspesnion better as the extra tyre acts as a further spring to take the nasty bumps.

Minilights (Not Superlights) 5.5 width on a 12inch rim from Midland wheels is the largest wheel i've found that does not rub the car. (I've got them on my Balmoral ;D)

[Stephen]

10" conversion will cost you a bomb as it looks like u have 12s? and standard discs? you would have to fit cooper s discs or equivalent or otherwise use the alloy japanese reverse rim style things.

I have 12x6 deep dish and a lot needed to be taken off of the bodywork at the front wing. worth it tho in my opinion, its covered by the arches anyway so you cant see what has been cut off

[monkeyjim]

To convert from 12 inch wheels with the standard 8.4 inch discs all you need to buy are the calipers and a set of Metro pads.

you
buy a pair of Minisport 4 pot calipers £295
and have your existing disc machined down from 8.4inch to 7.9 £20 locally
and then
buy a set of metro pads £15.00

or buy similar calipers from Minispares and take the discs to 7.5inch .

then you put on a proper set of wheels....... 10 inch ones ;D

I regretted putting 13's on one of my cars . It looked great , had loads of grip but tram-lined and was heavy to steer especially when parking .
I now have a set of 10 inch MB Split rims ready to go on when it is nearing completion .

Stephens car in my opinion because he has the wider and deeper dish rims with the right arches fitted gives it the sports pack look . Without actually fitting the wheels that Andy from ML Motorsport calls Land Anchors .

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[Simon1275mpi]

Either its looks phat with 13" or it handles great on 12"x5.5 without modification.

;D ;D ;D No-one can remember a time that Stephen left Sussex with his phat wheels ;D ;D ;D

MY 12" have done 30thou miles to Italy and back, Scotland, Newquay etc etc. ;D

Looks or Performace? You have the options and peoples opinions. But its your car and its up to how you intend to use it. ;D

[Deleted]

:PMy opionion ;D

I prefer 10" wheels as the handling is great, my first mini Mingie ran on 10" cosmics. brilliant with A008 (i think) yoko's on.

Roger my rusty convertible runs on 12" still handles good but not the same as 10".

cant comment on 13".

Like Simon said each to there own ;D

But Remember the Mini was designed around 10" wheels, so putting bigger wheels on will affect handling ect.

:ogot my 10 pence in there ;D

[MiniGT5]

Go for 13's I would stick 7*13s on me pickup if I dident think I you get linched!

10's are ok but it all depends on the look you after.

BTW 13's handle OK with coilovers all round.

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[Stephen]

mininutter said:

;D ;D ;D No-one can remember a time that Stephen left Sussex with his phat wheels ;D ;D ;D

I can't remember a time when it left the garage!

[Stephen]

I'll give you 'sportspack look' dave!