Bananaman
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| posted on 26/1/05 at 05:09 PM |
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Mini info please
Does anyone know if there are any 13" wheels that will fit onto Mini hubs.
Cheers
Michael
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flak monkey
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| posted on 26/1/05 at 06:00 PM |
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Uh....minilight wheels spring to mind.......assuming you want alloys
[Edited on 26/1/05 by flak monkey]
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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white130d
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| posted on 26/1/05 at 06:18 PM |
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Yep
I got mine from these folks:
mini sport
see the picture in my archive.
David
"There's only 2 things that money can't buy, and that's true love and home grown tomatos" Guy Clark
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donut
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| posted on 26/1/05 at 08:34 PM |
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There are loads of mini companies who sell 13" wheels for minis. Mini spares, mini sport, Hudderfield mini spares, Midland tyres, etc etc
etc.....
If you are using them on a mini you will have to grind some of the front arch away or the tyres will rub.
Buy mini world or mini magazine, loads of ads in there. or try http://www.miniclassic.co.uk/ for used items
or http://www.minifinity.com/ for the same.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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subk2002
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| posted on 26/1/05 at 08:57 PM |
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http://www.minimag.co.uk
http://www.miniworld.co.uk/index.htm
Here to
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britishtrident
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| posted on 26/1/05 at 08:59 PM |
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Some of the GTi Metros used 13" wheels.
With Mini trailing arms beware the tread clearance wrt the swinging arm bearing even with 12 inch wheels the clearance is minimal.
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andyps
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| posted on 26/1/05 at 10:56 PM |
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Any 13inch Metro wheel will fit the hub. As everyone else has said any mini supplier wil offer tham as they were an option on the later minis straight
from the factory. Made the cars much slower in a straight line, and apparently they don't handle as well. I certainly prefer the handling with
10 inch wheels as opposed to 12, but have never driven a min with 13inches
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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Bananaman
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| posted on 27/1/05 at 08:57 AM |
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Cheers for the replies chaps, much appreciated. I should have said that they were to replace the 10 " on my trailer.
What size wheels did a standard Metro run?
Big cheers
Michael
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 27/1/05 at 09:37 AM |
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Standard early Metro used 12" rims. The Turbo had 13" rims. Later cars used some poxy metric sized rubbish and tyres cost a fortune and
then I think the last of the A-Series Metros went back to standard sized rims. The GTA (same spec as MG Metro) had 13" rims.
The Mini uses a 4" PCD, there are quite a few other cars that used the same PCD that had 13" rims e.g. Manta, Viva, Midget/Sprite
[Edited on 27/1/05 by MikeRJ]
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phelpsa
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| posted on 27/1/05 at 11:43 AM |
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Later metros used a 3.75" PCD, so watch out!
Adam
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 27/1/05 at 12:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
Later metros used a 3.75" PCD, so watch out!
Adam
That would be the Rover Metro's using the K series engine. All the A series ones had 4" PCD AFAIK.
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andyps
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| posted on 27/1/05 at 01:26 PM |
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Avoid the TD sized Metro wheels - 315mm diameter I think - as the tyres cost a fortune (probably more per tyre than most metros are worth theses
days). If you want a pair, however, I am pretty sure I still have some laying around with reasonable tyres!
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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Alez
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| posted on 31/1/05 at 08:31 AM |
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My Locost has 13" minilites:
http://usuarios.tiscali.es/alez/PICT0040l_.jpg
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