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Minilite style wheels
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:37 am
by haggis
Does anyone know if 13" x 6" minilite style wheels will fit my 1965 convertible without any modification?
What size tyres would be best?
Thanks
Haggis
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:53 am
by Matt
It depends on the PCD of the vehicle they came from and the offset.
If they are from a Sprite/Midget they should be ok.
6" wide, you are looking at tyres 165 to 185 wide, although you can go much wider on the back... I would suggest a 70 profile too, so 185/70/13 would probably be a good bet imo
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:46 am
by Kevin
Remember that wider than 165`s will make the steering feel heavier especially when parking when compared to the standard 145's
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:51 pm
by MoggyTech
Kevin wrote:Remember that wider than 165`s will make the steering feel heavier especially when parking when compared to the standard 145's
Well I went from 145R14 to 185/60/R14 on minilites and the steering is lighter! I thought it would be heavy, but not so, go figure...
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:34 pm
by Kevin
Well I went from 145R14 to 185/60/R14 on minilites and the steering is lighter!
Well that must be down to the lighter rims I suppose although you have kept the same diameter, on my car I have the 5J steel rims with 165's and its defintely a tad heavier than my old saloon on 145's
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:45 pm
by Matt
That could be the rack is stiffer? different cars....
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:01 pm
by onza100
bmcecosse wrote:If the wheels you are considering are from a Mini - the offset may be wrong, although the pcd (4") is correct. Minors look better on 14" or even 15" wheels - 13" leave a bit of a gap around the tyre /wing edge.
Do mini wheels fit then? I thought they were really wrong for the minor
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:06 pm
by Matt
they physically fit, but are a bit small!
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:32 pm
by onza100
but the bigger alloys like the 15's would fit ok with the right spacers?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:44 pm
by Kevin
The important thing is the correct pcd and offset I am not sure if there is a 15" standard rim available.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:49 pm
by Matt
I dont think there is, however wheels can be redrilled to suit etc. Depending on the offset you may not need spacers
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:01 pm
by onza100
Ah I'm going mad it was the 13"s I was thinking of something like these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-MPI-MINI- ... dZViewItem
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:05 pm
by Matt
PCD is right, but you *might* need spacers, and you definately need different wheel nuts (mini alloy wheel sort) if you went for them its probably a good idea to go for the spacers and nuts too!
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:18 pm
by bigginger
...and maybe longer studs as well
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:45 pm
by bmcecosse
Using anything more than about 1/2" spacers is not wise. Mini wheels will fit as far as PCD is concerned - but the offset may be too much inwards and the tyres will probably foul the suspension at the front.