I may have dreamt it, but does anyone have any idea if they exist, and who stocks them..........A link would be delightful.
10x5 Cooper S Wheels
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, Jan 27 2010 01:23 PM
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 01:23 PM
I'm sure i've seen 10x5 alloy coopers S style wheels advertised somewhere, that fit over over 8'4 discs.
I may have dreamt it, but does anyone have any idea if they exist, and who stocks them..........A link would be delightful.
I may have dreamt it, but does anyone have any idea if they exist, and who stocks them..........A link would be delightful.
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 02:00 PM
Minispeed!!!
Hurrah!
Hurrah!
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 02:37 PM
i like those wheels
ive been confused though as they say you need arches that stick out 3.5 inches?
i cant work this out as the wheel is only 5"?
surely special arches or normal gp 2s would work?
ive been confused though as they say you need arches that stick out 3.5 inches?
i cant work this out as the wheel is only 5"?
surely special arches or normal gp 2s would work?
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 02:41 PM
Because the wheel has such a large offset that the disk and majority calliper are actually outside the wheel rim. This is how you can fit them with 8.4" disks. It's like using a standard wheel and then dropping a 2" spacer behind it.
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 03:21 PM
Which means of course i'll probably be using Group 2 arches, and poop to legality and mud on my side windows.
(12 x 5 GB's for MOT time.
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(12 x 5 GB's for MOT time.
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 03:49 PM
ah i see
sounds like it would look a bit silly tho-narrow wheels running on the outside of the car
sounds like it would look a bit silly tho-narrow wheels running on the outside of the car
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 04:09 PM
Can it damage parts of the running gear aswell? Or is this a myth?
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 05:53 PM
It's a myth as far as i'm aware. We have been running them on our Estate for nearly 4 years now, as a daily driver, and we haven't had to change any bearings yet.
They do stick out a bit further, although we only have W&P arches on the front, and just the narrow wooden arches at the rear. Not a problem for the MOT as it isn't an MOT failure for the wheels to stick out past the arches.
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They do stick out a bit further, although we only have W&P arches on the front, and just the narrow wooden arches at the rear. Not a problem for the MOT as it isn't an MOT failure for the wheels to stick out past the arches.
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Posted 28 January 2010 - 08:33 AM
ah i see
sounds like it would look a bit silly tho-narrow wheels running on the outside of the car
Nope, it'll look supurb.
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Posted 28 January 2010 - 01:11 PM
Ain't they tasty?
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Posted 28 January 2010 - 01:51 PM
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 08:33 AM
No
They'll look much better attached to my car.
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 08:34 AM
Notice the photo is side on and they haven't put the necessary arch on yet !
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 09:39 AM
If that is a picture of the offest ones for late brakes rather than the MiniSport alloy copies that need smaller brakes.
Good careful photography if it is the offset type though - false/inventive advertising?!
Good careful photography if it is the offset type though - false/inventive advertising?!
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 09:52 AM
Notice the photo is side on and they haven't put the necessary arch on yet !
Thankfully my monitor is 3D...........
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