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[minicooperr]

I am buying some 6.5x10 inch wheels and have been looking for tyres, i can see from looking on here 165 are not going to cut it so i have been searching and would these be suitable or not ?

 

http://www.tyrewizar...-96p-tyre-p4634

 

[timmy850]

They'll work well on a small truck carrying load, but won't make a mini go around corners like a mini should. 6.5" is really too wide for street use, you can really only find racing slicks that will fit your wheel...

[Orange-Phantom]

Sorry... but I am running the YOKOHAMA A032-R 165/70/10 on my 10x7 Gianni Potenza alloys as spec'd by Miniworld magazine, Peter Vickers and Yokohama themselves!

 

http://www.minispare.../10/TYRE15.aspx

 

[minicooperr]

So i would be able to run 165 safely or would it be more wise to get 6x10" wheels and run 165 tyres ?

[megamini_jb]

I personally wouldn't run yoko A032s on a 7" or 6.5" rim, well any 165 tyre. Just me though. Go for 6". I've got 10x6 with A032s and love it as does loads others

Edited by megamini_jb, 16 July 2014 - 10:25 PM.

[mikko]

6x10 wellers for sale with 90% tread a008's for sale here would suit your mini.

[Orange-Phantom]

I've never had any issues at all with the combination I'm running.  My car was built by Peter Vickers, Miniworld Magazine along with some of the very best people in the Mini business.

 

The guy who runs ML Motorsport was on the Island last year racing his fibreglass mini.  He was running 10x7 alloys on A008 165/70/10 tyres.  So just a few thoughts there!.....

 

Mikko's Wellers sound cool but then again I am a fan of the olde Weller Wheels!  My dads clubman estate when I was a kid had nice white 10" Wellers on it so I'm probably a bit biased!

[mab01uk]

Try 6x10 but with a greater offset like these from Minilite and J.A. Pearce with 165 tyres?

 

My Japanese export spec. Minilite Mk 11 6x10 alloys with deeper dish ET-15 offset and fitted with Japanese Dunlop R7 Road/Race 165/70x10 tyres with the classic 1960's Dunlop CR65 tread pattern.

 

 

OR these very expensive 6x10 J A Pearce Engineering’s wheels with 165 tyres and optional spinners!

http://japearceengineering.com/

 

 

Edited by mab01uk, 16 July 2014 - 10:33 PM.

[mab01uk]

I am buying some 6.5x10 inch wheels and have been looking for tyres, i can see from looking on here 165 are not going to cut it so i have been searching and would these be suitable or not ?

 

http://www.tyrewizar...-96p-tyre-p4634

 

 

Looks like they are for Trailers or Caravans....but interesting that there is a 195 width section tyre in a 10" diameter.

http://www.mowermagi...-Tubeless-.html

[HarrysMini]

Sorry... but I am running the YOKOHAMA A032-R 165/70/10 on my 10x7 Gianni Potenza alloys as spec'd by Miniworld magazine, Peter Vickers and Yokohama themselves!
 
http://www.minispare.../10/TYRE15.aspx
 

Yokohama wouldn't spec a 165 tyre on a 7" wide wheel.

The widest you really want with a 165 tyre is 6".

[minicooperr]

6x10 wellers for sale with 90% tread a008's for sale here would suit your mini.

Got any pictures, and how much ? Cheers

[Orange-Phantom]

Mab01uk they are some very nice rims!  I love em both!

 

As I said before the Wellers are also very nice.  I'd say it depends on what look your after.

 

HarrysMini it was Peter Vickers himself who spoke to Yokohama and it was their recommendation to run the Yoko 032-R 165/70/10.  They said it was fine and that there would be no problems or issues.  I checked this before I bought the car.  As I said before I know people who race using this combination (e.g. Andy at ML), Bill Sollis also tested and did a shakedown of my car.

 

That being said there is always an optimum size wheel for a tyre and for a 165 tyre a 5.5 inch width rim is probably it's optimum with a 7 inch width rim being at it's limit. 

 

I'm going to leave this point here.  I don't want this thread to degenerate.

 

Minicooperr can you post any pics of your car up.  I'd love to see it and then if the Wellers would suit it.  They do sound good. 

[minicooperr]

This is what i got from yoko

 

"Good Afternoon. 

 

 Thank you for your enquiry into A032's .  The 4-5.5J is the permitted, Best overall would be 5j .

 

The widths you are looking at are not recommended by Yokohama .

 

Hope this helps clear things up for you.

 

Regards

 

Luke Emery

Sales Executive

Yokohama HPT Limited

Tel: +44 (0)1908 625601

Fax: +44 (0)1908 625635

email:[email protected]   

web:www.yokohama.co.uk      

 

Registered Office:

Mishcon de Reya, Summit House

12, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4QD

Registered in England No. 2278174"

[mikko]

best i can do, my camera phone is hazey. could do £200 delivered

 

Edited by mikko, 17 July 2014 - 09:41 PM.

[minicooperr]

best i can do, my camera phone is hazey. could do £200 delivered

 

What colour are they and what sort of condition are they in, could you send a couple more pictures Cheers