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 2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
26th Jan, 2007 at 12:41:22pm
On 26th of Jan, 2007 at 11:40am Turbo Shed said:
s discs and reverse rims cannot be illegal and they were supplied by the factory Traffic police aren't that educated in the rules and regs of times gone by and only really worry about today (and the ones they make up for a bit of a luagh!!). By todays construction and use rules it would be illegal so most coppers will see it that way. Remember we live in Britain, a country where your guilty to proven inocent for all driving offences!!! It would be up to you to prove, to a courts satisfaction, that they were as factory spec. If you got a really grumpy judge then your liekly to be told "that was a Cooper S, your car is not a Cooper S". By that time it will have cost you hundreds, probalby thousands by the time your hit with all the costs and fees for your own legal representation. I am not 100% sure what tyre size was fitted to the Cooper S but I am fairly sure it was narrower than most of the current 165s (overall width wise) as all the Cooper S's I have seen with original spec wheels and tyres on have had the full tread inside the arches. My own S was a gravel spec rally car and ran 5" wide wheels so needed, and raced with, grp2 arches on. Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
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 7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
26th Jan, 2007 at 01:20:09pm
But, the original S wheels aren't reverse rims. That's why the thread of the tyre is inside the arch. On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
26th Jan, 2007 at 01:21:41pm
On 26th of Jan, 2007 at 12:40pm calum_lorimer said:
For group 2's i'd recommend somerford, they fit perfectly and were supplied really well finished. Are they available now? They haven't been for a couple of years, but the old ones were great. On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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 45 Posts Member #: 318 Member Edinburgh |
26th Jan, 2007 at 01:29:52pm
Ye, i had to wait ages for them to start making them again. as far as i know there now in full production again. |
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 2500 Posts Member #: 648 Post Whore Northern Ireland (ex AUS) |
26th Jan, 2007 at 02:12:44pm
On 26th of Jan, 2007 at 01:20pm Vegard said:
But, the original S wheels aren't reverse rims. That's why the thread of the tyre is inside the arch. Exactly, proper S rims are fine but the reverse ones have an extra inch offset don't they? On 7th Nov, 2008 Nic said:
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1303 Posts Member #: 30 Post Whore Epsom, Surrey |
26th Jan, 2007 at 04:08:50pm
cooper and S models came with 3.5" rims and 4.5" rims as standard, but you could get the reverse rim as an optional extra. reverse rims are 4.5" but with more offset.
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2500 Posts Member #: 648 Post Whore Northern Ireland (ex AUS) |
26th Jan, 2007 at 04:31:47pm
Your right, so to recap: reverse rims and drums are OK as are s wheels and discs, just not reverse rims and s discs unless you have arches. On 7th Nov, 2008 Nic said:
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 1840 Posts Member #: 54 Post Whore nr coventry |
26th Jan, 2007 at 06:08:11pm
would it be the worst chrime for me to run 145/70/10 on my reverse rims & s-disks & just a chrome deluxe trim, or would it affect the handling/grip, i quite like the way my mini drives on the wheel & tyre combo i have, i think i'll get some group 2's to be safe but if it looks cack (to me) with arches i'll move up to archs & 6"wine alloys i think SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia
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 9327 Posts Member #: 59 First mini turbo to get in the 12's & site perv Herefordshire |
26th Jan, 2007 at 07:09:04pm
Yep, any visible tread when viewed from above the arch is 100% illegal
Edited by Nic on 26th Jan, 2007. |
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
26th Jan, 2007 at 07:39:47pm
Not really in the sprit of things though hey Nic .... Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
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236 Posts Member #: 243 Senior Member Portsmouth |
26th Jan, 2007 at 09:59:26pm
Sorry to hi jack the thread but i've been thinking about new arches on my mini for a while as i want to put 10 x 6" cobra supaslots on my car and like the group2 arches, but were wondering would these cover that size wheel?
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
27th Jan, 2007 at 10:38:43am
That will depend on the offset of the wheel but I have 13x6s under grp2's and it's all legal so long as I run the trim strip on them....... Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
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