wheel choices?
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right, i am going to order some wheels this week, definatley wellers, i have metro turbo 4 pots and i need to know what you guys reckon, 10x5 or 12x5? cheers DAN :)

10x5 12x5

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will 10" fit? i thought they needed grinding with a stanard caliper, i would imagine it would eb worse with 4 pots?

genuine question, not trying to be clever or anything,

Pete

And on the 7th day........... God created turbochargers!

i think they might fit with 7.9 discs, anyone know how a mini handles on 12's and advantages disadvantages?
12's and 10's are about the same size with tyres anyway arent they??
cheers
DAN :)

i see, fair enough, i reckon your right. funnilly enough 10, 12 and 13's are all almost exactly the same rolling radius, if anything my 13" are actually smaller!

handling wise i wouldnt have thought there was an awfull lot to choose between 10 and 12, if the car's suspension is set up properly, everyone raves about 10"s but i think they are probably the most forgiving rather than the outright best by miles. just my 2p

Pete

And on the 7th day........... God created turbochargers!

size is not the main thing,more the quality of your tyres and suspension set up,i always go for 13s they look more agressive.

you need to modify the 4 pots a fair bit to get em under 10's. mine fit inside 10" wellers easily, but they've had a fair bit done to em. i'll put a picture of em so you can see just what needs doing to em. just as soon as i've installed photoshop to resize the photo a bit :)

12x6 is what I run on my road mini.

Pros:
1) They look good (nice and wide)
2) They work well with the A539 tyre
3) Good value (A539 £40 -£45)
4) Handles a treet.
5) Fit over any brakes

Cons:
1) You will need bigger arches and mods to the front wings.
2) that's it

Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

hmmm, twelves it is then i reckon. anyone know how much i would expect to pay for corner weights to be set and tracking done? and where there is in the hampshire area that will do it?
DAN:)

i guess the difference in handling between a 10x5 and a 12x5 will be almost the same cos they are the same width aswell as similar diameter with tyres.
DAN :)

I don't think the 10s will fit over the brakes you want to use.

My personal opinion is that the Cooper S setup with some decent fast road pads and a set of 5x10 Minilights is hard to beat for an all round looks-handling-brakes combination.

who are the idiots that ticked the empty box? i wanted to, but *just* held back. nice to know im not the only one with a childish sencse of humour! :)

And on the 7th day........... God created turbochargers!

i love the look of 10's and i love the cheap tyres may be i'll use the hubs and do the fiesta conversion then i could sell the calipers on ebay for shed loads, they are "turbo" you know
can you get decent fast road pads for mk1 fiesta calipers?
DAN :)

10s rule
I just love my A008s shame they are almost bald
but I'll be replaceing them with more A008s :cool:

the weight differnce between 10s and 12s is around 5kg a wheel with tyre and boy can you tell the differnce
it pulls better ,looks better ,handles better and the tyres are cheaper as a bonus

and after a flash flood when going to meet Bud666 my confidence in A008s in the rain has vastly improved
to the extent theres not much difference come rain or shine when it comes to roundabouts

Edited by billydude on 27th Oct, 2004.

how about decent pads for the fiesta calipers billy? can you get ebc or anything for them?
cheers
DAN :)

yup theres loads more choice than for the mini
the mk3-4 escort orion and a few others run the same pad you can even have a pad wear light if you want
demon theives have a few pads in

EXCELLENT! fiestas and 10's it is then!
DAN :)

can you get pistons and seals from any auto supplier?
cheers
DAN :)

oh and bleed nipples
DAN :)

yup should all be easily found

back to wheels, i personally use the 12*6 like wills road mini, i found them perfect for all aspects of my road mini.

You will need arch extensions, i use w+p's

tried 10, 12's and 13's over the years, and now I've gone back to 10's

Team Racing

ARGHHH!! i hate making decisions like this, i keep changin my mind, i think 10's are the way to go, mine is on 10's and it just 'feels' better than my girlfeinds which is on 12's but then i have sporty tyres negative cxamber etc so there is probably no comparison, well if my brakes ever arrive in the post there might be some metro "turbo" calipers for sale, starting price £70 !!!!!!
DAN :)

Edited by clubman_dan on 28th Oct, 2004.