Hey mini team,
I saw this on instagram... 15” XXR Rims fitted to a roundie. Must be 100pcd?
Looks awesome.
Can it be done though??




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Zulu...

1967 mini Cooper S

Like to see the tyres as well.

just run some black insulating tape around rim.

205/20-15?

Sure it can be done, put 20's on if you want however:

Legally needs engineering cert (that's state speak for "we need to stop dumb things happening", like this)
Tyres will foul the body work as suspension travel isnt limited = blowout = you dead and bystanders laughing till they also get hit and die
Tyres will foul the body work as you try to steer a corner = blowout = you dead and bystanders laughing till they also get hit and die
Your final drive ration just went to shite = burny burny clutch = roll back on hill for tappy tappy with car behind.
Hey cute, adorable, fun is 10" but 15" just doesn't fit and that applies to tyres as well!

Technically yes, safely not without cutting out the wheel wells and re-making them to suit + suspension as well. but that is the obvious answer

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http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=86675

Is consideration given to wheel offset caused by diameter increase? I see the wheels are there already... and has tyre height been decided? The scrub radii of the suspension geometry moves outward as you increase the wheel diameter, this gives poor steering control and tram-lining. Reducing tyre sidewall height delivers less road dampening so more vibration and shocks through the seat, gear stick, pedals and Steering wheel to you and any bog in the bodywork of the bumper delete will get a good shaking.. The mini dry suspension is progressive so force transmission at small compression is low giving a softer feel, donuts beat springs (except for total travel) and keep your unsprung weight down. Raising the vehicle and keeping track constant means a higher CG so greater instability and more compression force on those springs so harder springs needed and harder ride gained, that roll cage is a good idea. You end up with a slower accelerating car, that beats you up and tries to steer itself into a rollover

The Mini is so good on 10's, it just engaged all the good design elements

You can definitely test fit 4x100 PCD wheels to a mini, it just won't be safe for using on the road.

If you live in a country other than Australia (it's a UK car in the photo) it might be easier to get it on the road

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just run it on railway lines if you can find the right gauge

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73 panel van Iggy

Found em!

1200mm ish
China Chaoyang Commuter Rail (zh), Chaoyang District, Shantou, China
France Funiculars: Funiculaire Du Perce-Neige in Tignes, and Funival at Val-d'Isère
Italy Funiculars: Central Funicular of the Naples Metro, Gardena Ronda Express in Val Gherdëina (South Tyrol)
Switzerland Parsenn funicular at Davos, Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway (part of St. Gallen S-Bahn), St. Moritz–Corviglia funicular (lower section only of 436 metres (1,430 ft) route-length only - upper section is 1,440 mm (4 ft 8 11⁄16 in) gauge), Thunersee–Beatenberg funicular in Bern canton
1,217 mm 3 ft 11 29⁄32 in Sweden Four lines, all converted to standard gauge before 1900, still in use. 1217 mm is based on Swedish feet but compatible with locomotives of 1,219 mm (4 ft). See:Narrow gauge railways in Sweden

Watto covered them here: http://www.bmcexperience.com.au/issue-25

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They look great though

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Zulu...

1967 mini Cooper S

here's your tyres.

Oh well, haters gonna hate. I quite like the look of them despite any engineering and legal complexity.


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Zulu...

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I have seen 14"s fitted to a mini with stock rear arches (cut fronts) but I can't rember too many more details about it.
I think I've heard about people using moke rear arms as they are longer = bigger wheels and I think they jack the car up HIGH to clear the tyre.
Their was also a mini with 18"s or 20"s in a Mini World magazine a few years ago. Made to look like a Hot Wheels car but in real life.

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