Many thousands of miles travelling in North America on 10" wheels/tyres...no issues, except that softer rubber will be seen to have worn, whereas hard...maybe not.

[Yokie GX 501 165x70x10 and A008 165x70x10]

_________________
Select a gear, bring up the revs and release the clutch...off you go!

There's about 20mm difference between the 10's on my 850 and the 12's on my van so I might notice a bit of difference if the 10's would fit. How much I don't know but.

Give them both a run and if the rpm is similar I'd go the 10's for comfort.

_________________

'72 English Van...'72 Export Moke ...63' 850...KZ 750E1...'74 P76

yea i think this might be a good idea. May main concern is, i want comfort, but I also don't want tyres that follow the ruts in the road, and drag me along. I also don't partically want things that are like ice in wet weather. Considering the van has over 50hp atw, I'd prefer to have something that will pull me along, rather than spin.. if that makes sense.. I've had my sime tyres on the 12's in the wet on it, and you can't take off without going all over the road...

_________________
Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

I had one 10" Yokie 501 spin at 60 mph on the Trans Canada Hwy. east of Banff, Alberta in heavy rain with a lot of standing water on the road. I'd pulled out to pass another vehicle and the left front wheel hit a water filled rut...

Just over 37 hp at the wheels...sheesh.

My advice, be ready in heavy rains.

_________________
Select a gear, bring up the revs and release the clutch...off you go!

hey Damian what wheels and tyres did you run to the muster up here? I never looked..

_________________
Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

ATM I'm running low budget 165/60/12R Sime's.

The fronts are now balded as a badger and the rears not much better so I'll be upgrading soon in preparation for the Mini50 show in NSW.

The Sime's are a good every day runner and wear quite well but can be a bit hairy in the wet when pushed.

_________________

'72 English Van...'72 Export Moke ...63' 850...KZ 750E1...'74 P76

What diff are you running in your van?

I know mine struggles to do 100km/hr on the highway. Hope you've got different gearing to me or it'll be a long trip!

I'd take 12's, just for the extra diameter.

I've got a conversion in mine. 5 speed box, highway roads are not a problem with this thing. Sits on the highway in 4th @ 110 doing nothing more than3.5- 4rpm. Accelerate away and change into 5th and you've got plenty more reving and go left to do. In 5th sits at about 3ish - 4ishrpm. So no worries there..

_________________
Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

Bastard.

That's not the true mini experience!

I've seen 110km/hr in mine. Downhill, with a tailwind.

I've had my fair share of A series brake downs on the long highway routes I've done thank you and so I had enough of the over heating and gearbox issues, (one of my gearboxes droped the layshaft @110km, and well that was interesting, stoped me pretty fast...

So the conversion is my daily and long distance car plus work car, and bluey with my A series 1380cc is my show car and only driven for pleasure nowadays

_________________
Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

any more thoughts from anyone???

At this stage looks like you guys have confirmed to me that 10's are the way to go

Thanks guys!!

_________________
Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!