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Author:  Thien [ Wed May 03, 2006 11:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Handling with 13X7 wheels
Hi all,

Anyone running on 13X7 supalites? If so, how does it handle? How can the handling be improved?

Thanks guys
Author:  GTi_Mini [ Thu May 04, 2006 10:11 am ]
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i run 13x6's and the handling is awesome.
you will here alot that 10" rims give best handling. i had 10's on my clubby and swapped to 12's and handling improved.
on GTI mini i have the 13's and it runs rings around my clubby, although you have to match decent suspension to decent tread and rims
Author:  Mini25 - UK [ Fri May 05, 2006 1:03 am ]
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i run 10s, handles awesome, but could be better
Author:  Spaceboy [ Fri May 05, 2006 1:45 am ]
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10's and 12's have a nicer feel than 13's but the 13's usually have more grip
Author:  Thien [ Sat May 06, 2006 3:11 pm ]
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Thanks guys,
Doesn't the offset affect the handling as it has something to do with the wheels centreline?

Cheers
Author:  cush [ Sat May 06, 2006 4:45 pm ]
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10's look the business and do the business....


easy choice i say.. :)
Author:  mutant mini [ Sat May 06, 2006 7:42 pm ]
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My husband and I both run on 13 x 7's on our 1993/1994 Rovers. We like the look so not really worried about the handling.

John drives his everyday covering about 700 kms+ per week so he's obviously happy with the handling.

Good luck with your choice.
Author:  Zizzle [ Sun May 07, 2006 11:04 am ]
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TheMiniMan once said to me (I hope he doesn't mind the repost):

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k,,,13X7s look PHAT AS & i just love the look :) Tough!!! yeah...BUT!!!!!!!!!

there`s chunks of work to do it really well & still have it low & handle etc

otherwise you can just bung em on, fit the gorup 5 arches & be done with it sitting a little high & handling a bit like... well,,, a van with big wide wheels :) probly need to trim the front gaurds a bit & fit hi-los to make it all happen anyways etc, but easy enough to do all that really

if you look on my web site in the projects page & click onto the "New Blew" you`ll notice that i had those wheels & flares fitted back then too, but i did a humungous amount of work to suspension, subframes, control arm pick up/pivot points etc etc etc cut the gaurds 1" & 3/4 etc etc etc

&!!!!!!!!!!!!, those superlite 13s should really be called "super heavys", very very heavy & you will feel all that.

then, after quite a few times on the wheel alignment machine getting it all sorted so it handled. It was awsome after all that tho, the best handling 13" wheeled mini i`ve ever driven. but like i said, chunks of work & i really wouldn`t recomend it to anyone if you were to pay to have all that done. I really don`t think i`ll ever bother to do it again, but thenagain... i do have this idea of a PHAT mini ute on 13x8s :)
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