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blake12345
 Post subject: Wheel Size????
PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:11 pm 
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I was wondering if you could get 15inch rims engineered in the ACT for my clubman?
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dont do it
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dont do it why?
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If you want big wheels, get a normal car.
15s, you have no hope in hell.
Spaceboy made a valid point.

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Mini's were designed on 10" wheels, the bigger you go the worse things get
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MMm yeh i was just curious but yeh im looking at 12's.
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12's are a more reasonably choice.

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The trouble with 15's would be physically getting them to fit , mad mk1 (I think) has 14's on his mini and there's bugger all room between the tyre and subframe at the rear (there was an angle grinder involved I think :lol: ) , as for the front I doubt they'd fit without hitting the firewall and nose panel . Stick with 12's or 13's if you want the big wheel look .

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15" wheels will fit quite easliy, I don't know why everyone is saying otherwise.
The wheels will fit on, it is the tyres that give the problems. :mrgreen:
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Hahahaha! Well pointed out.

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This guy had no problem getting big wheels to fit :lol: :lol:
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This guy had no problem getting big wheels to fit :lol: :lol:
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In keeping with the original question, even if you could get them to fit, which I doubt, I don't think you could get them engineered. Technically speaking 13" wheels need an engineers certificate in the ACT - that would be according to the same people who require you to get an engineers certificate for a 1275 and disc b'rakes. :roll:
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The trouble with 15's would be physically getting them to fit , mad mk1 (I think) has 14's on his mini and there's bugger all room between the tyre and subframe at the rear (there was an angle grinder involved I think :lol: ) , as for the front I doubt they'd fit without hitting the firewall and nose panel . Stick with 12's or 13's if you want the big wheel look .


yes i have 14s and theres no hope in hell u will fit 15s on the back,
the only way would be getting a custom rear trailing arm made, i have trimmed as much as i can and have about 2 mm clearance with the smallest size tyres i could get(came from japan)
and torqu steer with big wheels on a mini is horrible!

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