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13" wheels

PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:21 am
by chad123
Hi all will 13" wheels fit on my mk 2,its running metro hubs
cheers

Re: 13" wheels

PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:37 am
by Stuart
The short answer is yes. Your car is a narrow front arch version though, so the wheels will stick out, more so if those Metro brakes are vented ones. Clearance with the rear springs can also be an issue.

Re: 13" wheels

PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:29 pm
by chad123
Cheers,only just got on to that its you replying on the mini forum

Re: 13" wheels

PostPosted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:25 am
by Stuart
chad123 wrote:Cheers,only just got on to that its you replying on the mini forum


Yes we all end up bumping into each other in various places on the web ;)
I prefer a mk2 on 12" wheels, and now you can get 165 profile tyres I don't really see the point of going to 13" wheels. Having said that Yokohama could just suddenly stop making any more 165/60x12 tyres.

Re: 13" wheels

PostPosted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 2:14 pm
by kelvink
I think the Mk2 looks best on 12" Minilites though I don't actually have any. I can also confirm it's a bugger finding 13" wheels that fit with clearance at the rear with the springs

Re: 13" wheels

PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:39 pm
by Inim666
I plan on using 13 inch revolution rfx wheels with 165/65/13 tyres on my decathlon as there are no clearance issues running this setup although to gain a little extra clearance you could add thin spacers to the rears