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[stussymini]

hi everyone..i think i have made a mistake can anyone help?
i just bought myself a group of 5 cooper alloy wheels on ebay pretty much as an impulse buy..well, i think the measuring its wrong for my car..i have a '93mayfair with 4.5 width wheels, the one i bought, 4 of them anyway, seam to be a 6inches and one of them a 5..(the guy told me that its the spare one.)
is it possible to put them on anyway without stroctural work done to the car?or i need to spend further money on it?
also one of the wheels paint job its very bubbly would it cost much to refurbish them?
is it true that the spare wheel its smaller?
i just want to know if its fairly easy and cheap to put them on otherwise i would have to flog them again and get myself something thinner in width..
help help help

[coopermpi]

I think you will have to make body mods! Think its 5 or 5.5 width without mods.

[the.stroker]

anything over 5.5 in width will req cutting in various degrees
if they are sportspack wheels they will be 13 by 6,and WILL req cutting from arch/front panel area to prevent rubbing and achieve full lock in either direction
these are sportspack cooper alloys if your not sure what they look like

Edited by the.stroker, 18 January 2009 - 07:58 PM.

[THE ANORAK]

are they cooper alloys or cooper style alloys (minilites) ????

no standard cooper alloys were 6inch wide.

are they like the ones in this topic or not..... click

[the.stroker]

sportspack alloys were 13 by 6,i should know i had them on my car,and yes they were genuine

[stussymini]

the wheels are 12 in diameter and yes are the same as the pics shown by the anourak ..i toke measurement on the top of the tyre and its a 6 it seams.

[THE ANORAK]

sportspack alloys were 13 by 6,i should know i had them on my car,and yes they were genuine

well i stand corrected

i thought we were talking 12inch

are sports pack wheels really 6 inch wide ???? wow, then they really messed up with the wings, sorry arches

[the.stroker]

12 by 6,you will need to cut metal in that case

[THE ANORAK]

the wheels are 12 in diameter and yes are the same as the pics shown by the anourak ..i toke measurement on the top of the tyre and its a 6 it seams.

you don't measure the tyre to get the size, its the bead seat (or what ever its called)

if they are the same as that topic they will fit straight on, but you may want to fit 5mm spacers on the rear if running 165 tyres

[the.stroker]

hey anorak,i thought you of all people would know that lol,i thought he was on about them in his first post

[stussymini]

i think i will take them to a tyre shop or kwik fit to see the real measure of them and what they suggest..as really i dont know what size they are..
if they 6wide i think i will re sell them and get some that won't need body mod..

[THE ANORAK]

hey anorak,i thought you of all people would know that lol,i thought he was on about them in his first post

no mate, as I've always said i don't know everything, its just other people assume i do. I've never really paid much attention to the sports pack cars

[coopermpi]

Cant you just measure the rims on the inside, not the outside tyre width?

[stussymini]

i don't think they are sport pack wheels...i have been sold them as cooper wheels...the guy said that they were taken off a 91 cooper but he didnt know the width himself

[THE ANORAK]

i think the size in stamped on the back