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[JoneseyBoy]

i have a set of 13x7 deep dish minilites but was told to day i have to run a spacer aswell as a spaced drum form them to fit i wasent aware of this but isit true ? also he said itll be al over the road and it wont go in a straight line so also is this true

[Stafford]

i think you would need a spacer, not sure about needing a spaced drum and i dont see why it would be all over the road unless you mount the wheels wrong or suddenly become drunk.

[danie garry]

the spacer would only be for clearence as the 13x7 would have a fairly big negative off set, put them on to see if they fit, if they do........good times
if they dont try spacered drums on the back and u know u have to cut the front arches if they havnt been done already??

[JoneseyBoy]

i already have spacered drums as im fitting discs on the front so im fitting the drums so they are all equal nope i havent cut them yet but ill do that when i get it into work but i brought some miglias form abs motorsports and the wheels stick out further than the archs wich is illegal and i dont really want to risk it so im thinks group5 euros but will they b to small to

[rimmer1993]

You will definately need a spacer as well as spacered drums. I didn't think this either till i fitted my sportspack wheels

[Stafford]

legally you are allowed 1/4 of the wheels to be sticking out of the arches.

[Pooky]

I think this idea of extra spacing is required to clear the shock absorber on the rear, if you have the wheels and the car offer it up and see how much clearance you have

[mab01uk]

also he said itll be al over the road and it wont go in a straight line so also is this true

This is probably refering to the fact that such large, heavy and offset wheels cause Mini's to 'tramline' on the road over bad surfaces, also the steering becomes quite heavy at parking speeds. Basically Mini's drive and handle much better on their original smaller, lighter 10" and 12" wheels but some still like the looks of big 13" wheels........

[octagonalpaul]

I have 8x13s and no spacer or spaced drums on the rear, and there are no clearence issues so I don't think you'll need them

[danie garry]

You will definately need a spacer as well as spacered drums. I didn't think this either till i fitted my sportspack wheels

there is a positive offset(i think) on sportspack wheels, i'd say the deep dish will have enough offset to not need the spacer

[JoneseyBoy]

cheers every one for the replys i dont think ill need a spaceri had a feel about and can get my fingers down the gap but im finding it very hard to find a set of archs to fit over the wheels i have a set of miglias that dont fit so im think of a set of group 5 euros i dont see how every one else can get archs to fit and i cant

[jmini22]

i have 13x7 superlights and are quite heavy to park but arnt all over the place and have no spacers and look great with sport pack arches only thing is have to cut the arches quite a bit

[mini13]

NOT TRUE!

legally you are allowed 1/4 of the wheels to be sticking out of the arches.

[Darkscamp]

13x7 deepdish will just drop straight on with only arch mods needed. they should fit under miglias though as they are very wide arches. Sportspack are the most common arches to be used with them and normally the tyres will protrude slightly but as its the shoulder of the tyre(mainly the rim protector), VOSA state this is ok (Had a VOSA inspector at the MOT station twice during my MOT's now and both MOT inspectors checked with them to cover their own backs).

I dont think Group 5's will cover the deepdish 13's. Check out the link below for arches recommended for 13" wheels.

Link to 13x7's arches

[mini13]

From the Vosa BIVA document.

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