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[MiniElliott]

Hi, Does anyone know where to buy Cooper S style reverse rims. I want the reverse rims for the ofset bu tI can only seem to find cooper s replicas which I like, but I would like them to stick out slightly further.

Also has anyone got any good images of the cooper S rims on a drum braked car.

Thanks

[oltonlad]

here you go!

[MiniElliott]

Thanks,

Are these actually coopers S rims and not reverse rims ?, the ofset looks a lot more than I expected.

here you go!

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Edited by MiniElliott, 22 January 2012 - 10:53 PM.

[oltonlad]

i dont know what they were, it was my mates car.

[surfblue63]

No body makes reverse rims these days, the best place to find them is at a Mini show or on Ebay.


Here's some reverse rims on a 1961 Austin Seven with drum brakes

[MiniElliott]

No body makes reverse rims these days, the best place to find them is at a Mini show or on Ebay.


Here's some reverse rims on a 1961 Austin Seven with drum brakes

Thats very nice, I love the reverse rims.
I will hopefully be able to pick some up at bingley hall on the 29th.

Thanks

[jonbott]

would reverse rims fit any mini with standard 10 inch drums?looking for wheels for our resto

[Boycie]

As above, the are not to my knowledge manufactured new, but there are often a set on ebay that need refurbishing.

'Reverse' rims were a BL Special tuning product, made by Dunlop and never factory fitted onto any car. They were intended to give the same track to a drum brake or 7" disc car as the wider 7.5" discs did to the Cooper-S and early 1275GT. Never were the 'reverse' rims Cooper wheels, but they are often advertised as such.
Buy a set, get them blasted and painted and they look great, as perfectly demonstrated in the pictures above :)

To positively I.D a reverse rim, check out the numbers stamped in the centre.

Dunlop LP918 = 4.5x10” (ET16) sold by dealers
C-AHT182 = 4.5x10” (ET16) sold by Leyland ST.
Dunlop LP918 = 5x10” (ET??) are the ultra-rare 5" rims, although I have never owned a set of these wider ones

[jonbott]

so these do fit straight on a normal mini?

[Boycie]

If you have drum brakes or discs smaller than the 8.4" ones, yes.

[matthew_leech]

if you have a quick skim through my thread, my mini was on drums with reverse rims. and now has cooper s disks with the reverse rims.

http://www.theminifo...y-estate-noddy/

[jonbott]

cool cheers another thing on my todo list

[jameswildcooper]

ive got two of these sitting around if anyone wants to buy them....
Dunlop LP918 = 4.5x10” (ET16) sold by dealers

[Nicsmini]

ive got two of these sitting around if anyone wants to buy them....
Dunlop LP918 = 4.5x10” (ET16) sold by dealers

Just found this thread and its years old, but...is the offer still on?

[Northernpower]

ive got two of these sitting around if anyone wants to buy them....
Dunlop LP918 = 4.5x10 (ET16) sold by dealers

Just found this thread and its years old, but...is the offer still on?

He hasn't been logged on in months, if you view his full profile you'll see an email down in his signature, that's probably your best bet for contacting him.