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[minimadjonesy]

IN all seriousness? neither! I prefer 10x6! However, knowing what it is like to drive a car with 13x6 alloys on i would definitely got for teh 12 inch option! Better handling!

[hammoj28]

Yeah 6x12 because:

Better handling
Look better with chrome bumpers (in my opinion, 13's look too big unless you are kitting it)
less pressure on bearings and that
Cheaper tires
less tramlining

Overall a better wheel. Does that make your mind up!!! :grin:

[Alex1380]

i find my mini handles better on 13" because i have much much better rubber on them but it doesn't slide as easy round courners but yes it is less responsive on steering but it LOOKS SOOOO PHAT!! once i put the new shocks on and the hi-lows and stuff it will be much better, i need to think about Camber stuff possible to.

[hatchet]

so i need an answer that will definately make my mind up

Go for the 6x12's as parking will be easier, unless your built like Arnold Swarzenneger in which case go for the 7x13's

[Zeemax]

unless your built like Arnold Swarzenneger in which case go for the 7x13's

God its not that hard to park with em, even my gf can do it lol

Go for 7x13s

Look much nicer
Handle well with the extra rubber
More people like 7x13s so your car will sell better when u come to get rid
suit minis better, as they fill the arches better

[hatchet]

God its not that hard to park with em

Also depends on what size steering wheel you've got.

[Zeemax]

Also depends on what size steering wheel you've got.

Well just dont get a 10 inch wheel lol

I know there better 4 going fast but they aint very practical.

Keep with 12inch wheels (STEERING WHEELS)

[tom]

any 13's are fashion over function, tramlining, aquaplaning, wheel bearing destroying and over priced!

As 4 destorying the wheel bearings, ive only replaced the fronts once in a year and half! , and it only costs around 80 quid to get em both sorted + Parts..

Go for 10×6s! But 12×6s are the next best thing.

13s look silly on non-bodykitted cars
Tyres cost more
Tramlining, you don't want wrap your car round a tree, do you?
Only £80 + parts? that's ~£100 that you could be spending on something useful! Like alcohol! err, petrol ...
13s take forever to accelerate, and destroy that beautiful Mini handling.

[minidude03]

ive heard that 6x12's will destroy the wheel bearings aswel, is this true.
which wheels will be the cheapest to maintain

i no there will always be extra unexpected costs, but out of the two which will be the least expensive

im basing my car on looks, but im on a budget so i dont want something that will ruin the technical aspects of my car

[minidude03]

when the amount of votes get up to 20 i'll buy the winning option

[Zeemax]

any alloy wheel if its bigger than the standard ones will make the wheel bearings wear faster, so u may as well get some good looking 7x13s.

13s take forever to accelerate, and destroy that beautiful Mini handling.

Still out handle pretty much any car on the road with 13s.

[The Roadie]

You need Michelins Dan! Awesome in the wet. That on Uniroyals, but they wear out quicker in dry weather.
That or Continentals, but they are a bit pricey.
Well I would say 7x13 all the way, because I want Starmags.
I think its down to driving preference. My brother prefers 13s as they have more rubber on the road, giving more grip, but my dad prefers 12s as the steering is lighter.
We must have a track test on otherwise similar cars to decide which is best.
Saying that though, 10s would probably win, but tyres for them are expensvie, and converting a 12" wheel car to 10s would cost even more than a new set of 7x13s as you need at least discs, pads and calipers.

[Dan]

True but you need to trim arches and fit bigger arch flares, rear spacers and other junk to fit 13's.

10's and 13's have roughly the same contact area with the tarmac 'because the rolling diameter of the low profiles on the 13's is about the same as that on most 10's, and the 10's will 'flatten out' more 'because there's more air in them so you get a nice big patch of rubber.

I have Michelins on my non-Mini car and they've been C**p since they were fitted, especially in the wet. Almost no traction pulling away.
Yoko's are great IMHO. A038r's are good in the wet but even better in the dry. Never known a better tyre. And they're nice and quiet. But tyres for 10's aren't expensive. Even the Yoko's are only about thirty quid each.

As you can see Miniboy03, there's not much in it. It's kind of a personal choice thing. It's about what you think looks good, what you think drives well and what you can afford.

But check with your insurance company. 13's will cost more to insure I would think.

[minidude03]

6x12


7x13

[Mini Rob]

it depends what you want, if you want looks go for 13x7 but i personally would go for the 12x6 simply because they handle better because the offset it right on them