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[ferrit]

I am interested in doing a 12" - 10" conversion on Paddy my retro spi renovation and was wondering what the widest 10" wheel it is possible to fit without needing to fit arches.

Brakes wise currently running standard 8.4" disc set up and I am looking at using the Minispares ( or similar) 7.5" two pot Cooper S conversion. Any other suggestions as to better kits either price or suitabilitywise much appreciated.

Obviously the offset of new 10s will have a bearing and had intended fitting 5" Mambas (possibly problematic with brake set up). Again alternative wheel suggestions appreciated but I was trying to move away from the minilite style of wheel

I was just interested to know if it is actually possible to run anything over 3.5" wide with the Cooper S disk set up without the need for arches.

Thanks

[l_wire]

i have cooper s discs. they're great and the 10 inch wheels look perfect on a mini. only problem i hvae is that i dont have a servo so brake pressure is well.....
i think you can get away wih 5 inch wide wheels with no arch. im not entirelty sure. if not 5, 4.5s are fine

[ferrit]

Thanks for that, any chance of a picture?

[Jammy]

I'm pretty sure the 4.5" Reverse rim is the widest you can go with disc brakes suitable for 10" wheels (not 8.4"ers).

[Leonard]

i thought the reverse rim sticks out of the arch with discs?

[Bungle]

so did i

[redhotmini]

i has 4.5 inch minilites, with cooper s discs on one of my minis. if you go for genuine minilites, theres a variety of offsets to suit (ive got a feeling mine were 'S' offset), worth phoning the company to check which type you'll need.

[ferrit]

i has 4.5 inch minilites, with cooper s discs on one of my minis. if you go for genuine minilites, theres a variety of offsets to suit (ive got a feeling mine were 'S' offset), worth phoning the company to check which type you'll need.

Thanks guys, I had really wanted to use something other than minilite/minilght so it looks as if i will have to bite the bullet and use arches

[Leonard]

cooper s steel wheels (LP883) fit within arches, and are 4.5" wide. dont expect them to be less than £200 even for shagged ones on ebay. these fit under the wings

[ferrit]

cooper s steel wheels (LP883) fit within arches, and are 4.5" wide. dont expect them to be less than £200 even for shagged ones on ebay. these fit under the wings

Cheers Leonard but i couldnt justify putting kosher Cooper S steel wheels on.

Just out of interest this months Miniworld has a "Get it Sorted" article about suspension starting on page 98, there is a yellow mini at the top of the page that has the look i would really like to achieve but looks like its not goinng to happen. Ho hum back to the drawing board Gp 2 or W&P?

[Dog]

Minisport sell Alloy Cooper S rim replicas... their about £250-£300 a set, but worth it.
Minispares do a wheel called "minilife" These are 4.5" wide, and are made to keep the wheel under the arch.

Reverse Rims, have a offset of 1", if fitted with drums, they are level with the body, if fitted with disks, they will stick out 1".

[Jammy]

Ah ok, I was getting Cooper S and reverse rims mixed up then!