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[maieth]

hey all.
Looking to get some new wheels in the near future for my '00 Rover CooperS.
The arches are the standard fitted to this model which i think makes them sportspack arches.
ATM i have standard 6x13 minilights, but I want to get some deepdish/superdeep minilights or ultralights.
1)Can anyone recommend any particularly swanky deepdishes? Haven't had chance to look at any first hand yet and don't want to go on photos, they never do wheels any justice.
2)Can i squeeze in a set of 7x13s with my arches without any mods?? If not, what needs doing so that i can squeeze them in?
3)where is best to get wheels from? are there any sites that can be recommended or are shows the best option? (got my eye on himley 11/5 as its 5mins down the road)


cheers guys

[Pauly]

7x13's will fit under sportspacks no problem. For places to buy them theres huddersfield spares and mini sport to name a few.

Heres their sites:

www.minispares-online.co.uk

www.minisport.co.uk

Paul.

[Down&Out]

12x6 acutally look quite good under s'packs if you wanted some smaller wheels

[mini_lad_1990]

hey mate i am running 13x7's are for no body mods you might be looking at a smaller wheel. i had to cut quite a bit out for my 13x7 to be able to turn but i dont think it helped that my shocks are gone on the front lol

i have sports pack arches on mine and they work a treat!!!

there is a few pictures of mine it aint the best but only just started on her lol

hope it helps

cheers

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[maieth]

hey mate i am running 13x7's are for no body mods you might be looking at a smaller wheel. i had to cut quite a bit out for my 13x7 to be able to turn but i dont think it helped that my shocks are gone on the front lol

so you rekon they need sa bit of body-mod even with the sportspacks?
by the way, what wheels are yours? lookin quite nice

[Rhys]

You will need body mods, its not the sportspack arches that are the deciding factor, its where they attach. Good bit of angle grinding is needed to make sure they turn to full lock.

Rhys

[mini_lad_1990]

yea thats what i had to do i would say about 4-5 inches all the way round for them to make full lock lol

mine are deep dished superlites a bargin of the centry people u would b annoyed to find out how much i paid for them lol

good luck with your decisions

cheers

[woody17]

im on 13x 8 deepdish alleycats

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[the.stroker]

hey mate,try midlandwheels.co.uk,i got mine from them,went and collected them from their factory,guy showed me round,massive tyre selection ,like you say piccys dont do wheels any justice,which is why i went down there,i dont know where you live but there just of the m42 m-way at rugby.mine are 13 by 7 minilight deepdish with anthracite centers!

Edited by the.stroker, 09 April 2008 - 10:00 AM.

[Pauly]

You wont have to do any body mods if its a genuine sportspack because rover have done it for you .

Paul.

[baker_boy]

not the greatest pic but i love my deepys

[maieth]

you're all gits, lol.
Every picture i see of a mini with dishes looks sweet and makes me want them so much, but im really not confident enough to do the mods myself and i cant afford the labour if its on top of aforementioned swanky wheels.
Just to confirm, what is it that requires the mod? Is it the larger diameter of the wheel (13"), or the greater depth of the wheel (7") that requires a mod, as i already have 13s, they're just not as fat.

tbf, i suck as a mini owner, too scared to start messing with things now i got newer model. was happy enough to mucky with my old '84 but my baby's just to shiny for me to work on now, lol