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| Feb 18, 2013 02:42PM | bluedragon | |
| Feb 18, 2013 01:56PM | mehmeh | |
| Feb 18, 2013 01:54PM | tmsmith | |
| Feb 18, 2013 01:51PM | 6464 | |
| Feb 18, 2013 01:21PM | Spitz | |
| Feb 18, 2013 01:09PM | tvander |
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Feb 18, 2013
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What's your priority? Looks or performance (ride/handling?) It's most likely that going to 13" wheels will deteriorate ride and handling.
The vast majority of 13" wheels (including the OEM Rover Sportspack wheels) are much heavier than 12" wheels and the unsprung weight really delivers a blow to performance. It even reduces top speed (Sportspacks had 6mph trimmed off their rated top speed due to the drag of the wider tires and flares.)
MB 13" wheels are the only ones I know of that have weights approaching 12" wheel weights (none of the commonly available 13" models from the usual Mini vendors do.)
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an upgrade would be to stay on 12's and order some yokos 048
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Check tire availability in both sizes first.
Terry
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I think that would be a down grade.
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I'm not positive...but I think 13" wheels need a little cutting of the fenders to fit
"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May
"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge
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Hi everyone! The mini has been awesome so I haven't been on here forever. Anyway, I need new tires for my 12" rims on my '95 SPI and I was thinking of going to the sport pack 13" rims and wheel arches. I have coil springs and hi-lo's so I have some adjustability. I like the look of the wider wheels and flares. So I was just wanting your opinion on what I should do? Thanks!!!
