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mini wheels
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:30 am
by nickpolo
hey guys,
noticed some nice four stud bbs alloys on a mini cooper at the gym the other night.... was the first shape one not the current model - would these just fit straight onto my gti or are there problems with offsets etc?
Ta
Re: mini wheels
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:29 pm
by 1der
are they 17's?
Re: mini wheels
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:50 pm
by wheelmanwayne
not straight forward to be honest heres what you will need to do!
1-----the center bore is 56.1 mm and vw is 57.1mm! the bore is a total of 1mm too small ideally they would need cnc machining.
2----- the o/e offset is 48 for the mini with a 7j width so you would need 15mm>>>>>>25mm spacers to get any decent stance.
3---- 17's arent the best for the car but can be done, but unless done properly it will be frowned upon by certain players in the scene. be sure to use a 185/35/17 tyre this size will get you maximum clearence and stretch on a 7j rim
hope this helps
have a look at stambo's 6n2 on 17's on club polo! proberly the best looking 6n2 ive seen on 17's to be honest
Re: mini wheels
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:09 pm
by Tim_GTi
Aren't you referring to the small minis? If so they are more likely to be 13", in which case they won't fit as they won't fit clear the brakes. You could get adaptors that down scale the centre bore, alter the stud pattern and clear the brakes at the same time... but I would NOT trust them. I'd never down scale to fit centre bore or stud pattern, it's dodgy.