Thoughts on 12" wheel sizes for a 1961 mini
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"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May
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I guess I will find out if they fit when time comes to put on the wheels over the 7.5. I'll take some pics either way so we have closure on this
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I have to shamefully admit that I attacked the inside of pair of scabby 3½" x 10" wheels with a grinder and relieved a bit of the caliper with a gert file a few years ago so that the rolling shell would actually roll...
It *can* be done, but I'm not sure I'd want to drive on the wheels.
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We were both wrong.
I, being U.S. and only having worked on Mk I and early Mk II cars was right...for early wheels.
He, being Canadian and only having worked on Mk III and later Minis was right...for the later cars.
I don't know when the changes were made. I do know that a few years ago when one day I went through all the non-S 3.5" wheels I had only about 1/2 of them would work with 7.5" discs.
Skyr., I'm betting that if the 3.5s on your '61 are original, they will not fit 7.5" discs.
Now, whether you could do some filing on the calipers that would allow the 3.5s to work, that's another story.
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I have never been able to find a set of standard Mini wheels that will work with S discs.... you’ll be able to bolt them on but the discs interferes with the inside of the wheel preventing it from rotating.
Cheers, Ian
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I had thought that regular 3.5 steelies may have issues going over 7.5" calipers. ( not S 3.5" of course )
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The OZ window van had 8.4s & 12s when I bought it. I think the 12s are OK on the LWB and appropriate for my use of this Mini. It has NOT required any modification to the arches.
However, I will be using the Mini Spares Special Tuning 4.5"x10" wheels with Cooper S offset on the '61 Countryman...eliminating any need for flairs.
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Stay with the 10's you will thank yourself later.
If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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It seems there is minimal difference between the 5.5x12 and the 5x12...
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165/70/10 = 19.1 tall x 6.5 wide
165/60/12 = 19.8 tall x 6.5 wide
or a 12" is .70 taller less than 3/4"total or less than 3/8" taller at the top/front/back.
You can be the judge in regards to performance, looks, fit.
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12" wheels on a Mk1 imo just look wrong, as they do on an Elf or a Hornet. At 5½" wide you're running the risk of rubbing on full lock, and both will require arches.
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