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Does this wheel sound like a Mini's?
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Does this wheel sound like a Mini's? -
05-22-2005
, 09:28 AM
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To try and avoid a wasted trip, can anyone advise if my existing wheels sound like a Mini's? They are 10", with 145R10 tyres, and are secured by 4 studs, on what look like 4" centres. Does that sound right? My trailer is on a mini sub frame. Just checked,-tyres are 145r-10. |
Sounds like the right ones.
DaveK.
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To try and avoid a wasted trip, can anyone advise if my existing wheels sound like a Mini's? They are 10", with 145R10 tyres, and are secured by 4 studs, on what look like 4" centres. Does that sound right? My trailer is on a mini sub frame. Just checked,-tyres are 145r-10. 4 stud wheels at 3" centres- but it's 4" across. Sounds like the right ones. |
Mini wheeled trailers. Can't remember why though...
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To try and avoid a wasted trip, can anyone advise if my existing wheels sound like a Mini's? They are 10", with 145R10 tyres, and are secured by 4 studs, on what look like 4" centres. Does that sound right? My trailer is on a mini sub frame. Just checked,-tyres are 145r-10. 4 stud wheels at 3" centres- but it's 4" across. Sounds like the right ones. |
the trailer and checked with them; they confirmed it was indeed built
with Mini wheels.
Today I spent about an hour on the phone trying to track a Mini wheel
down; they are evidently quite hard to come by these days. Drove half
way across the county to the scrappy who had one, taking care to take an
existing wheel with me. Compared this side-by-side with the scrappy's
wheel, and although the diameter/hubs/stud positions etc matched, the
recess on the hub clearly didn't.
Scratched head, and phoned back the Trailer Guy. "Oh", he says. "So
are both sides of the wheel hub flat?" "Yes." "Ah, well, I mustn't
have used Mini wheels, those are trailer wheels. Sorry."
B*****ks.
David
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davek wrote: To try and avoid a wasted trip, can anyone advise if my existing wheels sound like a Mini's? They are 10", with 145R10 tyres, and are secured by 4 studs, on what look like 4" centres. Does that sound right? My trailer is on a mini sub frame. Just checked,-tyres are 145r-10. 4 stud wheels at 3" centres- but it's 4" across. Sounds like the right ones. Thanks for that. In fact, eventually I tracked down the firm that built the trailer and checked with them; they confirmed it was indeed built with Mini wheels. Today I spent about an hour on the phone trying to track a Mini wheel down; they are evidently quite hard to come by these days. Drove half way across the county to the scrappy who had one, taking care to take an existing wheel with me. Compared this side-by-side with the scrappy's wheel, and although the diameter/hubs/stud positions etc matched, the recess on the hub clearly didn't. Scratched head, and phoned back the Trailer Guy. "Oh", he says. "So are both sides of the wheel hub flat?" "Yes." "Ah, well, I mustn't have used Mini wheels, those are trailer wheels. Sorry." B*****ks. David |
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"Lobster" <davidlobsterpot601 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:7Wske.2356$c4.1963 (AT) newsfe3-win (DOT) ntli.net... davek wrote: To try and avoid a wasted trip, can anyone advise if my existing wheels sound like a Mini's? They are 10", with 145R10 tyres, and are secured by 4 studs, on what look like 4" centres. Does that sound right? My trailer is on a mini sub frame. Just checked,-tyres are 145r-10. 4 stud wheels at 3" centres- but it's 4" across. Sounds like the right ones. Thanks for that. In fact, eventually I tracked down the firm that built the trailer and checked with them; they confirmed it was indeed built with Mini wheels. Today I spent about an hour on the phone trying to track a Mini wheel down; they are evidently quite hard to come by these days. Drove half way across the county to the scrappy who had one, taking care to take an existing wheel with me. Compared this side-by-side with the scrappy's wheel, and although the diameter/hubs/stud positions etc matched, the recess on the hub clearly didn't. Scratched head, and phoned back the Trailer Guy. "Oh", he says. "So are both sides of the wheel hub flat?" "Yes." "Ah, well, I mustn't have used Mini wheels, those are trailer wheels. Sorry." B*****ks. David Have a look at Towsure. They have a range of wheels. You never know. |
i am sure they are the 10" minilites i had on a metro but removed due to
the tyres being hard to find.
I'll try and check over the weekend and if they are any use to you and
you live in or near Glasgow you can have them.
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sme
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On Tue, 24 May 2005 08:12:39 GMT and in uk.rec.cars.misc, Tim wrote.... "Lobster" <davidlobsterpot601 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message B*****ks. Have a look at Towsure. They have a range of wheels. You never know. I have 3 alloys in my old mans shed. I'll have a look to see the sizes as i am sure they are the 10" minilites i had on a metro but removed due to the tyres being hard to find. I'll try and check over the weekend and if they are any use to you and you live in or near Glasgow you can have them. |
dealer and invested in a brand new one. Ouch. But at least it fits!
David
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