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s15gma
29th December 2007, 06:59 PM
Before i go buying an R56, can my 18" TSW alloys fit from an R53 to a new one?? Please help me quick!!!

Cheers!!

Gemma :confused: :confused: :confused:

Sweeney
29th December 2007, 07:03 PM
They SHOULD fit no problem at all, as i think they kept the offsets etc the same in order that the current wheels would fit should they purchase them

AndyP & Lenore
29th December 2007, 07:16 PM
Don't know about aftermarket wheels, but I've seen R105's and R95's (both 18") on R56's.

A.;)

Sweeney
29th December 2007, 07:18 PM
A selection of r50/r53 wheels don't fit as the brakes are bigger on the r56, all r56 fit r50/r53 though.

18" won't have a problem with brakes, so if they fit fine with no rubbing on your current mini they should be fine on the new one, if theres a bit of rubbing etc nothing a spacer or two can't fix

markyc
29th December 2007, 07:43 PM
Gemma

I found that a set of alloys that i had fitted to my last Coop (18'' Titan Chaos) didn't fit the R56 as they 'stuck out' past the wheel arches making the car 'too wide' :o

Best of luck with the TSW's :D ;)

Craig
29th December 2007, 08:20 PM
Gemma, I would do a "test fit" on an R56 to make sure....

I think if you asked myself and Marky nicely, we could do a quick swap over of one of your wheels onto his car to check.. :)

would have to check with him tomorrow, but can't see if being a problem. :cool:

vintageb3
30th December 2007, 01:51 AM
A selection of r50/r53 wheels don't fit as the brakes are bigger on the r56, all r56 fit r50/r53 though.

I recently read that the current standard brakes on the R56 are the same as the WORKS brakes sold for the R53.

Maybe this helps in some way with the porblem...

mark