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Hap, If I am not mistaken, those very same wheels are now sitting in my garage with some nice 175/70x13 Michelins, waiting to be fitted to ncbugeye, when I can get a few minutes, my youngest son got his Life Scout yesterday and inducted into the Order of the Arrow today.

Needless to say I can completely confirm and support Hap's view of these wheels. They are very nicely made and at least as clean and well-finished as real Minilites, at a comfortably lower price.

Ok, I'm a Brit, and a turncoat - they don't have "Made in UK" stamped on them. Sadly not much does any more.
 
Thanks for all the wheel info. Wow great information. I will at some point restore a set of original wheels, but for now go with a more modern look. My sprite sits beside my 2004 mini copper S and needs to look a little modern for those late night peaks just before bed. I think I may have a problem. The superlites will almost match my MCS wheels, I like the look. I must PM Hap.Now any ideas how I can hide them from my wife. How about I need new wheels for safety.
Thanks for the help,
Phil
 
Well in my case the solution was to get her to buy them for me...
 
ncbugeye said:
Well in my case the solution was to get her to buy them for me...
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That's the best solution to have Chris. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif
Mind you getting some one else to buy for you works for me too. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
One other thing,at least you can stamp yourself as "Made in UK"

Stuart. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif
 
Received my superlite wheels from Hap last week. They are beautiful. I mounted BF Goodrich 175/70/13 on the rims. They fit, not much clearance between the rear leaf springs and tire, only a quarter of an inch. Still a month or two away from a highway drive. So no real test.
Thanks Hap, your suggestion and advice was once again a good one. Very busy today and then off to work for 4 days so I doubt if I will get a chance to photo the car with Haps amazing wheels, I will try
Phil
 
I was under the impression that you could not put these style wheels on a square arch... so, would this be done for a knock-off style hub (w/out converting to lugs)?
 
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