5" x 10" minilite wheels cooper s offset

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5" x 10" minilite wheels cooper s offset

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Looking through the minilite website I noticed they do a 5 x 10" wheel with 's' offset.
Does this mean you can run this particular type of wheel without arch extensions???
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Re: 5" x 10" minilite wheels cooper s offset

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Not legally.
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So they do stick out beyond the arches??? Grp2 arches would be required?
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Yup.
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Re: 5" x 10" minilite wheels cooper s offset

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So with a 165 tyre width what would be the difference between a 4.5 and a 5" offset minilite. The tyre width stays the same so protrusion shouldn't be much different...right???
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Re: 5" x 10" Minilite wheels Cooper S offset

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In the days of the original magnesium Minilites they did offer a 5" rim with Cooper S offset (or should that be inset?) which did not require arches.

I think 251ENG has a couple.
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