Could someone explain a wheel stop to me. The dealer told me that i might want to put them on, because i put a bigger wheel on the car. I'm going to put a 18 inch wheel on.. Don't know what that is????

 

It keeps you from turning your wheel to sharply. MINI recommends it for 18" wheels but I don't think it's absolutely necessary.

it'll hurt your turning radius.

 

you wont need it for 18's

 

I put 18"s on without the stops and haven't had ANY issues.

 

This is one of those things where that BMW arrogance got in the way of good common sense [and math].

It does not matter what diameter your wheels are [assuming they clear all your suspension and brake bits], and no factory or accessory wheel is "aggressive" enough in it's offset, backspacing, or width, to induce any sort of rubbing whatsoever as long as you use factory or accessory tire sizes. If you're running 18's, this means 205/40-18 with a 7" wheel in the range of 48-52mm offset. There is no bleeping reason to have steering angle limiters. BMW is not always right, and this is a perfect example of that. [Also, take a look at the new 7 series, OMG it's horrible looking!]

 

Thanks guys for all the info.. My Mini just got to Cali. today and hopefully they decided to work all day and get my car off the boat, so that it can get moving this way to WA. in the next couples of day. I figure i should see it by the 15th of the month..

 

I am quite fond of the new 7-series. Ah, well. I guess they are tending to us younger generations.

 

Where did this come from?

 

It came from my comment that BMW is not always right, LOL.