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They are Miro wheels btw. BBS LM knock offs.
Before I trimmed and lowered it more. haha
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Before I trimmed and lowered it more. haha
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Oh, thanks for the correction,
Mini Fireman, is this your car! how much is it lowered?
Suppose I don't want to deal with the rubbing issue and play with camber (other than added camber from lowering springs), would going with a set of 205-40-17 with those wheels clear the fenders.
...I used to spend lots of time on my cars for custom fitting stuff etc, but now, 'car time' is less available, that's why I would like to find a near bolt on setup.
Thanks.
BTW the car is a R50
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Oh, thanks for the correction,
Mini Fireman, is this your car! how much is it lowered?
Suppose I don't want to deal with the rubbing issue and play with camber (other than added camber from lowering springs), would going with a set of 205-40-17 with those wheels clear the fenders.
...I used to spend lots of time on my cars for custom fitting stuff etc, but now, 'car time' is less available, that's why I would like to find a near bolt on setup.
Thanks.
BTW the car is a R50
Mini Fireman, is this your car! how much is it lowered?
Suppose I don't want to deal with the rubbing issue and play with camber (other than added camber from lowering springs), would going with a set of 205-40-17 with those wheels clear the fenders.
...I used to spend lots of time on my cars for custom fitting stuff etc, but now, 'car time' is less available, that's why I would like to find a near bolt on setup.
Thanks.
BTW the car is a R50
The 215/40's are already stretched a decent amount to fit. Going to a 205 probably won't help much. TBH, it doesn't rub enough to matter. If you are concerned about rubbing then I'd probably suggest you stick with a more conservative fitment closer to OEM.
If you want to research what will fit then I'd suggest starting with this thread.
Edit: Not the best pic, but you can see how they fit here...
Last edited by Mini Fireman; 06-17-2010 at 08:29 AM.
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Sort of. It's my wife's MINI. I just mod it and drive it occasionally. It's pretty much as low as the Cross coils can be spun down (adjusted to even up the height).
The 215/40's are already stretched a decent amount to fit. Going to a 205 probably won't help much. TBH, it doesn't rub enough to matter. If you are concerned about rubbing then I'd probably suggest you stick with a more conservative fitment closer to OEM.
If you want to research what will fit then I'd suggest starting with this thread.
The 215/40's are already stretched a decent amount to fit. Going to a 205 probably won't help much. TBH, it doesn't rub enough to matter. If you are concerned about rubbing then I'd probably suggest you stick with a more conservative fitment closer to OEM.
If you want to research what will fit then I'd suggest starting with this thread.
Funny coincidence, the Mini that I'm modding is also my wife's car, and it is also PW
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Yep they're Rota MCs with 3mm spacers up front. I'm running Bilstein PSS9s and clearance is really tight. While test fitting without the spacers the tires just barely cleared the locking rings. I didn't bother to check clearance with the rim and the strut for whatever reason but even with the 3mm spacer there isn't much space. For reference, I can slide my house key through that gap. My guess is there was 0-1mm of clearance with the strut (without the spacer). I'll double check for you when I adjust the front coils this weekend.
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Yep they're Rota MCs with 3mm spacers up front. I'm running Bilstein PSS9s and clearance is really tight. While test fitting without the spacers the tires just barely cleared the locking rings. I didn't bother to check clearance with the rim and the strut for whatever reason but even with the 3mm spacer there isn't much space. For reference, I can slide my house key through that gap. My guess is there was 0-1mm of clearance with the strut (without the spacer). I'll double check for you when I adjust the front coils this weekend.