Tires, Wheels, & Brakes Discussion about wheels, tires, and brakes for the new MINI.

To go 16 or Stay 17......

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Old 05-10-2008, 11:42 AM
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PChan your car is exactly like ours in color (except the wheels) !
It looks really good. I was wondering what the black wheels on a silver car would look.
Glad you are happy with the 16's. I'm still struggling with this issue.....
 
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Old 05-10-2008, 11:45 AM
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Oh I forgot to ask, are you running stock suspension?
 
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The difference between 16’s and 17’s is not huge. I like the look of the 17’s personally so that’s what I’m using for summer wheels. When I switched to the 17’s I was expecting a harsher ride but interestingly enough the ride got better than it was with the stock 15’s. So I guess tire selection is equally important to the Wheel diameter. We will be using the 15” rims for winter tires.

Kosie K1 TS Wheels 17"
Yokahama S.Drive Tires 205/45
 

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Hifi:
Yeah stock suspension. I think i'll wait till summer before I decide if I should go and do this:
http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-coop...speed_kit.html

But I have a feeling this will cause me to put in new suspension and I think there may a need to put in the stress bars front and rear >.<.

For the moment I'm happy with how she is, but looking at everyone else's rides want you to put more and more onto the car... I gotta stop reading!
 
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Originally Posted by pchan911
Hifi:
Yeah stock suspension. I think i'll wait till summer before I decide if I should go and do this:
http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-coop...speed_kit.html

But I have a feeling this will cause me to put in new suspension and I think there may a need to put in the stress bars front and rear >.<.

For the moment I'm happy with how she is, but looking at everyone else's rides want you to put more and more onto the car... I gotta stop reading!
yup...yup...yup
..it never,ever ends
I put this kit on a year ago.I told my wife that that was it for a while....yeah right....since then SSR wheels/khumos,header,custom tune,sway,plugs,springs.....so on.....
 

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