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

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Old 02-01-2010, 05:01 PM
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Anyone running rotas?

I was lookin at some of these, and the ones im thinking of getting are 17x7.5 +40. However, they have +45 and +48 available as well. Currently I'm running stock suspension but will be upgrading sometime in the future. What I'm wondering is, will I have a problem running those rims now? Would I be better off getting a different size, or perhaps wait until I have more room to play with ride height, camber, etc. once I get upgraded suspension? Thanks guys!
 
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Old 02-01-2010, 05:39 PM
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IMO the +40 is the best bet of the 3. With a 7.5in wide wheel, even with the +40 offset, you'll still have LESS clearance on the inside. When I did my coils, my stock wheels/tires were rubbing on the front struts pretty bad. That was with OEM 16x6.5 +48 wheels with 195/55/16 tires.

Thats just my 2¢

Maybe someone who is actually running this size/offset will be able to shed more light.
 
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Old 02-01-2010, 06:49 PM
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before i switched to my rims now which are 17x7.5 +40, i was running on 17x7.5 +45 with 215/40 tires & lowered on BC coilovers. the clearance with the front strut was about 3-4mm if i remember correctly
 
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