Tire brand for 16x8 +20 wheels...
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A search of tirerack.com in that size yields-
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...erformance=ALL
What are you going to use your MINI for? Street use only vs track, autocross, car shows?
What are your priorities? Comfort, handling and performance Dry vs Wet, long treadlife, strict budget, noise, appearance?
What is your weather like where you will be driving? Any cold weather less than 40 degrees?
Note that tire size fits rims 6.5-7.5" wide and is perfect for a 7" wide rim so as mentioned your fitment on the 16x8" will be a tire stretch. This automatically rounds out the shoulder treads due to the stretch and puts more stress on the sidewalls that have to function to support weight and resist flex under load and serve as treads to contact the road. For performance driving this would be the last thing you would want to do if given a choice. For car shows, it's done all the time. Note too that with so little tire your wide wheels will be prone or be at risk for curb rash. In addition a compromised sidewall is not going to be suited for bad roads so be careful or you can damage your rim, suspension or tire going over a pothole.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...erformance=ALL
What are you going to use your MINI for? Street use only vs track, autocross, car shows?
What are your priorities? Comfort, handling and performance Dry vs Wet, long treadlife, strict budget, noise, appearance?
What is your weather like where you will be driving? Any cold weather less than 40 degrees?
Note that tire size fits rims 6.5-7.5" wide and is perfect for a 7" wide rim so as mentioned your fitment on the 16x8" will be a tire stretch. This automatically rounds out the shoulder treads due to the stretch and puts more stress on the sidewalls that have to function to support weight and resist flex under load and serve as treads to contact the road. For performance driving this would be the last thing you would want to do if given a choice. For car shows, it's done all the time. Note too that with so little tire your wide wheels will be prone or be at risk for curb rash. In addition a compromised sidewall is not going to be suited for bad roads so be careful or you can damage your rim, suspension or tire going over a pothole.
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A search of tirerack.com in that size yields-
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...erformance=ALL
What are you going to use your MINI for? Street use only vs track, autocross, car shows?
What are your priorities? Comfort, handling and performance Dry vs Wet, long treadlife, strict budget, noise, appearance?
What is your weather like where you will be driving? Any cold weather less than 40 degrees?
Note that tire size fits rims 6.5-7.5" wide and is perfect for a 7" wide rim so as mentioned your fitment on the 16x8" will be a tire stretch. This automatically rounds out the shoulder treads due to the stretch and puts more stress on the sidewalls that have to function to support weight and resist flex under load and serve as treads to contact the road. For performance driving this would be the last thing you would want to do if given a choice. For car shows, it's done all the time. Note too that with so little tire your wide wheels will be prone or be at risk for curb rash. In addition a compromised sidewall is not going to be suited for bad roads so be careful or you can damage your rim, suspension or tire going over a pothole.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...erformance=ALL
What are you going to use your MINI for? Street use only vs track, autocross, car shows?
What are your priorities? Comfort, handling and performance Dry vs Wet, long treadlife, strict budget, noise, appearance?
What is your weather like where you will be driving? Any cold weather less than 40 degrees?
Note that tire size fits rims 6.5-7.5" wide and is perfect for a 7" wide rim so as mentioned your fitment on the 16x8" will be a tire stretch. This automatically rounds out the shoulder treads due to the stretch and puts more stress on the sidewalls that have to function to support weight and resist flex under load and serve as treads to contact the road. For performance driving this would be the last thing you would want to do if given a choice. For car shows, it's done all the time. Note too that with so little tire your wide wheels will be prone or be at risk for curb rash. In addition a compromised sidewall is not going to be suited for bad roads so be careful or you can damage your rim, suspension or tire going over a pothole.
I'll take a picture once everything is on the car.
thanks again!
David
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