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I think I'm gonna go 16" BBS RGF rather than 17" RGR on my incoming MCS. Why? Cost. Weight (RGFs only 12.8 lbs each!), and looks. Pretty good reasons. But! The tire choices in stock size (195/55/16) are horrible. I need a good summer NON-RFT tire. There are much better choices in 205/50/16. Can I run that size without issue? Offset is 35mm, which sounds like a fair amount of poke. Thanks for any tips/insight.
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'10 MCS "Jethro". All PW, aero kit, carbon black lounge leather, anthracite h/l, Cream White c/l, convenience, cold weather, xenon, rear fogs, nav, h/k sound, white turns, H&R touring cup kit, BBS LM's (aka "Let's Motor"), Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2's. '07 Z4M Coupe, bone stock.
I'm running Kuhmo ASX 215/50-16s, same height as the 195/55s, but about 3/4" wider.
__________________ 2010 MCSa CR/CR,Cloth Interior,Xenons, Anthracite Interior,Alarm,Heated Mirrors, Rear Fogs. Tinted,Sport Tips, a lot of JCW stuff,NM heatshield, DOS stuff, wrapped HL and TL rings. Kuhmo 215/50s on 16x7 Konigs.
205 50 16 and 205 55 16 have both worked good on my car with no rubbing issues
__________________ Burn-em upus asphaltus,04 MCS Indi Blue, Auto Climate Control,Cruise,Heated Seats, Nav,JCW Carbon Fiber shift knob, Blue LED Speedo and Tach, Front and Rear Fog lights, Sports Package with DSC, M7 Air Diverter, 15% Helix Pulley, Helix CAI, Aero Grill, 17 inch Rota RBs in Hyperblack
205/50-16 work fine. My current favorite is the Michelin PE2.
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Serial MINI owners (keep 2), Shawn: 08 Cooper-S (DS/B with red cloth/leather interior). Tristan: 07 Cooper (LB/W with blue cloth/leather interior). Quentin: 05 Cooper-S (PH/W). Our first: 04 Cooper (Indi Blue/White)
If you want an extreme performance tire you could try the Dunlop Direzza in 205/50/16. They're not a high mileage tire but they are around 100 bucks at tire rack. I've got about 13,000 miles on my current set but over 20 auto-x events at this point and they are probably going to go at least another 3 or 4 events.
Burn-em upus asphaltus ,04 MCS Indi Blue, Auto Climate Control,Cruise,Heated Seats, Nav,JCW Carbon Fiber shift knob, Blue LED Speedo and Tach, Front and Rear Fog lights, Sports Package with DSC, M7 Air Diverter, 15% Helix Pulley, Helix CAI, Aero Grill, 17 inch Rota RBs in Hyperblack
