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Simple answer - NO
Stupid answer - You could use so-called wobble-bolts that would allow you to mount them up, but your safety and the safety of everyone around you on the road would be questionable at best.
Complicated answer - You can get an adapter plate made up that would bold to the hub, then give you lugs onto which the wheels would bolt up. These adapters work well and allow you to bolt up otherwise completely incompatible wheels - eg 5-bolt Porsche rims
The offset requirements are completely different though so you would have to go through a lot of math and custom engineering. I would be slightly concerned about additional loads that this inflicts, but I have seen this done.
Stupid answer - You could use so-called wobble-bolts that would allow you to mount them up, but your safety and the safety of everyone around you on the road would be questionable at best.
Complicated answer - You can get an adapter plate made up that would bold to the hub, then give you lugs onto which the wheels would bolt up. These adapters work well and allow you to bolt up otherwise completely incompatible wheels - eg 5-bolt Porsche rims
The offset requirements are completely different though so you would have to go through a lot of math and custom engineering. I would be slightly concerned about additional loads that this inflicts, but I have seen this done.
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You are looking for wheels that have bolt patterns of either-
4x100
or
4x100/4x114 (each hub has 8 holes so you can use either cars that use 4x100 or 4x114)
Then you have to select wheels that have the correct wheel offset.
For MINIs with stock suspension look for-
+38mm to +48mm offset
For lowered MINIs you have even less clearance space-
+42mm to +48mm offset
If you pick a wheel that is wider than about 7" which is stock for the MINI at 17x7 then you can adjust the offset a little for the change in width. The wider the rim beyond stock the less offset you want to keep the rim centered in the wheel well.
For example
Stock 15x5.5 has offset of +48mm
15x8 will need offset of at least +40mm for the front and +33mm for the rears just to clear suspension parts. Then you have to be sure not to get tires that are larger than stock sized at 24.3" or the wider tire can rub against the inner plastic liner in the rear wheel wells. This is especially true for any MINI that has been lowered.
You don't have to worry too much about offsets if you try to keep the rims close to about 7" wide.
Stock rims are 16x6.5 and 17x7 or 18x7.
4x100
or
4x100/4x114 (each hub has 8 holes so you can use either cars that use 4x100 or 4x114)
Then you have to select wheels that have the correct wheel offset.
For MINIs with stock suspension look for-
+38mm to +48mm offset
For lowered MINIs you have even less clearance space-
+42mm to +48mm offset
If you pick a wheel that is wider than about 7" which is stock for the MINI at 17x7 then you can adjust the offset a little for the change in width. The wider the rim beyond stock the less offset you want to keep the rim centered in the wheel well.
For example
Stock 15x5.5 has offset of +48mm
15x8 will need offset of at least +40mm for the front and +33mm for the rears just to clear suspension parts. Then you have to be sure not to get tires that are larger than stock sized at 24.3" or the wider tire can rub against the inner plastic liner in the rear wheel wells. This is especially true for any MINI that has been lowered.
You don't have to worry too much about offsets if you try to keep the rims close to about 7" wide.
Stock rims are 16x6.5 and 17x7 or 18x7.
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