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MINI does not officially approve of using X-Lite wheels with JCW brakes, but it has been done successfully. There may be enough manufacturing variance in individual cars and wheels that it could be an issue. Here they are on a GP, with no spacers.
they will fit but you will have clearance issues with wheel weights. i have the same wheels and have done alot of looking to find the correct answer here. most people ive talked to ( not many have JCW brakes on 16" x-lites ) shave the wheel weights other wise you can scuff the paint off the caliper.
BTW RKW, looking good
In JCW catalog is also written, that such brakes will fit SOME 16 inch original wheels.
The wheel that your looking for is the R-94 Bridge Spoke 16x6.5 ET 48 @20.9 lbs.
It's 3.3 lbs heavier than the x-lites and approved for the JCW brakes.
You could just have the weights mounted closer to the inside of the wheel.
mb
That may not be the best idea. by moving the weight inside of the rim further you are not really truly balancing and are approaching a static balance which is garbage. a static balance means that the wheel is balanced when not in motion ( like the old style bubble balancing ), a dynamic balance is the best balance for a rim/tire in motion and becomes more and more important the wider the wheel is.
static balancing can result in 1st order vibrations which isnt a fun rife at all unless you stick to city driving.
by shaving the wheel weights ( i know its a PITA ) but you get a much better ride and a truer balance.
Thats funny, the same GP0019 moved to California and kept the GP wheel on no problems at all. Temporary, move to Philly, PA and first thing I got a set of 17s. East Coast not as considerate to road upkeep, especially PA, as California is.
She's in storage
Bringing this thread back from the dead to help future searches, because it took me forever to find a definitive answer. R84 X-lite wheels will fit over JCW brakes on the R53. Here are some pics. There is about a penny's thickness of clearance between the caliper and the wheel weight.
Bringing this thread back from the dead to help future searches, because it took me forever to find a definitive answer. R84 X-lite wheels will fit over JCW brakes on the R53. Here are some pics. There is about a penny's thickness of clearance between the caliper and the wheel weight.
It is good that you clarified, but it was answered 05-19-2008, 03:26 AM with the picture of that GP sitting on X-lites
Definitely got to watch those weights...that would make me very worried.
