'05 JustaCooper

Seat delete, seatbacks are heavy, but the seat is light and is good sound dampening. Plus, it's free! #wannaBgp

-Mods Update

So, I removed the seatbacks, spare, and rear wiper (cleaner look imo).
= 65lbs

Then, I changed out my stock 10 yr. old shocks for Bilstein B12 Pro Kit.
= Slightly lower, way stiffer, but ride quality is pretty much the same. Love the look, got rid of the wheel well gap!

Also, opted for a Militek cat back exhaust bc I wanted a some exhaust noise, but not super loud. I'm happy with it, purrs nicely, but not too much bark!! (To each his own on exhaust tho).

Way more fun to drive, stoked with my #r50!!

Next- wheels/tires!?? Enkei, Rita, or Sparco??? Budget friendly. Any thoughts?
16's or 17's??

 

Enkei wheels IMO are well made. Research all the various models and weights.

I have the PF01 in 17" on my 06 MCS in black.

 

Helpful wheel application guide:

http://new.minimania.com/Mini_Cooper...lication_Guide

Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.

 

I went 16x7 as the car is light and if you don't want buy tires every other year (or more) you'll need to get 240 UTQG or higher tread ware to keep that from happening. My summer tires are 240 UTQG. Too much tire contact patch and too little weight on that patch. Just my opinion and based mostly on gut feeling. I'd like to get 200 UTQG but then, even as summer tires only, I'd probably need tires every other year.


Go with the lightest wheel you can get. The difference between my 15x5.5 winter wheel/tires (about 30lbs per corner) and my 16x7 summer wheel/tires (40lbs total per corner) is huge according to my butt-dyno. My Panasports are beautiful, IMO, but kind if heavy for 16 inches - about 18lbs or 19lbs without tires I think. We don't have a lot of HP so un-sprung weight and over all weight over are king and queen here.