F55/F56 Weight of 15" Heli Spoke wheels
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I agree it's not the greatest, but until somebody comes up with some lightweight 15" wheels for these cars it might be the only alternative, unless I opt for 16s which I really don't want to do.
Why did they have to change the hubs from 4- to 5-bolt?! I've got 7 nice Kosei K4rs from my R56 that won't work on the new car.
Why did they have to change the hubs from 4- to 5-bolt?! I've got 7 nice Kosei K4rs from my R56 that won't work on the new car.
Yea, new design on the wheel hub to 5x112. They wanted to go to the 5 lug design.
Some aftermarket ones here from NM Engineering , pretty light for the size.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Mini-2014-Cooper-F56-S-3_Door-B48A20A/Wheels/Aftermarket_Alloys/
Yea, thats a pretty light wheel for a 15", when we get one in , I will have the real world wight figures.
Some aftermarket ones here from NM Engineering , pretty light for the size.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Mini-2014-Cooper-F56-S-3_Door-B48A20A/Wheels/Aftermarket_Alloys/
Yea, thats a pretty light wheel for a 15", when we get one in , I will have the real world wight figures.
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When we get one in "Genuine MINI" we will post the weight. Thanks
The NM engineering wheels are currently in 18"s
The NM engineering wheels are currently in 18"s
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I know the suffering of shopping for track wheels for this car...been there and agonized way too long on the subject. I ended up with 17" OZ Alleggeritas with 215/45 sticky rubber.
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ever heard of mercedes "clk lightweights"?
They are 16x7 ET37 and weigh 13lbs. The only issue is they take a M12 stud/bolt and our cars take M14. There are stud kits on the market which are made for this but then you have to source lug nuts...
it's a cool idea and I almost did it but just found a bargain on my OZ so I didn't.
They are 16x7 ET37 and weigh 13lbs. The only issue is they take a M12 stud/bolt and our cars take M14. There are stud kits on the market which are made for this but then you have to source lug nuts...
it's a cool idea and I almost did it but just found a bargain on my OZ so I didn't.
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