I basically agree. Although Ryan told me before I installed them that the handling difference was so minimal that he would not be able to tell the difference on a blind test. With the 12 and 15's I'm running I would agree with him. Looks more aggressive and your car gets dirtier quicker!

 

Were can I buy the spacers for the JCW ? 12 in front and back ? are they cheap ?

 

OutMotoring....it's where I bought mine.

http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-coop...el_spacer.html

 

We have some kits here now, with correct length bolts , full kits. And then the spacers on there own.

Right below our wheel spacer test fit kit.

Gen 3 F56 / F55 5-20mm

https://www.ecstuning.com/Mini-2014-Cooper-F56-S-3_Door-B48A20A/Wheels/Spacers/

 

I have a question for you all. I have a 2015 Cooper S that I just lowered using the new Craven Speed lowering springs. My car has the R506 18's with Pilot SS. I have too much tuck in the front and rear. I was thinking of doing a 5mm front and 10mm rear. Thoughts??

Thanks

 

Not enough. U will need at least 6mm & 15mm.

 

+1 most are doing the smaller in the front and ~15 in the rear just on stock ride height.

 

So would you say with the drop I have now with a 5mm front and 12.5 rear would be fine?

 

Sure.

I have JCW pro coilover's set a max. lowered ride height & still have some tuck with my spacer set up. Although i have oem 205's still.

 

Thanks. I went with a 5 front and 10 rear as i have 215's on mine.

 

Yea, great, post up after install.

 

I will. BTW I ordered from you guys, ECS and they already shipped!

 

Thanks for the order. Yep , we are fast.

 

Did you lower your MINI as well?

 

Yes,

JCW Pro coilovers at lowest setting.

 

One of the best looking MINI's on this forum! (or any for that matter!)

If I mod my JCW you can bet I'll go similar to this....and definitely go with the 235/35/18 tires, as that diameter matches stock! Wide tires make the car look so much better imo...love the F56 but those 205 tires are indeed wimpy!

Cheers,

John

 

i just installed 15mm all around on my cooper s. i should be doing the drop this weekend with NM springs. the rear is perfect, the front is a little wide. I will see how it looks after the drop. If it is still too wide, i will get some smaller spacers for the front. I have 215's also...

+1 for ecs, super quick shipment of my stuff!

 

You are welcome.

 

Forgive me if I sound like a noob because I really know nothing about aftermarket products and coming from an R56, I thought it didn't need to be pushed out. Now that I got my F56 JCW, the wheels aren't flushed enough to my liking. Is there a reason you went 6/15 instead of making it 15/15? The front wheels do seem to jut out more compared to the rear. I've even read this one guy put 20/20 and I'm not sure if that's an overkill. Does it just depend on what you want it to look like?

Also, whatever size I choose, would a wheel swap effect how much it juts out? I'm going to switch to a winter set once it it gets cold would those spacers effect it? I guess what I'm asking is what's the safest route to go.

 

The wheel spacers were selected for the oem wheels.

I use them for the winter only.

The rest of the year its 18x8's . No spacers needed.

 

Nice! Looks really good!

 

OK. Thanks for the info!

 

I have 18 X 8 wheels. The rear seems to have more of a tuck than the front. I have a 4 door so not sure if there's a difference with 2 doors. I am considering 18x8.5 for rears if I ever get another set of wheels.

 

13mm spacer up front & 15mm rear perfect fit, on OEM cup wheels with NM springs

The reason I went with those sizes is because these are hub centric. You need at least 10mm to get the hub centric ring on a spacer

It seems like the rear could even come out a little more... 1-2mm... (look at the shadow first pic)

Akata spacer MB513

hub centric 66.6 bore extended bolts