im real undecided about wheels, but ive narrowd it down to two.

18x8 Superturismo WRC White Painted


OR

18x8 SP10 Matte black ( hyper black shown )


does anyone have these or know about these wheels? if anyones does or has any info, id appreciate it to the max.

thhanks

 

I personally like the White OZ's for a Blue/White MINI and I know that OZ makes top of the line wheels so you will pay a pretty penny for them. I'm more of a fan of black wheels on MINI's that have black roofs.

 

yea good point about the white and blue combo! the OZ's are like $330 or around there... the black ones are pretty cool too but i think im getting closer to making my choice!

thanks a bunch!!

 

They're both pretty heavy, if you're trying to reduce unsprung weight 18's aren't the way to go. I'm pretty sure both of those wheels weight in excess of 22 lbs each.

 

the O.Z.s are 21 without tires and the Motegis are 19 i think. would u suggest 17"?

 

what about 18" OZ Ultraleggera's

 

Both look fantastic and weigh less than the stock setup. Are they super light? No.

I saw a set of Motegi SP10s on a car at AMVIV and they looked good.

The STs from OZ are stout and make the car look rallye-esque.

 

thanks for your input!

 

The white ones! Just find something less than the stock weight though so you get dual benefit. Bling and Zing!

 

does anyone know how much stock rims weigh? usualy?

 

I've also heard that OZ makes amazing quality wheels. If I were to get wheels for my MINI, it would probably be OZ.

-Cody

 

16" OZ UL's = 14.5lbs...17"= 16.0lbs...18"= 17.0lbs.

 

awesome thank u everyone, im getting closer to getting my OZs

 

Ultraleggera's will be lighter, but likely more expensive. It depends on what you're trying to do, I run 14 lb 16's on my car for the track. On the street it doesn't really matter that much, but you'll notice a difference between 21 lb wheels and 14 lb wheels. 1 lb of unsprung weight is like 10+ lbs of sprung weight.

I'd try to stay under 17 lbs or so if you have any intention of driving your car agressively. Alta has a set of wheels called Konig Feathers that are fairly light (15-16 lbs I believe). $160 is dirt cheap for a 15 lb wheel.

 

Depends on the wheels. Stock S-Lites weight 26 lbs.

Great website:
http://www.wheelweights.net/

 

The Ultraleggera's that replace the slightly lighter Superleggera's are great. They're durable, look nice, and light as hell. I got a great deal on them as well, so I have no complaints .

 

i dont really have intentions to race or drive aggressively.. so thats why im leaning twords the 18x8 Superturismo in white , but i have a problem... will black 18x8 ultraleggeras look good on a hyper blue mini with white roof? too bad they don't make the ultralegeras in white! thats the only thing holding me back form getting anything other than white at the moment

 

I'm sure they would....but keep in mind, white wheels will needed to be cleaned every few days or you'll probably get caked-on dust, and that wouldn't be good! I know my MINI likes to shed a lot of dust...so just be aware.

-Cody

 

I hate black wheels, so i'm not the person to ask. With a blue/white car I'd go for white wheels. I just bought a set of white Kosei K1's for the street (Keeping my Ultraleggera's for the track). Just make sure you run dustless brake pads or you'll be cleaning your wheels every day or two though.

You can get the Ultraleggera's powder coated in white. Shouldn't be more than $60-90 a wheel.

The Superturismo's look good, but going from 26 lb wheels to 21 lb wheels doesn't seem like it has any point to me. I'm performance oriented though, sounds like your motivations are purely aesthetic.

Like I said before though, I highly recommend going to a ceramic brake pad if you're going to get white wheels, you'll hate them very quickly with the stock pads.

Carbotech Bobcat's are a great choice.

 

all good points! now I'm leaning towards the black ultraleggeras or the matte black SP-10... which are like 20 bucks cheaper the the superturismo... i guess black wheels with a white roof doesn't look to to bad anymore.... i did photoshops of the car with the wheels in my gallery.. thanks everyone.. ill keep everyone updated

 

all these inputs on your thread are helping me too

 

woo... I like the white one~

 

I'm kinda confused here. Why are you getting new wheels? The wheels you have look cool to me . Unless you are going for lighter weight.

 

well the wheels in the picture are fake and there photoshhopped lol, so thas why im wanting new wheels..


p.s. i got ure car pic and im going to start working on it tomorrow ASAP

 

doh... i'm kinda old, thought the wheels in your sig. were what you already had