Seeking help from wheel knowledgeable people, Im looking to get a set of wheels with low offset, what would be the lowest i can go without having stick too far out. would like to see some pics and some feedback
Thanks

 

Perfect, this is what I was hoping to see. Good thread start!

 

What is too far out?

Also what kind or width are you trying to run? A 9" wide wheel at et30 pokes the same as a 7 with et5. The 7 has a lower offset but you might not want such a skinny wheel sticking so far out.

You should look here, might give you some ideas: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...de-wheels.html

 

Can someone please help me... wil 17x9 et22 work on 2010 mimi clubman.. what size tires should be used.

THANKS

 

I am posting this for comparison reasons.

These are NM Engineering RSe05 wheels (17"x7.5", +45 offset) with 215/45-17 BFGoodrich g-Force Comp2 tires. Drop is 1.4". Camber is about -1. You will also notice that a BBK is installed. There ar no spacers used with this setup.

 

It could be made to work. There is an example very similar to this in the link I already posted.

 

what springs did you use? I plan on ordering these same wheels in a week and a half and ordered the NM engineering springs today.

 

I used the H&R springs since they gave me the 1.4" drop. NM springs are currently designed to give a 1.2" drop. Either way, there is no need for camber plates. I would recommend replacing the lower control arms when you lower the car. Sometime soon, I will be ordering a set of NM springs for my wife's 2010 MCS. I just want to close the wheelwell/tire gap a little bit. You cannot go wrong with NM. Good people and good stuff.

 

Help!!!

 

 

Still seeking help.... looking to get wheels soon but dont want to get them and i cant ues them, so CAN someone please HELP!!!!!

 

I cannot understand the fascination with a low offset. Let me ask you this, are you just wanting a big lip on the wheel and slamming the car to the ground, or do you want an appropriate wheel/tire combo (w/ proper offset) so the car will still handle like a MINI should? The reason I ask is that I abhor a MINI that is slammed with wheels that are too wide for the tires and camber is way out of spec. You can get a nice dropped (not slammed) look on a MINI with proper camber adjustment and still have nice wheels (w/ +40-+45 offset and 7.5"-8" wheel width) and properly sized tires. If you look at the stance of my car that I posted above, where are you headed with yours in comparison?

 

Would it also be "proper" for the OP to put many carbon fiber parts on his car that provide no weight or structural advantage? Please tell us more about what you think he should do with his car.

The OP has already stated pretty clearly what he wants. Wide wheels with low offset. I have not given a yes or no answer to that question because really its not that straight forward. There are many factors and a lot of information that would go into a well thought out decision to run 17x9 et22's. Much of it is discussed in the thread I posted.

I would never put 9" wide et22 wheels on my car but I'm certainly not going to try to tell him what to do with his.

 

I debated on whether to respond to your post or not. I lost and here it goes. I will only address the subject at hand and not your remarks about my car. The OP is searching for answers to something of which he has no clue about. He may be looking for something that will be more trouble than it is worth. That is why I am asking him to make a comparison to the setup on my car versus where he wants to be with his. If you noticed, nobody has posted pics of anything alse and I only posted mine for comparison purposes only. I want to give him something to think about. I am waiting to see where he leads us from here.

 

Thanks for the help. i did a test fit today and that setup will not, I should have known because my last set was 18x7.5 with et38 and they were right at the fender.

 

Here is an older pic of my MINI when I had 18x8 wheels (+45 offset) and 215/35-18 tires. The stance is nearly identical to my current setup with 17s.

 

What suspension set up are you running?

 

H&R Sport Springs (1.4" drop) w/ factory Sport Suspension shocks
NM Engineering Titanium Lower Control Arms
NM Engineering Adjustable 22mm Rear Sway Bar
NM Engineering Adjustable Rear Sway bar links

The overall handling of the car is superb.

 

Damn I was hoping you were running coilovers because I am about to put some KW V2s on my MINI and am thinking about getting those NM wheels and wanted to see if I might need spacers.

 

You should not need spacers. The +45 offset is ideal. However, I would call NM and talk to Jerry to confirm.

1-800-423-3623 then press 1

Bear in mind, these wheels were engineered just for the MINI. One thing they did was provide more than ample room for a BBK.

 

I am going to go ahead and get them because I am about 2hr from them and can just go and pick them up.

 

From everything I have read you will probably need a 10mm spacer with KWs and a 7.5" et45. The KW shock bodies are a larger diameter then the stock shocks.

Some info here: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...you-using.html

 

See Jerry when you get there and tell him that you saw the wheels on "Tackleberry" on NAM. He would be glad to know that.

James

 

Also would like to see some wheels with some low offset.......