am I going to kick myself for not getting the 17 inch wheels?

 

no, you can always change them...are you more about looks or speed?

 

i have 17"s they look good but ride iffy

 

i am worried about the cost of replacement tires, the ride and the mushrooming effect which i feel the 17 inch wheels have a tendency to exacerbate.

Also i figure with a convertible, the extra cushion of a taller sidewall will help with the ride even more so and not transmit shockwaves to the body

 

16 inch wheels work fine for us, once we've replaced the runflats with real tires. A friend got a Cooper-S at the same time we did, he got 17" whees and the ride is quite harsh, over and above the runflat harshness.

 

alot of track guys prefer 16" or even 15" rims for the weight factor. I personally have 16"s and love them. PERSONALLY my favorite factory rims are the R90 cross spokes but man are they heavy.

 

I honestly prefer the car on 16's. It has both style and wieght savings over 17's.

but for some reason i luv webspokes and s lites.

 

+1...I had 17s but the ride was killing me. They looked sweet, but man if the road was not perfectly smooth it was not fun. So I switched back to 16s. That and ditching the runflats made a huge difference.

 

i really prefer the 16" 5spokes to the 17" slites

 

I have 17's with Minilites on my S and 16 OZ's on my Cooper. I like the ride of the 16's better. Tires are the Bridgestone Potenza RE01's on the S and Eagle-F1 GSD3's on the Cooper.

 

I have the X-lites and I've been very happy with them.

 

I ditched the run-flats more than a year ago. I still have 16's and picked up the SportMax002's with Falken Ziex 912's back in February. My rims are 16lbs each, and the Falken's are way lighter than the run-flats.

Ride comfort is improved substantially as well as handling. I used to have a 2002 MCS with the S-Lites and the run-flats. Definitely not as good as what I have now.

 

I have two sets of 16" wheels - the original 5-spokers that came with the sport package, and a second set of 7-spokers that I bought from a lister here, and like them both. I'm not sorry I didn't get 17s.

Zip

 

Dude, is it necessary to create multiple threads on the same subject, on the same day?

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=141435

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=141426

 

DUDE, is it necessary to criticize someone else for something that doesn't affect you or your car or your life or your wallet or ///

I was waiting for someone to prove my theory that there is always someone who has to beyotch.

And no, they aren't the same subject. stuff gets buried in some of the longer posts and never gets answered so thats why I did that.

 

don't worry, he already has like 3 threads about buying a car

 

16s rule. if I order a 2009 jcw I plan on changing out the 17s for 16s, if I can find ones that will fit

 

i'm actually going to ditch my 17" asa ar2's for 16" wheels. weight + price benefit + ride comfort = win win win situation. plus you can barely tell visually.

 

ican more than barely tell, because i am awesome
ima ditch my 17s as wel

 

I added a size bigger on the tires for my 17s , made the ride a lot smoother. just bought a new set of wheels...i stuck with 17s...most normal people cant tell the difference, but i sure can just by looks

 

I like the 16" wheels, they look just right to me, and the tires have some "give" which might help prevent the dreaded strut tower mushrooming.

 

I liked my 16" 7 Fins that came on my 'vert, but I did upgrade to R90s. My plan for replacement tires is either to go the NAM marketplace or go for the Kuhmos at $88 a piece and a goo kit. Also, I mean no offense, but you should have posted this (and previous threads) in the Cabrio section.

 

Why? This applies to all MINIs, does it not?

Zip

 

of course it does, but I believe that the ride affects the convertibles much more so and the benefit is more noticeable..

But no sweat, some people have to whine...

Thats it!! I will get a license plate that says WHINER

lol

 

maybe it's just me. but i had 17" r98's and bought the 16" 5-star r83's?
and the ride is SO much smoother even with the runflats on it..
but one thing that bugs me..is that when i turn it feels like the air in the tires are just going out while i turn..i feel as if the 17's turn way better
is it the dunlop sp's runflats? or is it just cause the tire wall is bigger?
i might be getting s-lites instead..only cause they look wayyy cooler once they're painted..sexy sexy