Has anyone put R84 16" V-Spoke Wheels on a R56 MCS? In another thread in the Wheels and Tires forum a GP owner said that he had them on his GP with the same brakes so it should fit a R56. I have an opportunity to buy a set and before I do a wheel swap to check I thought I would see if anyone has run them here.

Greg

 

 

Looks excellent, but the car in the photo is an R53 MCS, no? Question is: Will they fit on the NEW R56 MC's or MCS's? Probably a dumb newbie question, but have to ask, 'cause I love them!.

Also, does anyone know if there's an aftermarket company doing R84 knockoffs (ASA, Konig, etc...)? I'd love to get a set with some performance rubber on them for the summer months.

 

Hmmm, I may sell my R84 16"V-spokes...not sure of that yet.

 

Keep me in mind, and shoot me a private message if you do.... I just might bite on that lure!

 

Will do!

 

FINALLY, I can say "YES" to the question!

Here is a photo of my '08 MC with R84 wheels on and ready to roll! I bought new tires (Bridgestone Potenza 195-55-16) and TPM sensors as well from Discount Tire. They mounted 'em up in about an hour, and I was motoring again!

So (at least for the Cooper; the jury is still technically out for the Cooper S) the final answer is that the R84 V-spokes WILL fit on the new R56 MC!

Case closed!

 

Dont think they will the S, because R56 S has JCW brakes, and the S was given larger lug bolts in MY 2006, so the old R84s would not fit. That's why the R84 was NOT an S OEM wheel from 2006 on; too bad because I love em. Check with yr service advisor about this.

 

That looks great, a blend of old and new! Fantastic!

 

I believe you are incorrect. R84 wheels were the standard 16 inch wheel on all 2006 MCS'. In the photo in post #2 what you see is a MINI GP. It most certainly does have JCW brakes & 14mm lug bolts. I'd bet 5 bucks they will fit an R56.

dhoosee your MINI looks great!

 

I'll believe it when someone posts a pic of a actual R56 with R84 wheels. In the interim, y're saying there are 12mm and 14mm lug R84s? The R84s on my R53 are most certainly 12mm.

BTW those R84s make for the classiest looking GP Ive ever seen. what a huge improvement!

 

I'm thinking that both the 12mm & 14mm lugs will fit the R84.

Call Jason at Classic & have him check if there are two part numbers for that wheel. One for 12mm & one for 14mm, I'd be very surprised if there were more than one.

 

The case may noy be closed. There's a difference between pre 5/06 and post 5/06 production wheels. I'm not sure exactly what was changed. Is it known which the one's in the photo are?

 

The difference & the change at that time was the switch to 14mm lug bolts from the previous 12mm lug bolt.

The jury is still out if the wheels are different. My guess is no.

 

Thank you kindly, Sequence! I love the look too.

BTW, I'm riding on Bridgestone Potenza radials (no run-flats) and they are GREAT tires for straight up motoring and some mildly agressive driving. Much more forgiving in ride and quiet than my old rock-hard Conti RF's.

I would highly recommend these tires to anyone that does simple around town or highway driving, yet still wants to get a little frisky in the turns. Never really liked Bridgestones, but so far, I'm sold on these! Inexpensive too...only paid $95 or so per tire, though each TPM sensor was $70 or so. Stupid-as*ed laws for TPMS! I'd prefer checking them myself for free with a good ol' fashioned tire gauge.

 

OK - So right now - they will NOT fit a 2007+ MCS