Car: 2006 Mini Cooper S (stock springs)

Rota Slipstreams
Size: 15x7.5
Offset: +40mm
Center Bore: 56.1mm
Tires: 225/45/15 Hankook Z212 RS2's


Volk TE37
Size: 17x7.5
Offset: +40mm
Center Bore: 56.1mm
Tires: 205/45R17 or 215/45R17 Bridgestone RE-01R's

Should I worry about rubbing? Will I need spacers?

Thanks!

 

mitchman, it's close..

i have kosei 15x7 (so, narrower rim - a little) - they are 38mm, not 40mm
i have camber plates (so the strut towers are inwards 3/4" approx)
i have coil overs, and the ride height is more than 1" lower than stock
on the back, i have lower ctl arms, and running 1 deg neg only

the toughest clearance is front inner sidewall to strut body, in that case i have 1/4" (my little finger will fit in that gap, squeezed a bit)

the 2nd toughest clearance is rear outer shoulder to fender lining, and in that case it's damned close, and with enough weight i could get it rubbing

they have the same external dimensions as a Hoosier 205/50-15, but are slightly narrower at their widest point on the sidewall

they are slightly smaller in diameter, and .4" wider at the tread than the 205/50-15 Falken Azenis, same sidewall width

i think my mods made the clearances tougher (rear track increase, and less ride height all around)

but your results may vary, and i sure understand it's a $500 roll of the dice

 

I currently have 235/40/17 Yokohama Neova's on SSR Comps 17x7.5, the car is slammed to the max to where I cannot even get a regular sized Harbor Freight jack under it, so, I ordered the small one. There is some rubbing, but, nothing bad enough to where things are getting torn up, its purely cosmetic rubbage. If the car was raised up a bit, it would be fine. I have about 2.5 degree's of negative camber up front, that helps with outside clearance. I am not sure that 2.5 degree's is optimal on the Neova's or not, we are going to test closer to 2.9 or so in a few weeks. Oh, with my KW Competition 2-way coilovers, with the spring perch all the way to the top with the correct length spring to allow for inside tire clearance, I run a 5mm spacer but could probably get away with 3mm if I had it.

As far as 15's go, I have the Hankook Z212's 225/45/15's mounted on 15x8's up front with no issue. The wheels were 30mm offset. I could see potentially having rubbage in the rear on the trailing arm with Hooiser A6 225/45/15 since its so wide but a simple spacer would eliminate any issue. I'd guess you will be OK with the Hankook's, worst case, you'd need a very small spacer.

 

Thanks guys!!

I think I'm going to go ahead and buy them. The 15's will be for track days (and maybe cold winter autocross events where race tires are worthless) and the 17's will be my 3-season daily driver wheels and tires. I've always wanted a set of TE37's! (the Rota's I'm getting used with the tires for a great deal)

 

UPDATE:
I mounted up the 15 x 7.5 (+40 offset) Rota Slipstreams, with the Hankook 225/45-15's. They just barely rub exactly where you guys said they would. On the front they touch the shock body and on the rear they're very close to the rear sway bar. I added some 2.5mm spacers that I had and everything has been fine. 5mm spacers would probably be even better but I didn't have any.

The tires are awesome! I heard that they aren't as good as the Falkens, but I'm wondering if the 225/45 size (extra width) makes up for the compound not being quite as good as the Falkens. They almost feel as good as the 215/40-16 V710's! I've got some MaxQData numbers from the V710's, I'm going to do some testing today with the MaxQ to see how close my "butt-o-meter" really is.

 

can't wait to see the data - i was disappointed not to be able to get comparative results myself and have the same question