hey everyone ...

i got some new mods .. new set of Megan coilovers with lower front springs . and lower control arms . tsxwerks stud conversion.... all bought from dustin from autoxcooper.com he is an awesome person to buy from.. awesome deals and great customer service.. i will buy more stuff from him ..

specs:
XXR 513 16x8 15et
toyo proxes 195/50/16
Megan coilovers w/ lower front springs
lower control arms
-2.5 neg camber all around .
trimmed front ffenders and lower front bumper .

 

looks good. just make sure you dont run over big pot holes. those wheels
are infamous to shatter (not bend).

 

yeh.. i heard some bad stories.. but my dad has another set of xxr on his NA miata for about a year and drives it everyday and nothing negative about them sofar... but of course i gotta pay attention with those potholes.. especially here in SF bay area roads...

 

Good to see another MINI owner with a focus with a nice poke/stretch stance. Glad those wheels finally worked out for you Looks good

What tires did you choose? Doesn't look like they stretched very well. May want to try falkens or toyos next time around for some more clearance and less of a balloon look.

 

Agreed, I like that more people are going for the dumped poke/stretch look. Finally realizing the importance of stance. You've started a trend haha.

Looks good. Get some more pics.

 

Ooh. That's cold.

 

Not trying to be cold, and certainly hope it doesn't come off that way.

I think it looks great the way it is.....just offered up an alternative since rubbing may be an issue.

Like I said.....car looks killer

If you need some clearance, certain tires have different profile stretch shapes some "flare" as they stretch and some "balloon". It wasn't meant as a burn....it's just a word to describe stretch shapes

 

Nevermind Rally beat me to it.

 

Definitely looks awesome, but you now have less tread than stock on an already traction handicapped front wheel drive car...

 

ZOMG! Your lap times are ruined!

Do you have issues with traction in your everyday drive around town? Accelerating from stop lights up to maybe 45mph?

I think that 195, although skinny, would be plenty of tire for the traction requirements found in daily driving. It's a 10mm difference in section width...hardly a big change from the average 205 that most people run, and still larger than the 165 and 175 that MC owners run.

 

thnx everyone for the compliments...

rally: the tires are toyo proxes .. but arent t1-r or t1s .. i bought these from a fam relative so they came with tires.. i will change new tires once these are worn out.. and get something that stretches more....

 

I wanna see more pics!!

 

i will try and get more pics with a littler better camera.. sorry those pics were taken with my iphone ..

 

Hey, I don't run no stinking 165 or 175 on my tires and I have a MC....you take that back right now

 

I was just talking about the stock sizes......the size that are currently on my Cooper

 

Not sure why I'm just now seeing this, but Thank You for the order of parts and the positive feedback. I enjoy seeing my customers MINI's after mods. On camber settings. You may want to dial it back in the front to -1.25 for daily to safe tire wear and the rear near stock if the rear is set at -2.5 I think you will blow though tires. I know there are other threads dealing with this issue, I encourage to research them and adjust as needed.

 

nice...lets see mroe pics.

 

The -2.5 helps tuck the et15 wheels.....I ran the same specs up front between camber, offsets, and widths. A -1.25 wouldn't allow you to lower as much as he has with the wheels hes got.

-2.5 up front feels great too

 

yeh thats true.. and i had to trim the front fender... but i dont rub at all up front.. i have a slight rub in the rear when i hit big dips... roads here in San francisco is terrible. i need to shave the rear fender

 

it seems like there are a lot of ppl running 195s...
I put 215s on my MCS, but I have stock suspention, and the rears rub just ever so slightly on the edge, but no problems

 

I run a 215 and am lowered. I don't rub. But that's because the tire already rubbed the fender away. I mean why trim it when the tire does it for you.

But I want to get coilovers and lower mine some more and get new wheels. Sort of the euro look but with a 17 instead of a 15 or 16.

Nice car by the way. The wheels look sweet.

 

Low offset wheels cause rubbing issues that most ppl dont have to deal with...but it is more than worth it huh rally

 

haha definitely worth it