Thanks, I did a rattle can Krylon Fusion paint first, worked o.k. It chipped easily with our road sand (Colorado) and needed to be touched-up often. I then had them sprayed by a pro (my brother) and are holding up nice so far.

I recomend not using the Fusion paint unless you get the caps to bare plastic. Not easy, the factory silver paint is tough. Maybe try regular spray paint?


Good luck!!


p.s. another view.

 

 

Brand new ASA AR2's just installed yesterday

 

cool. are those 215/45/17 or 205/45/17? or is that 215/40/17?

 

Those tires are Kuhmo Ecsta SPT in 215/45X17. Believe it or not, I switched from the Yoko ES100 in the same size and these tires feel much better. The sidewall isn't as stiff on these as the Yoks but they sill handle very good. I did stiffen my rear sway bar one notch.

ps: running the stock shocks w/vogtland springs and I have never had a problem with rubbing. That setup has been on the car for the last 2+ years.

 

I'm gonna go ahead and assume you meant 215/45x17? Putting a 15 inch tire on what definitely appears to be 17 inch wheels would be....a bit hard

 

i wonder wat 215/15/45 would look like. lol

 

hmmm 15 sidewalls and a 45 inch wheel.....i would bet it would look something like this

 

^ Wonder what those bad boys weigh??^

 

Can't see that it would matter much. There is no way that car is gong to handle well.

 

as i imagined. wow, that thing looks like a toy helicopter propeller.

 

..but no sidewall deflection!!

 

How about 'no sidewall' What people will do with their 'cars'.

 

That's extreme... those aren't tires, they're black paint on the outside of the rim!

Can we get back to the minis now?

 

Assumption correct! 17 inch

 

Max's new shoes. ASA JH6 with Bridgestone RE960AS tires 215/45/17. I must say I'm glad to be finally rid of run flats.

 

OM F G!! That's the best laugh I've had all day, Rally!! Thanks.

I've seen some pretty goofy looking "big wheels" around "SacTown", but that one takes the cake. Hands down in the top ten of D U M B E S T looking cars I've ever seen.

 

I bet you don't get as many rock chips when you ride that high....



....and people say the MINI is a clown car.. pffft.

 

i wonder if that 45inch car has a harsh ride from the tires, or a crazy soft roll over ride from the suspension.. lol

actually..i dont' really wanna know

 

i would like to know how one proposes to stop said vehicle within the highway code of 60mph-0mph distance. i cant even see the brakes...

if you want a show car that is your taste, by all means go ahead. but don't rear end me on public streets

 

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s-lite + s3000 lexani tire 215-40-17

 

17" black Team Dynamic Pro race 1 wheels

 

 

Dude, your MINI is bad ***!! Just plain sick!

 

DOPAMINE, I've had those same wheels on order for a few days, size 18x7.5 but I am thinking about using a 215/40/18 tire... yours are 215/35/18 correct?

Also, are you running spacers? They look like they might be spaced out a little bit. Do you know if spacers are required or maybe only with aftermarket BBK?

Are you on coil overs? The car looks great!