Show me your WHEELS!
6th Gear
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Atlanta, GA
3rd Gear
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 221
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From: NJ
Sim tambem sou Portugues!! 
Sou da Madeira mas de momento estou em Lisboa a estudar.. Bom encontrar um Portugues cá.. ehheheh já tinha ficado na duvida porque fui ver a tua galeria e tinhas la uma foto com matricula portugues VT...
Now in English, Yeah i call it 25 de Abril, but Salazar bridge is also correct. I'm not benfiquista too.. i don't like football. Glad you like my car.
Sou da Madeira mas de momento estou em Lisboa a estudar.. Bom encontrar um Portugues cá.. ehheheh já tinha ficado na duvida porque fui ver a tua galeria e tinhas la uma foto com matricula portugues VT... Now in English, Yeah i call it 25 de Abril, but Salazar bridge is also correct. I'm not benfiquista too.. i don't like football. Glad you like my car.
Nice work. great photos too.
5th Gear
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Union, NJ
Um benfiqusita que nunca vai o cafe? 
CooperWorks, im surprised you dont like football since Cristiano is from Madiera too
Yes car looks good. I love the "ponte 25 de abril" pic When i was there in July/August, i saw very few MCS's there. Mostly the classic MINI's
CooperWorks, im surprised you dont like football since Cristiano is from Madiera too
Yes car looks good. I love the "ponte 25 de abril" pic
When i was there in July/August, i saw very few MCS's there. Mostly the classic MINI's
OVERDRIVE
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Ridgefield, CT
The 17" ASA wheels are being stored for the winter and now I am riding 15" Sport Edition F2 wheels with 195/60-15 Bridgestone Blizzak Revos. Sure is a different ride than what I am accustomed too ...and kinda' twitchy at speed.
Last edited by reelsmith.; Dec 7, 2007 at 01:05 PM.
Twitchy? Mine actually gets far more stable going 17' to 16's. (205/45/17 Pirellis on 17x7 BBS RKs to 195/55/16 Dunlop M3 winter tires on OEM 5-spokers). Is it the Blizzaks (kinda known for being a touch squirmy) or perhaps an alignment issue?
Friends with 15's tell me their feeling of stability is actually increased with the taller sidewall/longer contact patch, and my only experience with Blizzaks is on VWs (and with the older models of Blizzak) so I don't want to draw unfair conclusions based on possibly outdated information. Hmmm.
Separate comment: The winter setups kind of make the cars look, well, "bundled up" to me. Looks like they're pretty much ready for anything - which is cool. A little rally style never hurt! Maybe I need big-A rally mudflaps...
Friends with 15's tell me their feeling of stability is actually increased with the taller sidewall/longer contact patch, and my only experience with Blizzaks is on VWs (and with the older models of Blizzak) so I don't want to draw unfair conclusions based on possibly outdated information. Hmmm.
Separate comment: The winter setups kind of make the cars look, well, "bundled up" to me. Looks like they're pretty much ready for anything - which is cool. A little rally style never hurt! Maybe I need big-A rally mudflaps...
OVERDRIVE
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Ridgefield, CT
It's the Blizzaks, for sure. They are brand new and I experienced the same thing when I put them on my last car. They'll get better as it gets colder and I get used to them. In my experience, Blizzaks are not meant for warm pavement.
Last edited by reelsmith.; Dec 7, 2007 at 01:33 PM.
4th Gear
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Joined: May 2007
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From: Millersville, Maryland (stationed in Beaufort, SC)
I really like this wheel, but are the 18" with this kind of look too big for the relatively small Mini brake rotors? I don't want the brakes to look silly small in the wheels. But these would look so damned good on my soon-to-be delivered Dark Silver MCS that I may not be able to pass them up.
Is the R56 rotor any larger than the previous models?
Is the R56 rotor any larger than the previous models?
Here's some more pictures of the wheels.
5th Gear
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: USA
