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Old Dec 25, 2005 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ///ACS330Ci
I'm with kenchan, 28 lbs + tires = way too damn heavy - period.

BTW hamann I've seen MCSs turn quicker lap times around the Nürburgring Nordschleife than a lot of Porsches

I agree with as well but as i said not every cooper goes in the track and not every cooper changes wheels to race. its a 80/20 ratio . 80 for looks and be different and 20 for performance. if i go to the track i take my gt3 .. but honestly with all my cars i get more compliments with my mini
 
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MSFIT
and i want your e30 m3
whats up msfit merry x-mas
 
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by hamann
whats up msfit merry x-mas
same to you, are there any upcoming events that your mini is going to be in??
 
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MSFIT
same to you, are there any upcoming events that your mini is going to be in??
no clue yet but ill keep you posted buddy
 
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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Work Termist

Hi All

Here is my Mini with its Work Termist wheel 17x7.5 with Toyo CT01 215/40 tires.

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Old Dec 25, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by hamann
no clue yet but ill keep you posted buddy
cool thanks, ur car is awesome!! that shop was pretty cool too.
 
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MSFIT
cool thanks, ur car is awesome!! that shop was pretty cool too.
thanks buddy we are having a debate here regarding wheels
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Gees
Hi All

Here is my Mini with its Work Termist wheel 17x7.5 with Toyo CT01 215/40 tires.

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awesome wheel! hm... strange never heard of the CT01 by toyo though
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 05:24 AM
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awesome wheel! hm... strange never heard of the CT01 by toyo though
Thanks Kyriian for the kind words..yeah! you wouldn't have because they are only available in Japan and the SE Asia regions (I believe!) well I run a tire store so that should be about correct The T1R or S is not available here yet..

Anyway are you still on your Eibach? because that's what I have on at the moment.
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Gees
Hi All

Here is my Mini with its Work Termist wheel 17x7.5 with Toyo CT01 215/40 tires.

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Very nice looking Gees...good job!
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 08:26 AM
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hamann - i never critized you that you did anything wrong. i too would
have upgraded by brakes if my wheels were too heavy and wanted more
capacity to compensate for it.

again, no offsense taken. do you get critisized often? because
im not sensing any offense from you nor did i imply any offense at you
either.

yep, that new nose ornament is very nice.


Originally Posted by hamann
no offense ken but i did used those hamanns till i changed my jcw brakes to a brembo bbk (floating disc 4 piston) and changed my hamanns to 19 inch forged hre 540r custom made for my mini . by the way i like your tow hooks ken.....
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Gees
Hi All

Here is my Mini with its Work Termist wheel 17x7.5 with Toyo CT01 215/40 tires.

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Looks good Gees
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
hamann - i never critized you that you did anything wrong. i too would
have upgraded by brakes if my wheels were too heavy and wanted more
capacity to compensate for it.

again, no offsense taken. do you get critisized often? because
im not sensing any offense from you nor did i imply any offense at you
either.

yep, that new nose ornament is very nice.
my bad ken i still love your new ornamant its different its nice.
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Gees
Thanks Kyriian for the kind words..yeah! you wouldn't have because they are only available in Japan and the SE Asia regions (I believe!) well I run a tire store so that should be about correct The T1R or S is not available here yet..

Anyway are you still on your Eibach? because that's what I have on at the moment.
yeah im still on eibachs, and i guess im getting used to the eibachs cuze it doesnt feel as stiff as before...
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Gees
Hi All

Here is my Mini with its Work Termist wheel 17x7.5 with Toyo CT01 215/40 tires.

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WoW great looking wheels !! That chrome lip makes that wheel look awesome !!
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 05:59 PM
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Thanks guys for your kind words, Passat774,///ACS330Ci,62Lincoln Will keep you posted on future mods. Looking for some new Bilstein struts to go with those Eibach, any advice. PSS9 is a bit too expensive for me

yeah im still on eibachs, and i guess im getting used to the eibachs cuze it doesnt feel as stiff as before...
Kyriian, you run your Eibach with Koni, right? are they that much stiffer? (guess not by the sound it )
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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i guess my young back can still take a bit of abuse.. at least they've grown on me.... perhaps that's why i aint feelin it
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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My new MCC wheels

Went 15 stock to 17 Konig with 215-45-17 Kumho's.
 
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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and looks like you did a real good job
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Went 15 stock to 17 Konig with 215-45-17 Kumho's.
 
Old Dec 27, 2005 | 06:41 AM
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Hi there K. Gee. Nice car, nice wheels.

Originally Posted by Gees
Hi All

Here is my Mini with its Work Termist wheel 17x7.5 with Toyo CT01 215/40 tires.

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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 07:11 AM
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Hi there K. Gee. Nice car, nice wheels.
Hey K Mai my man, what's up? Thanks for the compliment

Getting some new driving shoes as a gift for myself for NewYear Hope to score some better lap times
 
Old Dec 27, 2005 | 07:19 AM
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Got these for xma


Having some wheel balancing problems, gonna try and get it taken care of today. Once it is sorted, will post some pics of them on the car. They look great though!
 
Old Dec 27, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by DiD
ok, my turn to help get this thread back on track. 15" Konig Rewinds.






That car looks brilliant.
 
Old Dec 27, 2005 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Vento9
Some more hot 15 inchers.





A little color match action

Both of these are sweet. Especially the top one in 15.
 
Old Dec 27, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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Very well done, Meg! That will look sweet on the black. Those Branzach wheels are awesome. I was one click away from ordering those! But my little cooper wouldn't be able to handle the weight, so I need to look at smaller/lighter/more expensive wheel combos. Let's see some pics when they're on!

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