Show me your WHEELS!
5th Gear
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From: Long Island NY
Originally Posted by apexer
I'm not sure how to post picture here but there are a couple of good wheel shots in my gallery
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From: Sweden
Originally Posted by kalbone
what kind did you get?
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From: Uniontown, PA
Originally Posted by meg
Apexer if you don't mind me asking where did you get your wheels and how much?
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Meg :)
Originally Posted by meg
Apexer if you don't mind me asking where did you get your wheels and how much?
They are Kosei K1TS's .
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/kosei/kosei.jsp
I have em on my MCS in gray...
www.minihero.zoomshare.com
Peace,
D
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From: Long Island NY
Originally Posted by apexer
From Tire Rack $199.00 ea. and that included caps & Hub-Rings. They don't come in white so I got them in silver and had powdercoated which cost me another $30.00 per wheel. 17X7 , only 14 lbs. Yes you can feel the difference in accel & braking (remember I had the s-lites @ 25 lbs ea.) Its hard to find a strong 14 lb. wheel for under $400.00. I just looked at your gallery. Actually the silver is a light silver and would look good on your Mini with out powdercoating in white. You may want to consider getting the mirrors painted black (or same color as silver wheels) if you went with silver. Just pointing out options.
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From: Uniontown, PA
Originally Posted by meg
Thanks apexer. I was just wondering cause I just dropped $225 a wheel on Ro-ja's. I was looking for something like those Kosei's, and when I saw them and that they were white, I wanted to kick myself. But since I paid about the same and I am happy with the way the ro-ja's look, I no longer need to kick myself, lol.
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From: Long Island NY
Originally Posted by apexer
Yeh, the ro-ja's will look nice and price is in ball-park. Any idea as to weight of the ro-ja's?
If you guys (gal) are looking at aftermarket wheels like these then you should really be looking at a 7.5" wide rim rather then a 7" wide. Any tire, 205 to 225 will fit much better on the 7.5 and WILL improve handling that much more.
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From: AZ
Originally Posted by onasled
If you guys (gal) are looking at aftermarket wheels like these then you should really be looking at a 7.5" wide rim rather then a 7" wide. Any tire, 205 to 225 will fit much better on the 7.5 and WILL improve handling that much more.
Also, 215's fit fine on a 7" rim (even according to the tire manufacturers) and a 7" rim will weigh less than a 7 1/2" rim.
So why do you think a Mini rolling on a 7 1/2" rim will handle better than it will on a 7" rim?
From experience mostly. I gather some tire manufactures recommend different sizes. It's better to stretch the tire a 'bit', then to pinch it. The sidewall will flex more on a 7" the a 7.5".
Anyway, just sharing my experience. Of course it's up to the individual.
Anyway, just sharing my experience. Of course it's up to the individual.
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From: Long Island, New York
Originally Posted by coopercrazy
Dennis, how'd you get the mini Logo centers?
I'm also wait'n on a set from asthetic creations.
I should have them soon as well... and post pics
Peace,
D
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From: NJerz
Originally Posted by onasled
From experience mostly. I gather some tire manufactures recommend different sizes. It's better to stretch the tire a 'bit', then to pinch it. The sidewall will flex more on a 7" the a 7.5".
Anyway, just sharing my experience. Of course it's up to the individual.
Anyway, just sharing my experience. Of course it's up to the individual.
mb
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From: AZ
Originally Posted by mbcoops
I asked Alex from tirerack if I should get 7 or 7.5 inch wheels should I one day actually decide to buy some, and he said the 7.5 would be better for my setup (16 in., summer tires - goodyear GS D3's). Here's his quote: [FONT=MS Dialog Light][SIZE=2]the sidewall of the tire with be a perfect 90 degree's - no overhang, minimal stretch, but within spec[/SIZE][/FONT]
mb
mb
What make/size tires are you running?
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From: Florida
When looking at rims at Tirerack, you can see that 205 width tires are listed by 7.5 inch wheels as the default and 195 width comes up on the 7 inch wheels. So I guess 185 would be perfect for 6.5 inch rims.
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From: same as yesterday
excellent wheel choice 
I've had mine for a while and they've held up surprisingly well on the very poor roads in OKC
I've had mine for a while and they've held up surprisingly well on the very poor roads in OKC
Originally Posted by meg
Just found the info here: http://www.importtuner.com/features/..._wheelguide03/ Looks like 15lbs each. I too will be going from the S-not-so-lites to these, as well as dropping the runflats. Hopefully I will feel a difference.
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From: NJerz
Originally Posted by ///ACS330Ci
That's funny because he sold me the 7" BBS RV-F and they also sell the 7 1/2" RV-F (their website is still messed up and show both as being 7 1/2").
What make/size tires are you running?
What make/size tires are you running?
mb
