Rota Slipstream 16x8" ET34
205/50-16 Yokohama AD08R
Bilstein B14 dropped about 35mm
Camber -1.0 F, -1.0 R
Rubbed slightly at the rear at first when going over big bumps, but the plastic has "self adjusted"...


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Wheels: APEX ARC-8 17x8" ET25
Tires: 205/40-17 Federal Evoluzion ST-1
Suspension: MeisterR ZetaCRD+

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Hello all,
I have a 2014 MCS 2 door hardtop. Not dropped, no big brakes.
Just ordered some Enkei VR5 rims 18x8 with an et45.
What are the biggest tires I can fit that will not rub?
I believe I have seen 215 40 18 will go no problem but what about
225 40 18's? will they fit or will they rub?
thanks in advance....

Based on the lack of responses, I'm assuming no one cares, but the answer to this question is YES!

3SDM 0.66 18x8.5 ET42 with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S in 224/40/18. No spacers and no camber adjustments needed. These bolted straight on with JCW PRO coilovers with very little clearance for the front struts, but no rubbing. I am getting some rubbing on the inner lips of the fender arches on dips and bumps, but the fender is already wearing away so I figure this is a self-correcting problem.

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Would you recommend running 18inch wheels on clubman?
 

Hey i just bought a 2012 clubman, i am looking to buy a new set of wheels i am looking at enkei y5s or m52. I definitely want 17inch but now i have seen some 18inch rims on minis. I just want your input on if going to 18 would be a good idea?

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My R53 with 15x8 wheels
 

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https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nor...883612620c.jpgMy 2004 R53 Mini
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nor...e624a68b78.jpgEnkei RPF1's. Wheel/Tire specs 15x8 offset +28 with 205/50/15 Dunlop Direzza Dz102's. No spacers used.

Wheels weigh 11 lb's and made a HUGE difference in performance; consider light weight wheels guys, you'll never want to go back.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nor...9ee04f0175.jpgStock height with a small fender gap (before hight adjustment)
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nor...7b4c901274.jpgAfter height adjustment. Literally a fingers clearance on the front scrape guard. Not the easiest car to drive static.. but worth the performance!
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nor...c8dca21b50.jpgSide profile shot to see the fitment, and this is prior to height drop. In my opinion +28 is close to perfect on the offset. Rear I think +25 or +20 is needed because when you drop the height, the natural camber kicks the wheel in a smidge thus losing the flush look as the front has. Mine ended up tucking a little as you could see in the pics.

^ Bogus Basin road?

You got it! Idaho roads are boring unless you go to the mountains.

I went to BSU, very familiar with the mountain roads, spent a lot of time on 55, 21 and 75. Wasn't as fun since I had a 1996 subaru outback wagon back then, though it was a 5speed and I pushed it to its limits! I should take a road trip out there in my R50 now!

By the way, you've got a clean ride! What suspension and brakes are you running?

Im running BC Racing Coilovers with EBC Yellow Stuff Pads/slotted rotors, however the brakes are stock. For me they've got plenty of bite.

And....

16x8 Advanti DST Storm S1 ET35 205/50/16 Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's.

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CyGuy2328, nice look!
Congrats!

I’m sure this has been asked. Just can’t find the answer I’m looking for.
 

lowered on coilovers with 205-50-15 Falken Azenis
Hey! Unfortunately im not familiar with the new minis, however I can tell you that 15 is a pretty small size so you can get away with a lot more play than say a 16 or 17 inch wheel. For my r53 mini (2002-2006 gen) anywhere between +30 and +20 is ideal for an 8 inch wide wheel. BUT thats for my generation. Do some research and see what will work for your car. I personally just went off what other people did with their cars, and it helped me get an idea of what worked and what didnt. Sorry that Im not the biggest help, but hopefully you get a great fitment!
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My r53 gen Mini cooper. 15x8 with +28 offset (no spacers) lowered on coilovers with 205-50-15 Falken Azenis tires.

Wheel/Model: Enkei TS-10
Offset: 40
Wheel Size: 17x8
Tire Size: 215/40/17

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I was look looking at these. I can't tell. Are the they black/white or black/silver?

Wheel/Model: Carline CM2 3-piece rims with custom inner barrel（change 7" to 6")
Offset: ET28 F, ET25 R
Wheel Size: 17x8.25, 17x8.75
Tire Size: 195/40/17 on all four (Falken ZE912/F & Nankang AS-1/R)
Suspension: KW Clubsport
Drop: 2.5"+
Camber Settings: -2.2 F, -3 R
Rubbing: None at all


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Wheel/Model: XXR527
Offset: +25
Wheel Size: 17x9.75, 17x9.75
Tire Size: 235/40/17
Suspension: Stock at the moment
Drop: Stock at the moment
Camber Settings: Factory
Rubbing: none in the front, rear rubbed on big bumps

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with plastic trimmed-no rubbing

Wheels: ebay specials
Offset: 31
Size: 17x8
Tyre size: 225/45/17
Suspension: fk shocks and 35mm lowering springs
Camber settings: stock rear, as far as you can stock on the front
Rubbing: a tad on the rear
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Wheel/Model: enkei
Offset: 30
Wheel Size: 17x8, 17x8
Tire Size: 215/40/17, 215/40/17
Suspension: Stock
Camber Settings: stock
Rubbing: No
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15x8 +25 Circuit Performance CP26 with 205/50/15 Federal 595 RS Pro

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Aodhan AH04 15x8 +20 with 205/60-15 Wal-Mart tires
Suspension: Stock height
Rubbing: Slight in rear

Konig Hypergram 17x8 ET+45. Hankook RS-4 225/45 ZR 17. Needed 15mm spacers upfront and 5mm in the rear. I will probably change the rear to 15mm before I hit the track on Friday. I'll probably have more feedback on the tire size and choice after that.

Car is sitting on KW V2. I had to raise the suspension a little to clear the spring perch up front. I was below the minimum height anyway, so it kind of worked out. The car is now at the lowest it can go per KW's specs. Probably safer that way.

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Dude, looks spot on :thumbsup:

Are the 15mm front spacers to clear the JCW calipers? The 5mm in the rear looks about perfect. What are you running for camber front and rear?

Thanks!

2.5 upfront and 1.5 in the rear. I'm probably going to adjust it after I get some temperature and wear readings this weekend. These are supposed to be the track wheels, but I don't want to take them off lol.

The 15mm upfront was necessary to clear the spring perch on the KWs. When I test fitted the wheel without a tire or spacers, the Konigs cleared the JCW breaks easily. The 245 tire is just all up on the strut. After raising the suspension 8 turns front and 4 turns rear and adding the spacers I have about 8mm of space between the perch and the tire and about 10mm of space between the rear trailing arm and the rear tire.

Thanks for the tip on Goodwin Racing! They got these wheels and the hubcentric rings to me in under a week!

Glad to help! If you bought the wheels from him, send a picture with your tire size and spacers. He has a running thread in his own forum to show off the wheels.

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Running 225s on Dekagrams
 

I've been working on this build since January and just recently planned out my wheel & tire setup:

Wheels:
Konig Dekagram
4x100
16x8
et 35
14.7 lbs each

Hub/Spacers:
R56 hubs
82mm wheel stud conversion (M14x1.25)
3mm front spacers
No rear spacers

Tires:
Toyo R1R
225/45-16
Section width 9.0in
Tread width 8.1in

Suspension:
BC BR series coilovers w/ camber plates - lowered 1.4in from stock height
Swift Springs (7k front, 5k rear)
Adjustable rear control arms - lower arms only

Brakes:
R56/JCW front brakes (294mm rotor)
Stock rear brakes

Trimming:
Plastic fenders arches are trimmed as close to the edge as possible
Fender liner outside edge is trimmed back 1.0in
No sheet metal trimming needed

Rubbing:
None

Alignment:
Factory alignment specs!



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Looking good! Also good to know that 225 wide can be done on an R53 without rubbing. I might try that size with my 16x8 ET34 wheels. Are your front spacers for clearing the struts?

wheels from bmw for 2015 countryman s all4
 

Hi everyone first post. Totaled my BMW 335 just bought 2015 countryman s all4. I have a set of OEM BMW style 189 wheels with blizzack snow tires I used on the 335. These are 5/120 like the mini but not sure about size and offsets. I tried searching forum but did not find exact combo for a reference point. I have a square set of tires mounted 225/45R-18 , 2 wheels 8Jx18EH2 +is 34 and 2 wheels 8 1/2 J x 18EH2 + is 37.

Car is bone stock, will these work?

@JKo Thanks man. Yes, without any spacer my tire just barely skims the paint on my BC strut body. I could probably get away with a 2mm spacer.. if I could find one.

And yeah my 225/45s do work but the measurements are very precise. So much so that your 34 offset instead of my 35 might mean you don’t need a spacer in the front, depending on your strut body diameter and spring perch location.

To be honest I couldn’t find any R53s running this size without rubbing or wide fender arches when I was planning mine out, but the math worked so I took a shot.

Also, I paid special attention to the actual section width of the particular 225s I choose. The Toyo R1R tend to have a rather square shoulder, meaning the section width of mine may very well be a few mm narrower than some other 225s.

Not sure if you’re still running -1 camber all around like in your post above. You’d likely have to add some camber in the rear. I’m at -1.9 in the rear currently and it just sneaks by the trimmed fender arches.

I’d be stoked to have a 225 brother though! So happy hunting!

Trag




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P.S. This is my current strut body clearance afforded by my 3mm spacer.

Looking at that pic I'd say mine would probably clear without the spacers... need to check that clearance with my current 205 wides. The AD08R is a bit on the wide side for a 205 tyre tho.

I really wouldn't want to add more rear camber, but maybe adding adjustable upper control arms would help tuck them in (at the cost of more toe out).

Correct. with both upper and lower control arms you’d have control over the rear track (distance between the rear wheels).

I didn’t measure the potential distance for decreasing rear track, but from memory I would guess you can pull each wheel inward 10-15mm before becoming problematic.

Here’s a great little tech PDF on how steering and suspension adjustments influence driving characteristics. It was very helpful in improving my understanding of gen 1 geometry.

hey got any pics?

RPf1s
 

2011 MCS i'm pretty new with the mini world.

so far I have enkeis rpf1 16X8 with 195/55/16 from the stock wheels. using H&R springs

want to get bigger tires when I'm ready not sure what size i should go with.. really like the look and feel of beefy tires but at the same time i dont want it to look like 4x4 or deal with rubbings...

205/50/16is very common..
wonder if i can go with 225/45/16or 225/50/16

215/50/16 maybe? or they stop making that tire size?

215/55/16 too tall?

Thanks in advance for all the tips

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