I am planning to get some all-season wheel/tire set for my cooper-S for
the winter time.

Not too many choices for 195/55/16, so want to go 205/50/16.
I will also be carring a 'fix-a-flat' can in the trunk, so will not need to
be run-flat tires.

I have a few wheels in mind, mostly cheapo SportEditions.
What is the maximum offset i can use with 205/50/16? I am assumiing
that the SportEditions are 45mm offset.

thanks,
ken

 

it varies design to design - and you assumed correctly on et 45

Alex

 

>>I am planning to get some all-season wheel/tire set for my cooper-S for
>>the winter time.
>>
>>Not too many choices for 195/55/16, so want to go 205/50/16.
>>I will also be carring a 'fix-a-flat' can in the trunk, so will not need to
>>be run-flat tires.
>>
>>I have a few wheels in mind, mostly cheapo SportEditions.
>>What is the maximum offset i can use with 205/50/16? I am assumiing
>>that the SportEditions are 45mm offset.

There are many approaches to aftermarket wheels.
One is to choose based on appearance- you like it or not. Then check to see if it will fit.
For the MCS usually 16x 6 to 7" width or 17x 6.5 to 7.5" width, 4x100 are the safest.
You are choosing by tire size- not the most common way unless you have a particular tire in mind from the start- if so Alex can help choose. Discuss it with him.

This is a good thread on choosing the right wheel with correct offset in mind-
look at the diagram provided by alex. Look at the minimum offsets for each of the lower spring sets to get an idea of how far from stock 48mm MCS offset you can go.-without getting rubbing issues.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...mp;topic=14882

 

Here's a cool "calculator" to help visualize offset changes...

http://toy4two.home.mindspring.com/offset.html

 

thanks for the info guys.

and thanks to Alex, got me a set today. hehehe. already got a shipping
confirmation so I'll probably have it in my hands tomorrow. :smile: best of all SUPER INEXPENSIVE PACKAGE and won't
need to worry about my R90's getting salted up.