Hrmmm... This is good news.

Is this a shipped price or is shipping additional?

 

The features list, "Hubcentric for all MINI Models (rings NOT included)". Does that mean hubcentric rings are needed or not needed? If they are needed, how much are the rings?...didn't see them on the site.

 

Interesting question. I did not get the rings with mine and so far they have been OK on my car.

 

With the descriptor of "hubcentric for all MINI models", I couldn't tell what this meant. Hopefully, Alta can shed some light.

 

Hey guys,

The wheels are NOT hubcentric, but we will include the plastic rings for FREE with the purchase.

Sorry for any confusion on the site folks!

Questions? Just ask!

Adam @ ALTA Performance

 

How do I go about getting a shipped cost? Thank you.

 

You can always go to our site, load em in a shopping cart, then proceed to checkout. The first it does is compute shipping. No obligation to buy.

Note that most US addresses are $15-20 each wheel for freight.

Hope that helps! Thank you!

 

Thanks for the clarification.

 

Adam, or any other Alta guys,

Do you happen to have any real pictures of the Konig Illusions? Been on the fence about them for a while now. They remind me of the GP wheels, but are much lighter (so... Better in other words). Now that Christmas is rolling around It's getting about time to get off this fence.

Also, are the stud holes drilled for 12 or 14?

Thanks,

Matt

 

Hey Matt,

Thank you for asking!

The pictures on our website KONIG ILLUSIONS are "real." We shot them here in our studio.

Let me know if we can help in some additional way on the photos. Always happy to help.

The bolt holes are 14mm.

Thanks again!!!

Adam @ ALTA Performance

 

what about the tpms sensors? any problems with that?

 

Thanks for asking!

We have checked all of the sensors through late 2010 and they all fit perfectly in the Konig's!

Let us know how we can help further!

Adam
ALTA Performance

 

I'm at ~25K miles with my original Continental runflats. A little longer and they'll be racing slicks. At some point this week I'll be ordering a set of black Feather's from you, and in the meantime narrow down my tire choice.

So, my questions are... The picture of the white S on page 1 has 235/40/17's on it, do the tires stick out beyond the wheel/rim enough to prevent light curb rash, or at least an early warning? I assume there will be ~15MM of tire sticking out beyond each side of the wheel right? My Continental's are 205/45/17's, and the sidewall lines up dead on with the rim of the crownspokes.

As far as "summer" tires are concerned, is it bad to use them in cold weather? I've read they'll get harder than all seasons in cold weather, but will that shorten their lifespan any? I'm not worried about snow or ice traction, just mainly exposing the tires to low temperatures a few months out of the year.

Thanks!

 

Thanks for the questions! The 235's stick out just a smidgen on each side and would help protect the rim from a curb. So would be better than the 205 / 215's for protection.

On the tires that depends on the tire mfr. Look at the specs to see what is ideal. Many folks run "summer" tires year round and don't experience problems with checking, or cracking. Just reduced traction.

Hope that helps!

Let me know how I can help further!

Adam
ALTA Performance

 

Todd, keep in mind that while the tire might say it's a 235, but might be slimmer than a 225 or 215. So if you want protection, each tire could be different.

 

Awesome pics, the blackout kit works awesome with the wheels. Did you get it from Lyle's Vinyls?

 

Here's my car with newly installed Feathers and 215/40/17 General Altimax HP's from TireRack. Just in time for the 7" of snow we're supposed to get later this afternoon. They are so smooth. Good riddance runflats.

Also, a big thanks to Alta for quickly shipping out two more wheels after UPS "mysteriously lost" two out of the four from my original order.

Anybody want to buy some crown spokes?

 

ToddG5150: Thank you for the business! Those look really nice on your car! Sorry about the UPS issues!

Adam @ ALTA Performance

 

Those look nice! How much do the Feathers weigh per wheel?

 

The feathers are 16.5 pounds. The tires are 19.

So with the old crown spokes at 22.5 and runflats at 21, there's ~8 pounds gone from each corner.

 

Once I can upgrade from my runflats I will buy the Konig Feathers with new tires... I'm thinking the Aggressive Fit = 225/40-17 or More Aggressive Fit = 235/40-17. Does anyone else have these tires with the Konigs? If so what are they? I'm probably going to get my tires off of tirerack.com.

 

those look really good, is this car dropped an inch?

 

Random Q: Are those red vinyl strips of tape or paint?

 

You'll have plenty of 235/40's on TR to choose from. But the only 225/40's they have are slicks.

 

these are sweet .. i found some wheels and tires at

http://www.readywheels.com/wheel-and-tire-packages.html

Will they fit my mini ?

amy