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15" wheels w/205-50-15 look OK?

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Old 10-06-2002, 08:18 PM
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I have a set of American Racing AR-5 5 spoke white wheels I bought 10 years ago. Thinking about putting them on the Mini w/205/50/15 tires. They are 15x6.5 et35.

That combo is shorter than the 16" Sport wheel setup by 1.4" (24.4 vs 23.0&quot. Too stupid or look OK? I'm thinkin' the 8" tire width will make up for the short'ish tire height? Comments from anyone that has tried this combo?

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Before you even bother with that, are you sure the bolt pattern is the same?
 
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17'' wheels look the best to me.
 
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>>Before you even bother with that, are you sure the bolt pattern is the same?

Yes.

Special Thanks to GRM for the pic of a mini with 205/50/15 tires. A little short but not bad. The shorter diameter should help with the "no power in 1st gear" topic as the gearing would be a little steeper.

 
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