I am really liking the Sparco Drift wheels. Tire Rack seems to be the best deal for shipping/tires/wheels/mounting/TPMS packages.

They are 17x7 with a 42mm offset. As far as I can tell, 35mm with a 17" wheel is what I should find. I have Googled and searched this forum and can not find a wheel fitment thread. Anyone recall seeing one?

 

Drifts are only available 4-100 17" as an ET42. The 16x7 is ET37 if that helps.

 

I ordered and received the 4-100 17" ET42's with some Michelin 215/45/17 AS3+ mounted on them. They look great.
I am running studded Nokian Hakka 8's on the stock wheels. I was hoping I would be able to put the new wheels and tires on this week, but another 6" of snow is on the way, so I'll have to wait.

 

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...calculator.php

A little late, DOH!

 

I saw that and compared to the optional 17" wheels with 205/45/17's. I also read a bunch of posts of this and other Mini forums for feedback on tire size. I was actually going to go with the 205's, but it seems most are running the 215's so I went with them. I am not worried about the .71% increase in diameter, the speedo reads low anyways and that much will have a negligible effect on gearing. Even if it did effect gearing, I have one stop sign between home and work, and can usually drive at 75 to 80 MPH the entire 30 miles (the great thing about living in the country)

 

Nice