225 50 17 fit my 2011 clubman s
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215/50-17 tire is AT LEAST 1-1/2" bigger than the stock tire. I imagine you'll rub something somewhere. Even the 205/50-17 is an inch bigger than stock. I certainly wouldn't want to run snow tire that big, especially with all the ice and snow pack that will take place in the wheel well.
I learned a saying in grade school that has served me well so far: There is no such thing as a free lunch. In this case, free tires might be nice, but not if they don't fit. You still have to pay to get them mounted and balanced. Then, if they don't fit, you have to have them removed and replaced.
I learned a saying in grade school that has served me well so far: There is no such thing as a free lunch. In this case, free tires might be nice, but not if they don't fit. You still have to pay to get them mounted and balanced. Then, if they don't fit, you have to have them removed and replaced.
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I learned a saying in grade school that has served me well so far: There is no such thing as a free lunch. In this case, free tires might be nice, but not if they don't fit. You still have to pay to get them mounted and balanced. Then, if they don't fit, you have to have them removed and replaced.
But then again I am pretty cheap.
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Hockey Dad, actually the height or diameter of a tire is a huge deal. New Mini's are rolling computers. ABS brake sensors, gear ratios, engine computers, speedomter, etc, etc use wheel speed to manage many aspects of vehicle performance. Personally, I'd be VERY careful about dramatically changing tire diameter. How it fits in the wheel well is the least of your concerns
Others here with much more experience than me will hopefully chime in.
Others here with much more experience than me will hopefully chime in.
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215/45-17 tire will fit OEM wheel and suspension.
225 tire sizes are likely too tall to give enough clearance depending on the model and the load in the MINI.
50 series sidewalls are best used for 16" tire sizes.
Even if it fit another car with similar tire specs it won't necessarily fit the MINI, suspension clearance varies with each model and year and parts are different depending on the weight of the options selected when the car is built.