Tires, Wheels, & Brakes Discussion about wheels, tires, and brakes for the new MINI.

Sponsored by:

New wheels on the car...yay!

Reply Subscribe

Search this Thread

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 11:31 AM

#1

JCW Driver

Thread Starter

|

6th Gear

iTrader: (3)

Joined: Sep 2004

Posts: 1,243

Likes: 0

From: Portland, Oregon

New wheels on the car...yay!

Motegi Racing FF7 18"
Pirelli PZero Nero

The ride is actually a bit better than my 17" Toyo's on the S-Lites. I was stunned. Great tires..

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 11:45 AM

#2

AC_MINI

5th Gear

Joined: Aug 2003

Posts: 1,004

Likes: 0

From: San Gabriel

Looks better on you MCS then on your pic sample.

Question on you tires size? 215-35-18 or 215-40-18 or 215-40-18 or 225-40-18?

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 11:52 AM

#3

ScuderiaMini

6th Gear

Joined: Apr 2005

Posts: 4,431

Likes: 0

From: Boerne/SAtown TX

Looks great

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 12:37 PM

#4

The Short Bus

6th Gear

Joined: May 2005

Posts: 4,061

Likes: 1

From: Richmond, VA

those wheels show a fantastic view of your awesome cross drilled rotors and massive calipers.

i love it.

it screams "i'm a race car!"

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 12:52 PM

#5

MeeneeBoy

3rd Gear

Joined: Feb 2005

Posts: 233

Likes: 0

From: Orange County, California

Quote:

Originally Posted by AC_MINI

Looks better on you MCS then on your pic sample.

Question on you tires size? 215-35-18 or 215-40-18 or 215-40-18 or 225-40-18?

AC, I think the sidewall says P215/35ZR18

S

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 12:57 PM

#6

ingsoc

6th Gear

Joined: Jan 2005

Posts: 1,719

Likes: 1

From: New Brunswick, NJ

Those are some huge wheels! WOW.

Rubbing?

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 01:00 PM

#7

eVal

6th Gear

Joined: Dec 2004

Posts: 3,802

Likes: 0

From: SF Bay Area

Looks super

I had considered going up in size but weight just weighed on me too much

Love your brakes too

Reply

Trending Topics

What did you do to your mini today?

23.9k

3.9M
Lemfoerder Rear Strut Bushings!

19

3.9k
Powerflex bushing failure!

8

282
R53 timing chain tensioner wonâ€™t come out.

24

12.1k
Front Turn Signal

4

103

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 01:05 PM

#8

MGear

5th Gear

Joined: Aug 2003

Posts: 785

Likes: 0

swwwweeeet

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 01:21 PM

#9

JCW Driver

Thread Starter

|

6th Gear

iTrader: (3)

Joined: Sep 2004

Posts: 1,243

Likes: 0

From: Portland, Oregon

Quote:

Originally Posted by AC_MINI

Looks better on you MCS then on your pic sample.

Question on you tires size? 215-35-18 or 215-40-18 or 215-40-18 or 225-40-18?

Meeneeboy is correct....

215-35-18 :smile:

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 01:22 PM

#10

JCW Driver

Thread Starter

|

6th Gear

iTrader: (3)

Joined: Sep 2004

Posts: 1,243

Likes: 0

From: Portland, Oregon

Quote:

Originally Posted by MGear

swwwweeeet

Thanks!

(BTW, I owe you a PM...just been slow...)

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 04:50 PM

#11

c615586

3rd Gear

Joined: May 2003

Posts: 229

Likes: 0

From: Columbus, OH

new wheels

Very nice!

But given the road conditions of western pennsylvania, I'll stick with my 16 inch Rotas (for now....)

vin.

Reply

Old

Jul 11, 2005 | 04:54 PM

#12

MINI Monkey

5th Gear

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Sep 2004

Posts: 800

Likes: 0

From: Newport News, Va.

Great Wheels & Brakes.

That's a nice looking MCS!

Reply

Reply Subscribe

Related Topics

Thread

Thread Starter

Forum

Replies

Last Post

FS:: Works Bell Billet Steering Wheel Hub

barnoun

MINI Parts for Sale

13

Sep 17, 2018 05:04 PM

FS:: 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman S

khumpert

MINIs & Minis for Sale

1

Nov 30, 2015 11:48 AM

FS:: 4 2001-2006 MINI Cooper 16" MINILITE Wheels

SosoMINI

MINI Parts for Sale

30

Nov 22, 2015 03:17 PM

MINI Cooper Wheels & Accessories

Mini Mania

Tires, Wheels & Brakes

0

Aug 26, 2015 11:02 AM

Anyone up for a trade? Klutch Wheels VA

BowserKart

Tires, Wheels, & Brakes

0

Aug 20, 2015 01:24 PM

Reply Share

First
Prev
1 / 1
Next
Last

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:53 PM.