for track use, i selected.....



SSR type C-RS 17X7.5

 

Beautiful wheels! Great taste Bean

Sorry Hosmer but those wheels are so ugly! 3-spoke? lol...To each his own i guess

 

I was honestly looking at I Forged wheels and I like those, but anyone know the weight on them... looking at 18 by 7.5 or 8. I have a nice color combo that I want to do

any thoughts ?



or

 

ca$per, i don't know specifically about the wheels that you pictured, but my 18 X 8 HRE's (of similar style and construction) weigh a little over 19 lbs.....not lightweight, but not bad for a 18" street wheel...

 

ca$per, both wheels you pictured very nice and will look good on the MINI. If you're interested, PM me the wheel models you want and exact sizes and I can get you weights and pricing.

FYI, although HRE's are really nice and of great construction for the street. I wouldn't recommend them on the track. It has come to my attention that a lot of tracks have banned them as there has been occasions of cracked barrels. Again, these wheels are of great quality but simply not meant for the track.

 

Bean I love your car. When is it that you are going to be at Homestead Speedway?

 

Wake, why would you not recom. them for the track. I live near HRE headquarters here in Carlsbad and I have seen HRE on all kinds of cars from Porsche to Ferrari. These cars see plenty of track time out here.

 

They arent strong at all....there are pics of them bent to shreds from going off the track just a little bit. It's pretty funny considering they cost so much. HRE's are very prone to bending.

 

What he said. Like I said before, I have heard of several accounts of HRE's bending and even worse, the barrels CRACKING, from track use. Yes they go on Porsches, Ferraris, Lambos, etc. Believe me that I know about that..

Simply put, they aren't track tested and aren't meant to be used for the heavy stress during high-speed cornering, etc. that the wheels will see at the track. I have heard of tracks straight out BANNING HRE's.

 

SSR Comps. 16 X 7 = 11.3. Lbs. Mine have held up well in three years of street, track, and autox duty.

Joe S.

 

+1

:drools:

I wanted these for my e46 M3 but sold it to get another MINI.

I guess I'll have to put em on one of the MINIs as soon as I can come up with $2K of scratch.

 

Her is what wheels the BMW is gonna have. Actually....it should look pretty damn close. I-FORGED

 

that's what I'm talking about . this look is great and a bit different that the other stuff... 6 or 7 spokes... we'll see about that.

 

Ca$per, I'm still working on it. Don't think I've forgotten or given up.

UKSUV, you too.

 

For a non-race tire, money no object, I'd be buying a set of Volk GT-U's in 17, for my CR/W mcs.

 

I think I'll save up for a set of Neez Eurocross..
Is there a dealer in the US?

 

Sean Amerson "Supercharged"
Adrenaline Expediter
Discovery-Automotive
Sean@Discovery-Automotive.com
Office: 866-365-0920

Found this on BMW forums

 

http://www.eisenhaus.com/neez.php

 

Absolute Motoring can get you a set

 

I would get these in white, size 15x6.0 or 15x5.5 According to wheelweights.net, 7.9lbs and 8.2lbs respectively.

 

these would look cool on my chili red

 

I completely agree with SB, except I would go with 15" wheels instead. Even lighter and even more super cool.