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| Aug 17, 2020 03:03AM | kenatminimania | |
| Aug 16, 2020 05:55AM | yamadog72 |
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Wheel styles are very subjective - 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'....
Going from 19's to 18's can lighten the unsprung weight (if that matters) and can also provide a better ride quality (from the taller sidewalls). Again, it depends on what you are looking for.
Going from 19's to 18's can lighten the unsprung weight (if that matters) and can also provide a better ride quality (from the taller sidewalls). Again, it depends on what you are looking for.
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I am looking for suggestions about new wheels for a 2017 Clubman S All4. (I am very new to owning a Mini) The car was purchased used and has 19" John Cooper Works wheels with the Bridgestone Potenza tires. The wheels are scraped up a bit, looking like a few curb checks came in (parallel parking issues)
1. Do I stay with the 19" rim or go back to an 18"?
2. What's a good rim to look at, size wise and just overall source? (I see I can get the John Cooper Works rims through the Mini dealer, but at the price of $3,700 for the set, indeed I am looking for a bit of a lower price option)
3. The tires on the car are a 45 sidewall, 225-45-19 size - it looks rather tight on clearance to the fender / wheel well. I'd like to not go the route of a 35 sidewall, just with too many anxiety concerns of shorter sidewall = increase risk of bending a rim with Illinois road (pothole) issues.
Any other thoughts?
...a Mini newbie,
Jarrett
1. Do I stay with the 19" rim or go back to an 18"?
2. What's a good rim to look at, size wise and just overall source? (I see I can get the John Cooper Works rims through the Mini dealer, but at the price of $3,700 for the set, indeed I am looking for a bit of a lower price option)
3. The tires on the car are a 45 sidewall, 225-45-19 size - it looks rather tight on clearance to the fender / wheel well. I'd like to not go the route of a 35 sidewall, just with too many anxiety concerns of shorter sidewall = increase risk of bending a rim with Illinois road (pothole) issues.
Any other thoughts?
...a Mini newbie,
Jarrett
