MINI Cooper Wheel Thread

[Ryan @ GWR]

R53 on KONIG Dial In 15x7 +35 Gloss Black
Picture Courtesy of Customer Jason Hall
No info provided on tires or clearances.

[Ryan @ GWR]

R53 on the now-discontinued Konig Flatout 15x8 +25, but the fitment info is very useful and applies to all wheels in the common 15x8 +25 size:

"Tires are 225/50-15 BFG Sports (Large). Coilovers with 550 lb-in (10k) springs, lowered about 1.5"
No inner wheel clearance issues like with a 15x8 et36 (rear specifically), BUT lots on the outside w/ et25 (rear). I am -3.0F & -1.5R on camber.
So in short, no clearance issues in the front, though I think there would be some w/ -1.0 or less camber. In the rear I had to trim a good amount of the plastic arch, and still have some rubbing but nothing major."

[Ryan @ GWR]

R53 MINI on Konig Hypergram 17x8 4x100 +45 Bronze, with 225/45/17 Toyo R888R tires.
This car has coilovers, Eibach camber plates, a 10mm spacer up front, and no spacers in the rear.

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[Ryan @ GWR]

R56 on Konig Hypergram 17x8 4x100 +45 Bronze, with 215/45/17 Michelin Pilot Sport a/s 3 plus

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[Ryan @ GWR]

Discontinued wheel but good fitment data point for R53 on 16x8" ET35 with 205/50-16 Yokohama AD08R
On coilovers, lowered about 1.5", Camber -1.0 F, -1.0 R
Rubbed slightly at the rear at first when going over big bumps, but the plastic has "self adjusted"

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[Ryan @ GWR]

2004 R53 Mini Cooper S, Enkei RPF1-RS 15x8 +28 Black, 205/50/15 Dunlop DZ102. No spacers used.

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[Ryan @ GWR]

R56 on Enkei TS-10 17x8 +40, tire Size 215/40/17