Finally found a new car! (Lightweight wheel question)

[ollie288]

I am currently looking for a set of lightweight wheels for my mini. The PCD is 4x100 and I want 17" I think. Anyone got any suggests for a set of lightweight wheels? I have been looking at the team dynamics 1.2's but want to see if there are any others before I buy.  

1.2s


What colour do you reckon to go for on a grey mini like this: Black?

[rdfcpete]

OZ & Speedline would be the obvious two routes wouldn't they chap? Some Turini's would look great on a CoopS 

[ollie288]

I dont really know too much on the lightweight wheels, when I had my golf I looked for style more than practical. Ill have a look at those to cheers pete 

[MitchGTI]

Is this car still floating about?!

[rdfcpete]

Did you get any alloys in the end Ollie? 

[ollie288]

Is this car still floating about?!

Which car? 

Did you get any alloys in the end Ollie? 

No Pete, Funnily enough that is my task today, to buy new wheels and tyres. I have been looking at these:

http://www.potn.co.uk/grid-17-x-75quot-gloss-black-set-of-4-wheels-lightweight-series_p1040385.htm

I have been looking at the yoko prada spec 2's to put on them.

Havent decided yet though haha! 

[andrewparker]

Assuming they weight a similar amount I'd choose those over the TDs.

[ollie288]

Yeah they are about 7kg each i think, which is better than the 12kg of the standard wheels 

[tony_danza]

I like them. 

Parada Spec 2s are however, utterly garbage - try something else.

[ollie288]

I like them. 

Parada Spec 2s are however, utterly garbage - try something else.

Any suggestions? 

[tony_danza]

A decent summer sport, such as a Goodyear Asym 2, Pilot Sport 3, Yoko AD08 etc.

Those spec 2s are good in the dry, but shocking in the wet and fall apart if you overheat them.

[ollie288]

Thanks Tony, ill have a look. What size would I need on a 7.5 rim? The standards on the mini are 205/45/17 I believe

[tony_danza]

205s might look a bit stretched on a 7.5 - maybe a 215 or 225?? Some of the Mini forums are probably more help for that, as the aspect ratio will have to be altered if you go much wider.

[Top Cat]

Liking them wheels Ollie, they would look great all black. Similar to mine. 


IMG_3505 by T0P cat, on Flickr

[ollie288]

205s might look a bit stretched on a 7.5 - maybe a 215 or 225?? Some of the Mini forums are probably more help for that, as the aspect ratio will have to be altered if you go much wider.

Yeah I think a 215. The mini wheel is 7 wide I think.  

They are very similar TC. The only other wheel I was looking at apart from the pr2 are these:

http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?p=OZALLEGG17MB&a=i#

At nearly £300 a wheel with no tyres I am finding it hard to justify spending that amount of money, even though they look great imo and are only 6.3kg!