18" Alloys on Mini Cooper S
Discussion
asantaga said:
Cool, Id not considered potholes...
I've got 18" on my F56 and last service they 'noted' 3 of the wheels had a slight buckle. I'm now about to order a second run flat Pirelli which has suffered a bulge in the side wall due to potholes so I'm now questioning once I get the wheels straight and refurbished do I go with non-run flats to prevent a recurrence or do I ditch and go for 17" with non run flats.My view is these wheels bend easy on rough roads and run flat side walls are ste. Wheels buckled in first two years and 25k miles.
thanks, all
but I think the Jury is out,
18" Whilst cool damage too easily on our roads.. (I suffered before)
Tis a shame as the car I was looking at looked perfect..
Other comments welcome but I think Ive made my decision.. I might be able to get the dealer to swop over the alloys... who knows.
but I think the Jury is out,
18" Whilst cool damage too easily on our roads.. (I suffered before)
Tis a shame as the car I was looking at looked perfect..
Other comments welcome but I think Ive made my decision.. I might be able to get the dealer to swop over the alloys... who knows.
I've got 17" wheels without run flats on my F56 Cooper S and the ride is still pretty crashy around town, but it is pretty good on back roads and fairly compliant. I'd imagine the ride to be annoying with 18" wheels with run flats.
I'd much prefer 18" wheels though because the 17" wheels look tiny under the wheel arches.
I'd much prefer 18" wheels though because the 17" wheels look tiny under the wheel arches.
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