Mini Cooper rims question

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I'm looking to get the wheels shown below if I can get them cheap enough.Question is do I need hub centric rings for them and what kind of lug nuts do I need if differant than stock steel wheel ones.

Dunlop SP Sport run flat tires (205 45 R17)

[CTScott]

Look at this post for info:

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...&postcount=505

[CrankyOldMan]

I've been running R81 Immola wheels in the summer for the last year or so without rings and have no issues to report. I use the Gorilla style spline nuts that came with my TireRack wheels as well. CTScott probably has the best solution for avoiding possible problems, though.

[LTHatch]

Running R81 mini wheels as well with the lug nuts that CTScott linked, 60+ vibration was very noticeable and at 75+ it felt like a jackhammer. After installing the 56.1->54.1 hub rings, its smooth sailing up to 100mph at least.

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Originally Posted by LTHatch

Running R81 mini wheels as well with the lug nuts that CTScott linked, 60+ vibration was very noticeable and at 75+ it felt like a jackhammer. After installing the 56.1->54.1 hub rings, its smooth sailing up to 100mph at least.

Wish I could find the Running R81 locally but not much available and people want liek $800-1000 LOL for factory rims.

[kimona]

Is this what you're looking for?

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/4392168984.html

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by kimona

Is this what you're looking for?

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/4392168984.html

Those are indeed Imolas. Mine are white, with a splash of brake fluid that chewed through the paint. The real secret is that they're only about 11 lbs.

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Originally Posted by kimona

Is this what you're looking for?

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/4392168984.html

Yah those are pretty awesome.

[kimona]

^Imolas are often available here on craigslist for about $200.

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Originally Posted by kimona

^Imolas are often available here on craigslist for about $200.

Unfortunatelly California has more people than Canda put together :P You hosers get the bigger selection and cheaper prices although our weed is better and cheaper This is my local selection lol http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/se...axAsk=&excats=

[3rdSEman]

I would suggest everybody to not bother ordering centering rings.
http://www.hubcentric-rings.com/
56.1-54.1 rings are fragile and break easily (shatter) when fitting wheels.

I have ran different mini wheels so far and have relied on centering feature of standard taper nuts.

One word of caution if you're considering extended tip conical wheel nuts. I believe available tips (extending below the taper) are mostly imperial. Never could find one which would fit (and center) metric bore openings of mini wheels. Thus my use of plain standard taper nuts.

PS: tires fitted are Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3, 500 treadwear, asymetric tread pattern, side-to-side rotation is allowed as they are not directional (permits rotation in a criss-cross fashion).
PS2: true winter tires are a must (and mandatory) in Quebec; these A/S tires are only used during other three seasons.

[Exiwolfman]

this is the mini wheel i would love to run on my Yaris ....think they are 15s
IMG_3925.jpg

if anyone does please post pics or the one below in white too
$_57.JPG

[scmoky]

Originally Posted by 3rdSEman

I would suggest everybody to not bother ordering centering rings.
http://www.hubcentric-rings.com/
56.1-54.1 rings are fragile and break easily (shatter) when fitting wheels.

I have ran different mini wheels so far and have relied on centering feature of standard taper nuts.

So what dimensions are these Mini rims(15 with 4x100 bolts? what about ET)? And if it fit to yaris Mk3 gen. without any rear and front spacers and if can use standard bolts? In my country I can get it cheap.

[ivanstepul]

Stock lug nuts with no spacers. Rides good no vibrations.

[trunkout]

Originally Posted by ivanstepul

Stock lug nuts with no spacers. Rides good no vibrations.

that's it. saw a set of these on craigslist for $160. I'm on the hunt very soon.... look so good. gonna plasti dip them black, over course!

[Exiwolfman]

Originally Posted by ivanstepul

Stock lug nuts with no spacers. Rides good no vibrations.

like that ...do u have pics of whole car with wheels on .

[CTScott]

Stock lug nuts work, but I would not want to run them for very long. Mini lugbolts (shown below) are 14mm (versus our 12 mm lugs), so there is quite a bit of slop to the holes, which results in a significant portion of our OEM lugnut taper sitting in the hole.

Mini lug bolt.jpg

The lugnuts which I referred to in the link in post #2 above are shown below. They have a much larger tapered section than our stock lugnuts and the "bulge" fills the 14mm to 12mm gap. They were difficult to find since, as mentioned above, most conical bulge lugnuts are not metric.

[ivanstepul]

The picture that I posted is with stock lug nuts but I ride after market acorn style lugs I got from ebay, I don't know if the ones I posted are the right size but it's that style . And some recent pics with the new wing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LUG-NUTS-BUL...item3cbf8f4802