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MINIAC · Jan 17th, 2002, 03:04 PM

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Originally posted by mike58
From your figures a car with 195/55/15 sits 25.4mm lower than a car with 195/55/16 if the susp is the same.
How many people would intentionaly raise their car 25mm just to have the kudos of 16" wheels?
So 195/55/15s it is for me when I get my car back from the dealer ( locks out of stock) .
Mike

Most people with 16" wheels probably get them in conjunction with the lower riding Sports Suspension Plus. Even so, looking at the US specs for the Cooper and 'S', the 'S' (16" and SS+) still rides about 6-7mm higher than the Cooper (15" and SS). But then the 16" wheels are 1" wider than the 15" wheels and you can probably fit them with 205/50-16 tires.

Jan 17th, 2002, 03:04 PM	#7
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 01:21 AM Posts: 8,463 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by mike58 From your figures a car with 195/55/15 sits 25.4mm lower than a car with 195/55/16 if the susp is the same. How many people would intentionaly raise their car 25mm just to have the kudos of 16" wheels? So 195/55/15s it is for me when I get my car back from the dealer ( locks out of stock) . Mike Most people with 16" wheels probably get them in conjunction with the lower riding Sports Suspension Plus. Even so, looking at the US specs for the Cooper and 'S', the 'S' (16" and SS+) still rides about 6-7mm higher than the Cooper (15" and SS). But then the 16" wheels are 1" wider than the 15" wheels and you can probably fit them with 205/50-16 tires.