tyre wear

[MrDurst]

Has anyone had wear problems with Cooper S wheels on a Cooper? I found that the insides of the tyres had worn dramatically than the outside, anyone else had this problem?

I've also found that we can't get a tyre fitter to put normal tyres on the car, they say they have to put RFT's on.

[Mini_me]

None runflats should not be a problem. Stay away from anyone saying its not possible and find a decent tyre shop.

Wear on the inside ...... I've had this. Could be various reasons:

1. camber needs adjusting
2. worn linkages around the steering and wheels?? I had what I think was a track rod end replaced. Not noticed inside edge wear since.
3. Modified suspension?
4. I even read somewhere that it was frequent and normal with some BMWs - though I'm a bit sceptical about that personally.

Generally the original mini wheels should be interchangable without issue - at least if sticking with the same generation of MINI. Especially going from a Cooper S to Cooper where you might even have more clearance in the wheelarches (e.g. with standard Cooper suspension)