New wheels: 15" Rota Circuit 8 w/ Yoko AVS ES-100s

[ZAMIRZ]

Noticed these on ebay and emailed the seller to see if he'd be willing to negotiate a sale out of auction, picked 'em up for a hair over $100/wheel. Called up Wesco tire and got some 205/50-15s. The wheels are polished Rota Circuit 8, 15X6.5 with a 38MM offset. So far no rubbing. Oh yeah, this is hands down the best mod I've done thus far, definately more noticeable than the intake/exhaust/springs. The car now handles better, rides better and in my opinion has a more classic MINI look. Anyway, on to the pictures...

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hope you guys like 'em, cuz I sure do

EDIT: In total I shaved off 64 lbs. off unsprung weight with the new wheels

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

IS that A.E. Wright?

My stepdad is an administrator for the LVUSD

[ZAMIRZ]

No, it's a brand new middle school that's built on Mulholland just past the Shell Station by the Gelson's parking lot.

[Ben at Pelican Parts]

The Rota's look really nice - I haven't seen many MINI's with them, very nice!! ROTA's are the way to go - if you went with MUGEN MF-8's would have been 400 a piece.

Did you drop it to?

What is the suspension setup?

-B

[ZAMIRZ]

It has H&R springs which made a marked improvement in handling, it corners flatter than my 911