Can I lower my MINI, even though I have 215/35 R18 tires on it, it seems there is no space available to do so, please give some advice. I love my rims, and don't wanna change them, but want to lower my MINI.
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Can I lower my MINI, even though I have 215/35 R18 tires on it, it seems there is no space available to do so, please give some advice. I love my rims, and don't wanna change them, but want to lower my MINI.
Bosch Platinum 4 Spark plugs, Specter Air Intake Pipe, Custom Heat Shield for the Air Intake (made by me), Carbon Fiber Exhaust Muffler, Jackson Racing Performance Sparkplug Cables, MSD Ignition Coil, Motegi MR116 Racing 18" Wheels, Falken FK452 215/35 R18, 4 Hella 500FF, Cobalt Rear Strut Tower Support, MINI Challenge Front Strut Tower Bar, K&N Air Filter, Alta Rear Lower Adjustable Control Arms, 22mm Rear Sway Bar by Alta, Cravenspeed iPhone craddle, Powerflex Fron Control Arm bushings (Wishbone), Sachs clutch kit (Disk, Presure plate, and Bearing), Front R55 rotors and calipers 294mm with stainless steel brake lines and ceramic brake pads, N2MINI Engeeniring front splitter, APR splitter support rods, WOLO Big Boy 419 airhorn...
Got a pic so we can see what it is and how much do you want to lower?
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I used to run the same size tire on my 7.5'' x 18'' wheels
and mine is lowered quite a bit.. Like Mark said above do you have and pics so we can get an idea of what offset the wheels have and or to see how far they stick out already...
'06 MC, Cabrio, HO, 5 Speed,
M7-USS, Megan Racing Coilovers w/adj. Camper Plates & Exhaust, ASA-R1 18'' Wheels, Aero Kit, H-Sport adj. Control Arms & Sway Bar, TSW adj. End Links, Helix Short Shifter, VIP Engine Damper, DDM Air Intake, Hidden Fog Lights, Custom Vinyl Work thru Out..
I didn't need that 401K anyway!!
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Hope this give you a better idea if I can lower it or not, an inch or two would be great... thanx
Looks like you have plenty of room to lower it. 2'' might be pushing it but atleast 1.5''
Here is a pic of mine when I had 18'' on it.. Currently running 17''
'06 MC, Cabrio, HO, 5 Speed,
M7-USS, Megan Racing Coilovers w/adj. Camper Plates & Exhaust, ASA-R1 18'' Wheels, Aero Kit, H-Sport adj. Control Arms & Sway Bar, TSW adj. End Links, Helix Short Shifter, VIP Engine Damper, DDM Air Intake, Hidden Fog Lights, Custom Vinyl Work thru Out..
I didn't need that 401K anyway!!
Yep, you have room.
The Mini is gone but not forgotten, what a ride it has been with the best people, the best Mini club and most fun little car I have ever owned!!!
"If you're in control, you're not going fast enough.
-Parnelli Jones
Thanks for the answers, but after having this answer:
blitzcat - March 18th, 2012 08:29 AM
Yes you can. While your rim size is larger than stock, the actual diameter of your wheel is smaller than stock. Use this calculator to see:
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
The stock size is 195/65 r16 overall diameter 24.44 inches
Your 215/35 R18 is overall diameter 23.92 inches
For lowering you should be OK. Your tire size is wider that stock, so you can't mess with the camber as much, but unless you got camber plates, you won't have to worry about this. N2MINI, how wide your tires when you run 18"???
I have been wondering in how wide they are. Will it affect it? because I don't have camber plates, and don't want to have my tire stick out the fenders...
Lowering will not affect how far out the tires stick compared to how they look now.*I have been wondering in how wide they are. Will it affect it? because I don't have camber plates, and don't want to have my tire stick out the fenders...
There is trig involved, but I'm pretty sure they will stick out a bit less, but we're talking less than 1mm from the position the wheel is in now. Anyone else can chime in and embarrass me if needed.
The path the wheel travels up and down over a bump is not perfectly vertical, but its close. Lowering involves using a shorter spring, so really you are sliding the wheel up in the travel 1 or two inches. If you like how your wheels look relative to the arch position now, lowering will not change that.
Well said.. I ran 215-35s on my 18s
'06 MC, Cabrio, HO, 5 Speed,
M7-USS, Megan Racing Coilovers w/adj. Camper Plates & Exhaust, ASA-R1 18'' Wheels, Aero Kit, H-Sport adj. Control Arms & Sway Bar, TSW adj. End Links, Helix Short Shifter, VIP Engine Damper, DDM Air Intake, Hidden Fog Lights, Custom Vinyl Work thru Out..
I didn't need that 401K anyway!!
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