Power Spoke Wheels

Discussion in 'Cooper SE' started by Quorn, Apr 1, 2022.

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  1. fishbert

    fishbert Well-Known Member

    Ok, so the red arrow bit is diamond cut area, not painted silver or anything like that?
     
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  3. CuriousGeorge

    CuriousGeorge Well-Known Member

    Love me some aero testing - thanks! Skimming the 2nd article quickly, it's easy to see why folks seem to have difficulty detecting any differences in the real world.
     
  4. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    I can't tell if it's painted aluminum or just polished aluminum, but it has a clear-coat over whichever it is. The more I think about it, wheel manufacturers usually paint everything to achieve the exact color they want, so it's probably silver paint. I'm so afraid of scratching my Power Spoke rims that they live in the basement, not on my SE.

    For more reference, here's the seldom-seen side of the Power Spoke rims. You can see the back of the 4 plastic pieces. Note the large number of wheelweights required to balance one of these asymmetrical wonders:

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  5. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

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    Lol so prolly not lot lighter than any of the other 17-inch options. :p
     
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  6. teslarati97

    teslarati97 Well-Known Member

    Relative to the other OEM wheel options, they are considerably lighter but they won't fit 16-inch Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 winter tires.
     
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  8. Puppethead

    Puppethead Well-Known Member

    For that the 16" Spectre Grey Revolites are the lightweight, aerodynamic choice. I got them for my snow tires, and they weigh 33.2 pounds each with tires/tpms mounted. They were not cheap, though.
     
  9. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

    YUL
    Roger that, but I was making fun of the net weight with a pound of lead inside the barrel in the pic @insightman posted. ;)
     
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  10. shakotanVIP

    shakotanVIP New Member

    The Mini badge and yellow trim are a separate centre cap to the larger wheel cover and the same as any other 5x112 MINI wheel centre cap. I have indeed replaced mine with the floating MINI centre caps, but you need to trim the centre section out with a pair of side cutters to clear the rotating 'float' assembly. This does not stop you from refitting the standard centre cap in the future.
     
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  11. Dmitry Tuzhilin

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  13. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    My OHaus scale "from the 70s" says it weighs 75.5 grams. There's a metal cylinder in the center that brings it up to that weight.
     
  14. Dmitry Tuzhilin

    Dmitry Tuzhilin New Member

    Thanks! Will test it next Saturday IMG_20221113_185228.jpg IMG_20221113_185218.jpg
     

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  15. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

    YUL
    Lol I LOVE it! I admire the effort, though I admit I was defo more inclined to just spend four minutes ordering mine from ECS. :cool:
     
  16. chrunck

    chrunck Well-Known Member

    This seems sketchy to me, but maybe it'll be close enough? The weight isn't concentric, so it seems like there would be some variation depending on which way it's turned.
     
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  17. fishbert

    fishbert Well-Known Member

    That, and those fingers might be prone to breaking.
    Not to worry, it's not like improperly balanced tires are a safety concern or anything... saving a couple bucks (maybe?) is more important.
     
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  18. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

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    Time is money too.
     
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  19. Dmitry Tuzhilin

    Dmitry Tuzhilin New Member

    Balancing is done using my 3d printed tool. Workshop did not got adapter to balance wheel with cover - so I had no choice. No numbers to verify balancing quality, but no steering wheel vibrations either. Will see...
    3d image published here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5627948
    Thanks!
     
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  20. SCardamon

    SCardamon New Member

    Thanks for all the info, previous posters :)

    Anyone consider/try removing those plastic wedges? I would like to…


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  21. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

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    Something to make @insightman cringe on a Sunday morning… my nephew, an Audi sales advisor and avid VAG geek (on all the forums and FB groups) sent me these just now:

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  22. teslarati97

    teslarati97 Well-Known Member

    Are those tires Michelin Primacy 3? I mean I didn't think chip shortages would be that bad for wheels and tires...
     
  23. insightman

    insightman Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Crrrrrinnnngggge! Of course, if that VW owner was really serious, he'd install a MINI hood scoop, too.

    It's interesting the MINI SE's center caps were retained. Perhaps those wheels went on just for the photos. They look so wrong on that car!
     
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