Wheel options....what do they weigh?

Discussion in 'Cooper SE' started by KeninFL, Jul 18, 2020.

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  1. Jim In Tucson

    Jim In Tucson Well-Known Member

    Powder coat or paint your current wheels silver.


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  3. SameGuy

    SameGuy Well-Known Member Subscriber

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    That gets spendy in a hurry. When I thought I found a deal on a set of 16x7.5J Brabus wheels for my last car, they needed to be straightened and refinished and it cost $600. Good thing I only paid $500 for the wheels. :rolleyes: I shopped around for simple refinishing (no straightening or color change) on the used Victory Spokes, and $75 each is as cheap as it gets (I paid $300 for the set, with some minor curb rash on two of them). I’m formulating a different plan.
     
  4. I also have a blast autocrossing my SE in GS. I did get a set of Enkei RPF1s and put some RE-71RS tires on them. I also swapped out the rear sway bar for a huge 25mm sway bar which made a giant difference!
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  5. Jim In Tucson

    Jim In Tucson Well-Known Member

    Brand of sway bar? Link?

    Do you notice much improvement in street driving?

    Thanks,
    Jim


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  6. SameGuy

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    Maaan with the sunroof you could’ve got that inside rear up another six inches!
     
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  8. NM Engineering 25mm adjustable rear sway bar. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-nm-engineering-parts/gt-rear-adjustable-sway-bar-25mm/nm.258847~nme/?token=e19c0a0d-0aa0-4c62-8508-c16c25199281&utm_source=yotpo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=map&ref=yotpo_8
    I have not noticed any difference at all in street driving. The ride quality and handling characteristics in normal driving are exactly the same as far as I can tell. It’s only in autocross-level aggressive turning that I’ve noticed a major change. Understeer is completely gone. I have the 25mm bar on the loosest setting because I figured I could always crank it stiffer as needed, but I think that setting is perfectly dialed in and I actually worry about too much oversteer if I go any stiffer. I will say that I was shocked at what a tiny twig the OEM sway bar that came off the car was, compared to this massive tube.
     
  9. I'd read that the only way to change the rear sway bar was to drop the battery. Is that true? How difficult was it to change and where can I read the steps involved? Any information on this would be greatly appreciated as I'd already given up on the idea.
     
  10. I recently bought a set of powerspoke wheels and weighed them. Without the tpms but with a few weights attached, they weigh approximately 21 lbs. I used a digital luggage scale that you hang onto the object and then lift.
     
  11. I had the sway bar installed at a local BMW/Mini shop (https://www.bimmerlogic.net/) so I can’t tell you the particulars, but they said it was no big deal and that the pictorial step-by-step instructions that came with the sway bar (picturing an ICE F56 Cooper) were very helpful.
     
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  13. Try the Yokohama a052 when you need a new set. Grippiest tire I've ever used. I used the original re71's, 245/40/17, on my former STX Scion FRS. I'm actually faster in the mini with 205/50/16 and 300 lbs more weight.
     
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  14. I took a look at the swaybar and it does look like you'd have to lower the battery to replace it. How much did the dealer charge you to install it?
     
  15. Jim In Tucson

    Jim In Tucson Well-Known Member

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    According to the sway bar mfg the bar can be removed and installed from the right side of the SE, at least on the S.


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  16. If you have a look under the SE, there's more in the way. To me, it looks like the battery must be lowered.
     
  17. It was pretty pricey (in my opinion) - I think about $500. They said they had to drop the subframe but didn’t mention anything about the battery; maybe that was assumed. Also, it wasn’t a dealer but a third party BMW/Mini mechanic, because the closest actual Mini dealer, where I took delivery of my car, is over an hour away.
     
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  18. pictsidhe

    pictsidhe Well-Known Member

    I did a 75mph 'moose test' in my SE a month back. A pickup I was following kicked up a brick sized piece of semi tyre to windscreen height. I swear I tipped considerably further than the autocross picture. I was surprised and a little alarmed at it.
    The moose test was an utter failure, though. My Mini handled it perfectly.
     

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