MINI from the Buff

[m.ball716]

Hey I'm Mike From Buffalo, C & C welcome! I'm in need of wider wheels and I'm tired of the lack of them in 4x100. Just mounted up some 205/40/17s for MINI Invasion 2010 in Toronto Ont. and heres a few pics from it.

Packing up


End of the day at the Invasion

[Rally]

very nice! I love 205/40's on minis...that's what I run too.

More pics!

[jasonklee]

Looks great

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[Kielan]

Finally another proper MINI joins the forums. Love it.

Welcome to StanceWorks.

[m.ball716]

thanks all! I got a bunch of head shakers at the Invasion, apparently Toronto mini owners just like there stickers and union jacks. The cars been a blast .... and scraps and rubs like crazy haha. What do some of you other low mini owners do? I'm thinking about removing the splash shields up front might help, the V-maxxs just dont seem to have the spring rates to be this low.

[Rally]

thanks all! I got a bunch of head shakers at the Invasion, apparently Toronto mini owners just like there stickers and union jacks. The cars been a blast .... and scraps and rubs like crazy haha. What do some of you other low mini owners do? I'm thinking about removing the splash shields up front might help, the V-maxxs just dont seem to have the spring rates to be this low.

I completely removed the little flap under the bumper. Haven't scraped since and my car is basically just like yours but a bit lower, same bumper and wheel/tire setup. There are screws or pins to easily remove it.

Vmaxx's are definitely on the soft side for MINI's. Stiffer springs may help.

May want to look into a skidplate too at some point. Right behind the flap under the bumper is a hose for your radiator. It's not held on very well and has been known to catch on debris and lead to your car instantly overheating. On a lowered car, this is obviously more likely.

[who says hella]

nice dude. just dont run 10 inch wide wheels all the way around

[Average_Jerk]

looking good. welcome

[hinrichs]

Looks good, cant wait to see more of this

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[m.ball716]

I completely removed the little flap under the bumper. Haven't scraped since and my car is basically just like yours but a bit lower, same bumper and wheel/tire setup. There are screws or pins to easily remove it.

Vmaxx's are definitely on the soft side for MINI's. Stiffer springs may help.

May want to look into a skidplate too at some point. Right behind the flap under the bumper is a hose for your radiator. It's not held on very well and has been known to catch on debris and lead to your car instantly overheating. On a lowered car, this is obviously more likely.

I haven't gotten under there yet to take off that flap, my car does alot of fenderliner rubbing, and I'd really **** to take them out too with all the debris. My mk4 had them removed and I'd always get gravel and shit all over. I relocated that hose up higher, but I'm looking to fab up a skidplate as I'm real familiar with these cars as I'm a auto body tech at a Euro specialized body shop.

I like the ride of my Vmaxxs , but I loved my FK silverlines on my mk4, any suggestions on a mid- range budget?

Thanks for all the good feedback...finally There are so many MINI people I run into that just dont get it haha

[Rally]

I like the ride of my Vmaxxs , but I loved my FK silverlines on my mk4, any suggestions on a mid- range budget?

FK makes mini coilovers too if you're thinking about switching. Otherwise, I'd just stick with vmaxx's.

Thanks for all the good feedback...finally There are so many MINI people I run into that just dont get it haha

Haha I know exactly what you mean