Brakes Wheels 2nd Gen Tires What tires and size do you run? A reference

It might also help to add wheel width and offset to the setup you are running.

 

I'm running Yokohama A539 tires in size 165/60 R12 on my Mini.



Oh, and on my MINI I'm running Yokohama YK580 215/45 R17 tires on the original S-lite wheels. After the car's original runflats wore out, I happily made the switch to non-runflat conventional tires of various brands for the past decade. And I've had no punctures since (knock on wood).

I think these YK580 tires are a good all-around solution for the MINI. They are not an all-out performance tire, but they handle well, they are good in the wet, and they are not noisy. I'm happy with them.

 

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric all season 215/45-17 and like them just fine.

 

Nitto 01 or Toyo RA1 225/45/15 8 inch wide rims in rear, 9 inch wides up front, track. 8mm spacer in rear, 15 mm up front, I think the ET on the 949UL is roughly +35.

16 inch for the street, rota slipstreams, et +36 ish, no spacers. Falken Azeni's.

 

Michelin Premier A/S 205/45/17

Not exactly a performance tire, but I gotta cart my kiddos around. Haven't tried them in the rain yet (yay, California drought!)...but I'm counting on them being much better than the run flats I just got rid of.

 

I ran 205-50-16 Yokohama S Drives on my now gone R53. For me they were the perfect size. Your mileage may vary. :wink:

 

Summer: 215/40R17 Yoko Advan AD08R

Old winter setup: 215/45R17 Yoko Iceguard IG52c (for sale, actually).

 

Michelin PSS 205/45/17

Excellent, but pricey. Also, they're slightly larger than the 205/45/17 Hankook Ventus V12 EVO's I replaced... or maybe the Hankooks are a little undersized?? I know there are variations between brands, but I'm not sure which one is more accurate.

 

I like the idea of this, which is why I also wish everyone would build a "My Garage" and post that kind of info along with other mods done so people could just click peoples "My Garage" button and see all that info...

 

Summers are 205/45/17 Continental ExtremeContact DW (not the DWS)
Winters are General Altimax Artics in 215/45/17

 

205/50/16 Conti DW on SSR GT-1 16x7 ET 42 wheels for summer, spring and fall.
185/65/15 Michelin X-ice on stock 15x5.5 holies in the winter.

 

Tires: 215/40-18 Michelin Pilot Super Sports
Wheels: OEM GP 18x7" ET 52mm with 15mm spacers (adjusted ET 37mm)

 

Winter:
Bridgestone Blizzaks 205/45/17

Summer:
Michelin Pilot Super Sports 215/45/17

All-Season:
Yokohama YK580 - I no longer use an all-season tire but I really liked these. Brucek touched on it; they are not an all out performance tire but they are excellent in the wet and very very good in the snow for all-season.

 

All-Season:
Bought the car with new 195/55 r16 conti extreme contact ssr's. They didn't last long, terrible snow traction with a harsh ride. (I did benefit from the run flat technology on one occasion, though it ruined the tire....)

Went to a 195/55 r16 Yokohoma YK580. Good quiet tire, better fuel mileage, long lasting, with good dry and good snow traction. I found that the wet traction was just okay. I ended up having them siped which greatly improved the wet traction.

Getting 205/50 r16 Conti DWS06's installed this evening. I will have to report back regarding their performance.

All three sets of tires are on factory r84 x-lite rims (16" x 6.5").

 

I just ditched the 215/45R-17 Yoko Avid Envigor for the 215/45R-17 Michelin Pilot Super Sport.

 

On my fourth set of 215/45-17 Michelin Pilot Super Sports on OEM wheels. Gotta love the tread wear warranty

 

How many pounds are you running in your Pilots?

 

For my Pilot Super Sport had been running 38/36 F/R. Today I lowered the pressure to 36/34 F/R.