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11-21-2018, 01:04 PM
cornercarver

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Originally Posted by az3579

I'm pretty sure your Sport Edition wheels are 17's.

Nope... Just checked;

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11-21-2018, 01:05 PM
az3579

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Originally Posted by cornercarver

Nope... Just checked;

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Odd. I've only ever seen them in 17's.
Well at least now everyone knows these are one of the very few 16's that will fit.
11-21-2018, 01:09 PM
Rovert

What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

I have 255/40R18 in my rear. It’s fine. You’ll only notice the traction change if you’re in fully extreme scenarios where 90% of the people are stuck. lol.

I drove in some deep and heavy stuff without issue last year. One morning we had a foot of snow overnight and I got out with little problem (before dawn). When I came back two hours later (during dawn) the freezing temps were on the warmer side, like 30°F where the snow gets heavy and much harder to get traction with. I couldn’t make it up a moderate incline with tire pressure at around 30. I removed air pressure down to approx 20 to get it home. I was also running on 4 season old (with camber wear) Blizzak LM60s.
11-21-2018, 01:53 PM
cornercarver

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Originally Posted by az3579

Well at least now everyone knows these are one of the very few 16's that will fit.

...and that my calipers look like shit. :p
11-21-2018, 02:13 PM
az3579

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Originally Posted by cornercarver

...and that my calipers look like shit. :p

StopTech.
Wilwood.
Brembo.

Need I say more? :biggrin
11-21-2018, 02:50 PM
704sw

Or a drill+wire brush attachment +1 or 2 G2 paint kits.
11-21-2018, 03:32 PM
Reasoned1

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...and that my calipers look like shit. :p

I brushed mine down and painted them with Rustoleum “Rust Reformer”, and they look AWESOME!

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11-21-2018, 03:57 PM
az3579

Dropped off my bent Style 5 wheel to be repaired. Going to be ordering some tires for The Vault tonight... or tomorrow. I'm lazy. :)

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Originally Posted by Reasoned1

I brushed mine down and painted them with Rustoleum “Rust Reformer”, and they look AWESOME!

It's amazing how awesome stock calipers can look with just some fresh paint.
11-21-2018, 05:46 PM
cornercarver

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Originally Posted by az3579

StopTech.
Wilwood.
Brembo.

Need I say more? :biggrin

Someday...

Sadly, the car I sold before buying the ZHP had Brembos that hardly saw any action.
11-21-2018, 07:04 PM
holyc0w

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Originally Posted by cornercarver

FWIW - I still have the original 135's but don't want to spend the money for new snows. Plus, the staggered setup means the rears will be wider, and wide snows aren't a good idea.

I don't think the wide snows are as big of an issue as everyone makes it out to be. Is your state like Illinois where you can get 0-10 good snow days during the winter? Also what tires are those?

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Originally Posted by san

Very few of them do. I think Marcin also has 16” winters on his zhp...

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Yes, the shop had to install slimmer wheel weights. And then... I put on the winters this month and rotated front to back. Jacked the car down and thought I was done. I go for a drive and there was a repeating noise coming from the drivers side front. I jacked the corner up and checked for clearance. The weights were rubbing on the brake shield, so I bent the shield in a bit.

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