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Originally Posted by GeeRam
The rear rims are another inch wider, so of course the same ET35 won't work on the rear.... 
ET50 is about right for a 9.5 rim on the rear, ET55+ would be even better. |
The thing is though, the ET50 rears (9.5j) will only poke 14.7mm more than the stock rear OEM rims, whereas the fronts at ET35 (8.5j) will be poking 24.7mm more than the OEM set up.
So in my mind, thats going to throw the aesthetics of the car out, by having a wider stance at the front, that then isn't being matched by the same stance at the rear.
Does that make sense?
I'm not afraid of rolling the arches, and dialling in some more camber if needed.
I prefer a more "euro" look on my cars anyway, this was my last MINI running 17x8 ET20 rims all round (which required an arch roll front and rear plus front camber plates and rear control arms to make them fit)
These poked 44.7mm more than the stock MINI rims in all 4 corners.
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