We bought a set of Kazera KZ-V 18x7" wheels with 215/35-18 Yokohama Parada Spec-2
I bought the tires from the Tire Rack. I worked with Alex who is the moderator at MINI cooper Online for the wheel and tire fourm, you can find the wheel and tire fourm here
I have not had a chance to test the performance of the wheels yet, but expect them to be much better then the factory run flats. The original MINI lites 17x7" wheels and Dunlop SP Sport 9000 DSST 205/45-17 run flats weigh about 50Lbs, while the new Kazeras w/Yokohamas weigh in at 39 Lbs. That's a savings of over 10 Lbs of unsprung weight per wheel!
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| Factory Wheels | Weight of Original wheels 50 Lbs!! |
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| Weight of new wheels 39 Lbs!! | New Wheels Installed |
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