BMW since the E30. This results in a
stronger bond of the wheel to the car than
from a local seller who has them installed
options for the Z1, many of which include
H&R brand name, too, a well-known and re-
the spot.
ing perfectly good hubs on the car, however,
pension components for BMWs.
sults! The H&R spacers were easy to install
just to upgrade the wheels.
a solution to the spacer problem, I renewed
than the stock 16-inch wheels. The modern
tion—someone, somewhere must offer
ously discarded ET45 and above wheels.
plethora of affordable aftermarket wheel
the correct offset of ET25 or ET30. Replac-
seemed like a lot of extra work and expense I went back to researching the spacer op-
wheel bolts that are reinforced and strong
enough to handle the added force applied
to the extra length, right? I found that there
any other spacer. I was comforted by the
spected manufacturer of aftermarket sus-
Armed with a reinvigorated enthusiasm of
my wheel search to now include the previ-
Looking at several options for the Mini prod-
uct line, I found the BBS RV-F
which is, coincidentally, very
are indeed some racing applications that call
similar in style to the stock
correct size bolt head and thread pattern is
17x7.5 inch size. The RV-F
for longer wheel bolts. Finding them in the
Z1 16-inch wheels, but in a
possible. What I also found in this research,
is a 7-spoke forged alu-
for 4x100 bolt pattern wheels that bolts di-
both lighter and stronger
however, is that H&R also offers a spacer kit rectly to the hub. Instead of needing longer
minum wheel making it
aftermarket cast alu-
re-use your stock wheel bolts to fasten the
thusiasts value them for their
wheels to the spacer, providing a much
I could not be more pleased with the re-
and the 17-inch RV-F are noticeably lighter
7-spoke pattern is eerily similar to the stock
Z1 style which was obviously well ahead of its time. I finished the car in time for last sum-
mer’s Roads to Monterey tour and 100year BMW Celebration. Aside from
the fact that the RV-F has exposed
lugs and the BBS wheel cap, I dare say that very few people noticed
that the little red Z1 had aftermar-
ket wheels at all!
than either the stock or
wheel bolts, the H&R spacer bolts to the hub with their custom-sized bolts and then you
on his JCW Mini and I purchased them on
minum wheels. Mini en-
performance benefits. I found a set
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