Norcy91
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Right, have any of you got one of the above on coilovers and wound right down?
A lad i know has a Cooper dropped right down and is finding that the wheels are rubbing the arches far too much, not just on bumps. Now has anyone else had this problem? I've made him a part at work which him and my brother reckon will solve the problem. And he thinks there could be plenty more people interested as well.
Would anyone on here be interested providing they work and last through the testing? They're all made to a high standard by myself, final choice of material is yet to be decided after testing and priced accordingly to material and cheap labour of course 
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Jon_C
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I don't understand what you are getting at ??? If it's too low just raise it up. What did you make to stop the rubbing?
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Norcy91
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Well yeah, that'd be the obvious answer, but there's some people who like the 'Scene' look and want it sat on it's arse, so if you can give them that look without the rubbing, they'll take it.
It's basically a spacer but for the suspension, not the wheel. It allows them to stay the same height but changes the angle the suspension sits.
Sounds to me like a cheap camber bolt/shim equivalent, but i'm guessing you can't get them for Mini's? Otherwise i'd imagine they'd just get those. I've just been given a drawing and dimensions  It's their idea, not mine!
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Ojc
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What a fuckkng spastic raise it up for goodness sake, all Minis suffer with vibration when you lower them too much through the front wheels due to the ridiculous angle of the shafts and it looks broken. You need adjustable rear control arms which aren't cheap either.
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Norcy91
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
What a fuckkng spastic raise it up for goodness sake, all Minis suffer with vibration when you lower them too much through the front wheels due to the ridiculous angle of the shafts and it looks broken. You need adjustable rear control arms which aren't cheap either.
I'm not going to tell him what to do I think it'll drive like shit having it that low down, his choice not mine.
As far as i know they're for the rears, not the front. So i'm guessing it's instead of the adjustable control arms.
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Ojc
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Honestly it will drive like poo will vibrate like a twat and break things quite a lot. I raised mine up for all the reasons above and it's still low now and looks good doesn't have to have it's arse dragging on the floor
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Norcy91
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Honestly it will drive like poo will vibrate like a twat and break things quite a lot. I raised mine up for all the reasons above and it's still low now and looks good doesn't have to have it's arse dragging on the floor
I agree, i'd rather have your's over his. Not just because of the height, mainly because of the supercharger 
At the end of the day, if he wants something that'll sort what he says is wrong, while keeping the same height, and he's paying for it, then i'll make it. And if he thinks more people will want them, i'm not going to argue really
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