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Ummmm......lower and a comfortable ride are mutually exclusive. The MINI has such a short suspension travel that you are not going to be able to get both w/o a lot more money and lots of modification.
As a Megan Dealer I'd encourage you to use the KW V1's too or the Vmaxx, both have good history on VW's and the early reports are good for MINI too. Beware that some guys with super low MINI' and lot's of miles have report axle issues.
Ummmm......lower and a comfortable ride are mutually exclusive. The MINI has such a short suspension travel that you are not going to be able to get both w/o a lot more money and lots of modification.
Decide which is more important and go from there.
This is news to me. My ride is the same, if not more comfortable, than stock and I'm slammed on PSS9's.
I'd suggest KW V1's, they go stupid low. Buddy of mine has used KW on all his rides, latest being a 335i Coupe, pretty slammed and the ride is pretty damn comfy.
The KW V1s seem to be a pretty reasonible price. Where can I find the vmaxx? I did an ebay and a google search and didnt find anything.
How low is too low? Im a total suspension noob. I wanna be as low as I can safely be w/o doing damage to the axles and tearing up the undercarriage. I dont wanna tear my bumper off every time I hit a speed bump either (I did that 3 times in my last car.)
I'm running Koni coilovers on 18's and am more than happy - the biggest surprise was the difference that tyres made. I was initially running Toyo T1-Rs and found the ride very harsh, changed to Parada Spec 2s and all I can say is wow! - so much more comfortable, even dreamy. Oh, and you get a lifetime warranty with Knoi's
__________________ 2005 MCSa, Rays AM 18x7.5/5Zigen ZR520+ 18x7.5/Work VS-XX Burning Gold 18x7.5 et 45 fr/32 r, Parada Spec 2, Koni 1150 Coilovers, R56 Brembo's with 5mm spacers, Aero Kit fully color-coded, Bond Mini Front Bumper, CF Paddle Shifters with a/m OMP steering wheel, CraftSquare mirrors, Recaro Speed drivers seat, full Arqray exhaust system.
I'm running Koni coilovers on 18's and am more than happy - the biggest surprise was the difference that tyres made. I was initially running Toyo T1-Rs and found the ride very harsh, changed to Parada Spec 2s and all I can say is wow! - so much more comfortable, even dreamy. Oh, and you get a lifetime warranty with Koni's
There is no such thing as too low lol. Depends on the tire size. On 205/40/17 with my PSS9's wound all the way down (I'd say like 3" drop) I would only really scrape the useless air dam on the bottom of our bumpers. Every now and again I'd scrape the bottom of the front valence but not a big deal really.
Ummmm......lower and a comfortable ride are mutually exclusive. The MINI has such a short suspension travel that you are not going to be able to get both w/o a lot more money and lots of modification.
Decide which is more important and go from there.
Incorrect. The KW V1 and V-Maxx will both allow you to lower the ride height 1.6" and maintain identical compression travel as stock. This is because they're that much shorter yet maintain stock total stroke. This means you can lower the car over 2" and still have a decent ride. The MINI doesn't have as much total stroke as a Viper [7"] but it's more than a Lotus Elise [4"].
This is news to me. My ride is the same, if not more comfortable, than stock and I'm slammed on PSS9's.
I'd suggest KW V1's, they go stupid low. Buddy of mine has used KW on all his rides, latest being a 335i Coupe, pretty slammed and the ride is pretty damn comfy.
I don't see how you can halve the suspension travel of a car and get a softer ride. every single lower/slammed car I have ever ridden in the ride is noticeably stiffer, and this on systems from $1k to $5k in price.
The MINI already has one of the most travel limited suspensions on the market and putting on a suspension with even shorter travel is going to negatively affect the comfort.
Incorrect. The KW V1 and V-Maxx will both allow you to lower the ride height 1.6" and maintain identical compression travel as stock. This is because they're that much shorter yet maintain stock total stroke. This means you can lower the car over 2" and still have a decent ride. The MINI doesn't have as much total stroke as a Viper [7"] but it's more than a Lotus Elise [4"].
This is news to me as I did some research last year on coilovers and was told by numerous manufacuteres that the dampers would only adjust a max of about 1" w/o shortening the travel. And I believe that was the Cross system that allowed at that time the most drop w/o affecting travel.
2005 MCSa, Rays AM 18x7.5/5Zigen ZR520+ 18x7.5/Work VS-XX Burning Gold 18x7.5 et 45 fr/32 r, Parada Spec 2, Koni 1150 Coilovers, R56 Brembo's with 5mm spacers, Aero Kit fully color-coded, Bond Mini Front Bumper, CF Paddle Shifters with a/m OMP steering wheel, CraftSquare mirrors, Recaro Speed drivers seat, full Arqray exhaust system.
