I do not have sport suspension and I would consider upgrading this in the future, but I am unsure on how to accomplish this.

can anyone suggest a reasonable solution to upgrading to sport suspension and sway?

Also is it worth the $ and trouble? Guess that is a personal choice, but chime in. A lot of what I am seeing is for the 53 not the 56 so I am curious.



thanks

 

To do so in accordance with the rules, you will need to procure a set of the correct sport suspension springs for your year model and options (different part numbers depending on options fitted), and the rear anti-roll bar. Front anti-roll bars are free, and there are advantages to going smaller, so you may just as well leave it be.

I'm not sure about the struts.

You may be able to find much of this used, as aftermarket upgrades of these parts are common. The tricky bit will be finding the right springs if your car has a less common combination of options.

 

Ad copy on miniusa.com suggests that the struts are different as well. Of course you are not bound by rules to replace them in performing this conversion.

 

Check the marketplace. Someone has stock R56 sport suspension for sale for cheap. You'll need to verify that the springs are correct for your car's spec..

 

Thanks for the reply salemminidriver

I will check out the marketplace. After doing more research it seems that I need to plug my vin into the mini computers in order to get the correct sus #. In order to get the correct sport suspension as there are many many springs.

 

Buy my Koni Double Adjustable shocks ready to bolt in with all hardware for $1,400. One season and ready to go.
Koni charged me $1,900 for shocks only. You would need to buy all the other parts. Drill out the rear tophats and washers for the 12mm shafts.
Keep your stock suspension and switch it out in the off season in under an hour.



Buy a Sport suspension rear swaybar and you are done. A smaller front bar is actually a more desired setup.

In retrospect I would have not ordered the Sport suspension. Just purchased the springs and rear bar. They are the only requirements in SCCA Stock class for the Mini as the front bar is optional.