want to know how dinans rear swaybar compare to the competition and if you have to lube the bushing's (rubber ones)

 

really havent looked around to see what else is out there but im sure our is just the same as everyone elses.......its a 19mm with adjustment ( 2 positions ) Sells for $290


As for the grease......im pretty sure they dont use any on the bushings.

 

whats it made of?

 

the bushings? not to sure to be honest......id have to ask.

 

From the Dinan web site: :smile:

 

id hope there more than "just rubber" being urethane is a better material IMO.

 

I didn't make it up or anything - just copied it from the Dinan web site. Aren't you a Dinan employee??

 

not bushings but d' swaybar itself....what material?

 

also could U explain how ur camber plates work and how its made, is it a stock like part w/some minor changes or an all out mod?

 

Its a complete sepreate componant just like everyone else's kit......You can dial them in 3deg either way for adjustments. Camber plates IMO arent really needed as much as people just wanting them for daily driving.....I do recommend watching your tire wear to see how you track your car. if you are using alot of side wall , then camber plates would be a good mod to do.

 

i would be usin' them more for street maybe some track work (but just to see what kind of monster i've created) most of what i want to do is ride super low in the streets but still retain good tire wear and feel.
does ur kit have a bearing or is it hard bushing?

 

It actually uses the stock bushing but just gives you more room for adjustment.

 

Do you actually work for Dinan, or are you a rep at a dealer in the NY area?

 

1 of the reps for NY area.

 

So, is the Dinan S2 program available for the '05/'06 model years yet? Total cost for kit an install > $6,000? Does your dealer have a demo with Dinan products fitted available for a test? (Can't hurt to ask.) Thanks for your posts.

 

thx..

 

Yes i have a Dinan demo here and you can take it for a ride.....The newer program that is out for cars 5/05 to present is not available as of yet......There having software problems and trying to sort em out as we speak.

 

So your saying the Dinaan rear swaybar just uses the stock mini bushings?

What about the camber plates? Do they raise the height of the ride?

Also, you say you can change by 3 degrees + or -.

Your price at the website is $199, Far, far cheaper than RDR, Webb or others. What with that?

 

The rear dinan bar only replaces the frame bushings and uses everything on the original....

Camber plates do not play with your ride height....they are meant to give you adjustment on your camber. ( you know when you see hondas with there rear tire on a 10deg angle looking likes its gonna come off ) .....thats camber!

Its just a simple thing......make it thicker and add more holes for the link adjustment.....nothing there meant to be expensive.

 

Thanks, the reason I'm asking is that each vendor says a different thing. Some add a half inch or whatever just after you lowered the car, others say it stays the same.

 

??

 

I just picked up my MCS last saturday. ( One week with MCS has been great!) and I was told that I would have to wait for three months for the Dinan upgrades because of software upgrades... Pacing the foor here... I want to go faster now!

 

I dont know about you having to wait that long ( so you hope )

They came onto a problem i found while flashing my c...ar and are in the w...orks of fixing it ( 2months so far ) .

If you can....Get me your ECU PROGRAM number ( not the basic number ) from the dealer and i can tell you if you have the same version there working on or if its a newer one they havent seen. As i get newer Minis into the place i upload the newer versions and send them out so they can start cracking it as do many other dealers.....up until now i haven seen anything newer than wuts in my c...ar which has a build date of 5/05.

 

Whats you impression of the boost upgrade with stage 5 software along with the intake and exhaust for an 05 cooper S?

 

Well ever since i built a 04 for the company ive been extremely impressed with how much power it has. for 05' being another 7hp its just the same im sure. We have a fully built Dinan Mini on site if anyone is intersted in goin for a spin if you live in or around Long Island NY. And ill be honest with everyone.....Up until building this car receantly and working for BMW/MINI for the past 5yrs.....I hated the MINI , and now i own one.