It doesn't specify it in the JCW catalog but the drop is a approximately an inch from stock.

 

Nice car, I think I know the guy that sold it to you out of Charlotte. Rumor has it that he's selling Cadillacs now. Can you believe that?

 

I like the drop!

 

did you do the jcw brakes as well? and it dosent understeer at all or just a lot less?
feel free to pm me

 

Thank you davisflyer i thought i can see the suspension

 

My car has the factory JCW kit, which included the engine mods and the brake kit. Understeer is eliminated mostly, though I think that is more a function of the 19mm rear sway bar set to the hardest setting. I can force it to understeer, but it's it's mostly a very neutral balance and is easy to rotate the rear. Much, much less understeer than the stock setup.

 

 

Its look nice . Thanks

 

anyone using this kit for autox? impressions?

 

I have an old JCW catalog that specifies a half inch drop, but it does look more like an inch.

 

Im getting the JCW suspension fitted in a couple of weeks - does it come with a different sway bar compared with the normal S suspension?

Am going from stock shocks + eibach 30mm springs to JCW full setup - am hoping for a much better ride and hopefully reduced understeer!!!

Have also got JCW upper front strut brace and 18" R95 wheels fitted.

 

For the 1st Gen MINIs, no. For the 2nd Gen MINIs, yes.

However, if you really want an upgraded sway bar and want to stay OEM, the sway bars are interchangable between the two generations... so you can just order the 2nd Gen JCW sway bar. It's 18.5mm - the part number is 33556782723. I have it installed in my R53 with JCW suspension. It was a nice improvement, but not too aggressive.

 

Just curious about that 2nd Gen one hole rear bar. Would it be equivalent or very close to one of those aftermarket 19mm 3 hole bars on the middle setting? That would be my guess.

 

I haven't done any comparisons, so I'm not sure, but I'd guess the same thing.

 

From davisflyers writeup it looks like the 19mm sway bar makes the handling on the car.... May have to check to see how much they are - am paying out near on £1K this month (~$1400) so it may need to be next month!!!

 

I found a picture in Flickr site which compare the JCW vs stock suspension

 

"increase in the ride comfort"

Ouch, they lied!

 

How long have you had them? I felt the same way right after I had mine installed. Takes about 1000 miles to break them in, then they'll ride better.

 

help! i have h-sport springs and rear anti-sway bar, ireland rear control arms and koni fsd shocks. i am wearing out tires every 9-10,000 miles. the wear is in the middle of the tires creating a 'knife edge' which in turn, creates a rough ride and terrible handling. is this a problem with lowering my car? do i need camber plates? and if i were to install the jcw suspension would i have the same problem with tire wear?

 

Trying to piece this together.............
1. Are you wearing out all tires, just the front, back, etc. ?
2. Excessive wear in the center of the tire would indicate air pressure too high. So, I have to ask what you are running.
3. 'Knife edge' wear pattern. Hmmm, not sure what that looks like, please post some pics.

 

I found that lowering springs tend to wear the inside edges fastest - i.e. it gives the wheel a bit of negative camber, this is part of the reason Im changing to JCW suspension - better tyre wear than what Im currently experiencing.

Does anyone know exactly HOW the shocks are different from standard suspension??

 

Had mines for about a year now and I'm still happy with the way it rides and corners. There is never any harsh jarring over bumps above and beyond the sport suspension that came with my MCS. If anything, it seems smoother to me.

 

the tire wear is on all 4 tires. i have tried different tire pressures and i am getting the same wear. this is the 4th set of tires in a year

 

seems an odd wear pattern - have you had it aligned? Not sure how to best help with your problem

The JCW suspension has been set up to work correctly with the mini (there may be alternatives which can be made to work better) so there should be no problem with adverse tyre wear with a properly set up suspension kit - your sway bar may make the jcw suspension kit more responsive too...

I would go to a garage which can do full and accurate alignment and suspension geometry check and see what they say...

 

Can I install the JCW springs on the stock coil?