R53 JCW Suspension adjustment pin?
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R53 JCW Suspension adjustment pin?
I thought I remember reading about some mythical "pin" on the JCW suspension that performed some adjustment (front camber perhaps?) I could be completely making this up, but wanted to check and see if anyone has any idea what I'm talking about.
I have the JCW Sport Suspension too but never heard of any special adjustment pin.... ?
Maybe you are thinking of the Steering Angel Stops MINI purports to be needed for running JCW 18" rims ?
Part No. 32 11 0 303 293. ?
Although I have found these steering stops to be totally unnecessary, they are recommened by the dealer.
Maybe you are thinking of the Steering Angel Stops MINI purports to be needed for running JCW 18" rims ?
Part No. 32 11 0 303 293. ?
Although I have found these steering stops to be totally unnecessary, they are recommened by the dealer.
I read this under R56 threads, so not sure if this is only applicable to R56. Maybe pm the Dr. and let us know. I remember that in GRM got a small amount of camber somehow on R53, shifting the sub-frame or something? I'll go to garage to re-read article. But here is some of the R56 posts.
Bump steer or suspension hop seems to be a rather common problem in the R56.
The last is to increase negative camber to make sure the tire contact patch is optimized in turns. This seems to work OK for camber around -1.4 (with adjustable camber plates). I think the pin removal method to get -0.5 may help.
The last is to increase negative camber to make sure the tire contact patch is optimized in turns. This seems to work OK for camber around -1.4 (with adjustable camber plates). I think the pin removal method to get -0.5 may help.
Matt,
Thanks for the well constructed synopsis... Lot of valuable info that people will undoubtedly will google for...
I've dropped the run flats... interested in what 'Pull pin and get a bit more negative camber.' means... does this mean i have to install some aftermarket camber plate? Will it violate my warranty? Dont mind paying for an aligment if it will help stabalize a bit.
thanks
Thanks for the well constructed synopsis... Lot of valuable info that people will undoubtedly will google for...
I've dropped the run flats... interested in what 'Pull pin and get a bit more negative camber.' means... does this mean i have to install some aftermarket camber plate? Will it violate my warranty? Dont mind paying for an aligment if it will help stabalize a bit.
thanks
that locates the top of the strut guide to the strut tower. You can pull this out with some pliers, looseing the three bolts, and move the strut guide plate in a bit. Basically, you're moving all the slop over to one side to get the top of the struts a bit more inward.
I honestly don't know how much of a difference it will make, but if you're going to get an alignement, might as well do that first.
Personally, I'm a very big fan of camber plates. It was my very first mod on my car long long ago. I do live in hills so a lot of my driving is on curvy roads, so more camber didn't increase my tire wear, it actually almost doubled tire life...Matt
I honestly don't know how much of a difference it will make, but if you're going to get an alignement, might as well do that first.
Personally, I'm a very big fan of camber plates. It was my very first mod on my car long long ago. I do live in hills so a lot of my driving is on curvy roads, so more camber didn't increase my tire wear, it actually almost doubled tire life...Matt
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