Hi all, the rear tire on my Mini has started to develop choppiness. I replaced the front lower control arms last year with polyurethane ones, but I never did anything to the rear. My car is not lowered at all.

My mechanic said sometimes it's possible to correct this with an alignment, but instead of wasting time in case it can't be done, he suggested I buy some rear lower control arms. As I plan at some point to lower my car a little, I think this is a good idea.

My mechanic suggested the Megan ones as good and cheap. I notice on Way's site several options:

http://www.waymotorworks.com/02-06-c...pension/links/

Megans are $200. But I see NM engineering has a pair for $170. I'm not interested in skimping out on quality to save a few bucks, but is there any reason to get the more expensive ones? And Does anyone have experience with those NM engineering ones? Thanks!

 

bump. Also what about the KAVS one for $130?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KAVS-Motorsport-rear-control-arms-MINI-Cooper-01-12-rear-toe-link-kit-JCW-BMW-/260918919972?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cbffac324&vxp=mtr
Seems like a good deal, is there any reason to get the more expensive, $200 + brands? Thanks.

Christian

 

I use the ones from this guy http://stores.ebay.com/MCSpecial-Min...pension?_rdc=1

He ships fast and makes a great product.

 

Before spending $ on the control arms to adjust camber, I'd really look at having the toe-in adjusted (this is adjustable from the factory without having to replace parts). Many MINI's are running around with too much rear toe-in which causes excessive tire wear more so than camber does.

Jason

 

Thanks for the responses! OldGameFreak, does that guy make all of those rear control arms? Which one did you get and how would you compare it to the other ones on the market? Are there any advantages/disadvantages?

jasonsmf, thanks for the tip. I don't know what the toe-in is, so I'm probably not qualified to adjust the toe-in on my own. But I do notice that the right rear wheel that's giving me the problem does have noticeably more camber than the other wheel for some reason, even though my car is not lowered at all. I just noticed it recently, and I'm not sure why I didn't see it before. Also, as I'm planning on lowering the car eventually, I'm probably going to go ahead with the rear-control arms.

FWI, my goal is to get the ST coilovers. Not sure if that should affect what kind of rear control arms I should invest in now.