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General MINI TalkShared experiences, motoring minutes, and other general MINI-related discussion that applies to all MINIs, regardless of model, year or trim.
I'm also in NJ but am new to Minis but do remember from my VW days that R&A in Lyndhurst used to tune all sorts of European models including BMWs so I would guess that might include Minis.
Are these guys near you - looks like 25-40mi depending on where in Essex County you are - i don't have any experience with them... but their web site looks good as do the marques they work on.
I've had work done by the Tyrol-Sport guy over 10 years ago when he was still working out of his house. He's very good and knowledgeable. He installed a set of Bilstein HD's and SHINE Sport springs in my GTi with hand tools and I didnt even wind up needing an alignment. In fact, that suspension lasted me from 2001-2012 and all I had to do was replace tires when they wore out normally, never needing any adjustments. He's good, but it's a bit of a pain getting to Whitestone Queens from NJ.
I remember leaving my house in central NJ at 5am and driving through lower Manhattan to cross into Brooklyn on one of the free bridges and getting there around 630. I had time to do that sort of thing since I was a student back then. LoL