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LMAO!!!

Dropping mine with H&Rs helped A TON!

 

sorry....i hit the wrong button and forgot that it would put your name in there. It's fixed now

 

I saw some at the Fall Dragon (howdy, Kevin!) that had been hit with a flat black rattle can, and they were all but invisible. IMHO, the stock ones are CR/V fugly, and that's saying something!

Depending on how much negative camber I have to deal with after installing the coilovers, I'm either going to paint the stock ones flat black or replace them with dark-colored adjustables.

 

The mini has the wheels placed in the four corners unlike most of the cars that have been mentioned. therefore their overhangs are obviously going to do a bit more hiding?!? maybe im just trying to cover for MINI because i own a r56! lol

 

How do I raise mine ?I want to climb a ladder to get in !

 

You can have a car with wheels at all four corners without showing that much control arm.......just look at the r53/50.

But it is a fixable issue as discussed.....so no worries.

 

I agree, they don't look right to me as well.
looks too high? like that Ford on top
But lowering would help and also that JCW kit covers a bit and looks nice!

 

rally said it best.

I like both cars and would be willing to get a full-tilt-boogie JCW car if and when they release something beyond the basic kit that's out there now (240hp, BBK, AWD please!). I hope that NAM has moved passed the incessant bashing of the new car....it's tiresome to listen to.

 

You can do what you want, of course, but given the weight and significant drag reductions on R56, it might be good to understand the MCS rear end a bit more before messing w/ it too much. If the JCW kit is part of the solution, it does seem reasonable to expect that has been well thought out, too.

 

When I changed out my RF tires, I sprayed everything silver that wasn't part of the brakes with a flat black paint. I didn't do around the bolt because I was only using a spray can, and will do touch-ups when I paint my brakes. My rear arms aren't noticeable at all and I think it helps blend everything together. Also have the hypersport package.

 

those looks really nice!!

 

agreed...very nice. I want to do the same to the heatshielding on my R53 so it's less noticable

 

That looks really good. I am sure it costs a lot less than lowering springs too.

Speaking of which - is your car dropped at all?

 

No, stock sport suspension and 17" wheels.

 

Here's a side view vs a stock R53.

 

Cool. The flat black lateral links do look better.

I'm wondering if your hyper-sport kit helps hide the suspension bits too...

I have to admit, the R56 ride height doesn't bother me too much - sure it could sit a little lower from an aesthetic perspective...

Functionally - it rides and handles just fine the way it is, IMHO.

 

I dont see what exactly you did different!

 

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I think my SUV might ride lower than a stock R56.

 

My rear arms would look great in Mellow Yellow! I'm going to have to think on that!

 

You should buy a Kia...

 

The blue one's the R56 right?

 

I did a search for R56 control arm failure, and found myself back at this thread. The links above are for 1st gen control arm failures.

And the "problem"? Car parts being visible on a car? My gracious!

 

I don't think anyone said the r56 had experienced control arm failure

What's wrong with that? People are entitled to their opinions. It's the same as people not liking wheel gap.

I understand there has been some r56 bashing....but you guys are pretty defensive over someone simply talking about an aesthetic problem they have.