[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Hey guys I got the mini mania stage 1 suspension kit with the 2mm sway bar and Vogtland lowering springs. I put them on and they were supposed to produce a 1 inch drop as well as provide better handling. The rear is lowered as promised but the front is still at stock height. Is there something that I missed? I made sure everything went back together properly and even got it aligned and Firestone said everything was put back properly but I don’t understand why the front didn’t get lowered. If anyone has any ideas please let me know[/SIZE][/FONT].

 

After seeing the pictures of all the members with coilovers i must say i'd love to go lower yet it is obvious that the lower you go the more you pay so i'll have to settle with the 1.4 inches from my newly installed H&R springs LOL

 

 

have any full res Rally? this worthy of bumping the zender milanos of my desktop

 

Epic Rally, just epic.

 

What wheels are those they look great

 

look like Audi wheels. Good choice rally! Those looks huge compared to your old BBS lol

 

Yup, europe-only audi a8 winter wheels And yah, they look 4 times bigger than the RS's....must be the color and design or something

 

Hi everyone! ^_^

My MCS was lowered in March by H&R springs. Originally silver OZ 18" were painted in white, so it looks more attractive with 215/35R18 tyres. There are a few other modifications already made with my car that I will show in other topics.

Should I resize my pics or not?



An awful try to climb the ice on summer tyres!



The rear sits a bit higher

 

^^^^LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

^Love those wheels.

 

It looks GREAT! Any lower and you would have to worry about the precious paintwork on the body kit!

As always looks stunning! Shots are great and the car too!

 

Finally getting the front lower with some new struts. Still got a little room to go

 

Ordered my set of H&R Sport Spring 1.4" (Thank you Alta) and waiting for them to arrive to install them with the help of my buddy (willjv) but i'm kinda worried about the front air defuser under my JCW aero kit hitting speed bumps, speed diches, or scrapping. Does anyone know if it will or would i have to remove that air defuser down under my front JCW Aero kit bumper?

(I went out to my local grocery store today and as you enter the shopping center, there is a drop like delcine ditch and then the pavement inclines up as you drive into the shopping center and it touched since i heard the sudden scrapping noise and its not lowered yet, this prompted my question & worry.)

 

it will scrap but shouldnt cause any damage beyond scuffing up that black plastic crap. I scrape everything as I'm like 2.5inches lower than stock and it doesn't really cause me much headache

 

Thanks for the business!

I occasionally touch my under piece black thingy, on speed humps etc. with springs. A bit more with coilovers, but you should be oh k. On my 09 JCW Clubman, that completely dumped, I removed the rubber piece. That wasn't enough so then I went back and trimmed the lip down with a utility knife by scoring it. No more scrape-in!

You will be fine. Don't stress yet and the look plus handling improvement will be WAY worth it!

Let me know if I can help!

 

Thanks Adam, you currently have the best on-sale deal in town from all vendors on the H&R Sport Spring set of 4 for only $199 only. I ordered my set this saturday and i'm in Miami FL. Do these ship from Oregon, and do you how long it will take to arrive so i can install them and throw out a sexy lowered MC pic all up on this thread so you and all can see?

 

Yes they either ship directly from my warehouse here, or H&R's in Bellingham Washington, so expect 5-7 business days for ground delivery.

Excited to see the pics when you get her down! Thanks again and chat soon!

 

Deffinatly like the stance with the H&R's. They ship from bellingham hey? hmm... may just have to pick up a set soon...

 

Pardon my ignorance, guys... I'm knocking around the idea of some minor suspension/lowering that would result in improved overall ride (maybe fixing the harshness of the stock sport susp?) and lowering the rear just a bit so she has a more even stance. Any thoughts/suggestions?

Peace and MINIs

Me

 

I've been hoping to save up for a set of coilovers so I can have them on my car by August. I'm probably going to get a rear sway bar at the same time. I was reading some things today, and now I'm wondering, will I have to get all 4 new endlinks too so I can lower my car?

 

Honestly Drew this is a good question. My coilovers came with a set of endlinks, I read up and with just the coilovers it's not a must, but with the sway bar they suggest it for both.

 

I hope not. This car is getting more and more expensive every day.

 

You don't need end links. The stock ones are fine.

 

Some mfr's of coilovers require the use of endlinks. For awhile Cross Coilovers for the R56 came with endlinks, because the OEM links were incompatible length wise. The funny thing was the included links were the WRONG length and beat themselves against the lower control arms. So in that case the ALTA Endlinks were a must to adjust the right length.

This can also be the case with other coilovers. Depending on the ride height the length can be beneficial to adjust the angle of the bar vs. control arm.

Others replace the OEM links looking to add additional strength, or want to eliminate slop in the transitional cornering loads by lengthening one link and shortening the other.

Rally has obvious first hand knowledge due to the extreme stance on his cars and may be able to shed some additional light on his setup!