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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Boosted_Mini
how to get that show low:


nice jaremy.

ill get you your spacers back. lets meet up after this thanksgiving weekend.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2012 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Boosted_Mini
how to get that show low:

Photo crop request: lose the dog, include more of the lovely young lass to the right
 
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Tick
Here's a new photo of my Clubman with Megan coilovers.

do the megans go lower than you have them in the above picture? im in the market for some new coilovers. i have H&R street performance coils on right now and was looking to go a 1/2 inch - full inch lower. whats the lowest height you can achieve with the megans? looks great btw!
 
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 03:56 PM
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:( I wish I could lower mine, but I can't with my driveway. It only clears by a half inch as it is. Hell, I may have to raise it
 
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by DRT NaSTY

do the megans go lower than you have them in the above picture? im in the market for some new coilovers. i have H&R street performance coils on right now and was looking to go a 1/2 inch - full inch lower. whats the lowest height you can achieve with the megans? looks great btw!
I know VMAXX are about as low as coils go...but I keep hearing you get what you pay for with them. I havent had any problems with mine.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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No Problems with my VMAXX's
 
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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@superfly: what are the specs on those wheels/tires?
 
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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nice car superfly,clean not over done
 
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by corin.mcblide
@superfly: what are the specs on those wheels/tires?
17x8 et30 wheels, 205/40/17 tires



Originally Posted by JCWKART
nice car superfly,clean not over done
thanks, the roof is wrapped flat black as well as the fenders because it looked like it had been through a little acid rain before i purchased it used. had a few chips out of the paint plus the rack was kind of scratching the paint so i decided to wrap it.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 06:37 AM
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My 02 mcs



Gallery! Show me your lowered MINI!-95facebook95-20173799995.jpg



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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 07:15 AM
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bought it two weeks ago...

loaded up the goody cart...and had a look in mind. Went from this..


To this...black out all the chrome...lowered it, added a number of under-hood goodies and still more to come!

 
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by superfly
No Problems with my VMAXX's
looks great! i have a clubman s. i was thinking about getting some Vmaxx to replace my H&R street performance coils, so i can go lower. im maxxed out. wanna go another 1/2 inch to a full inch. really like what you did with the side scuttles. may have to copy you.. haha. last question...do you scrape your underside much? i feel like i'd wanna get a skid plate if i went that low.
 

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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dortoh
Might be time to think about a custom skid-plate
that's what i always tell him..
 
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by corin.mcblide

driver side rear by raaawrr, on Flickr


driver side front by raaawrr, on Flickr
what kind of coils are you on? i want that exact height for my clubman s. my H&R street performance coils just arent cutting it. im maxxed out and wanna go a half inch to a full inch lower. looks great! also,those wheels are 17'' right?
 
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by DRT NaSTY
looks great! i have a clubman s. i was thinking about getting some Vmaxx to replace my H&R street performance coils, so i can go lower. im maxxed out. wanna go another 1/2 inch to a full inch. really like what you did with the side scuttles. may have to copy you.. haha. last question...do you scrape your underside much? i feel like i'd wanna get a skid plate if i went that low.
Thanks! The only thing that scrapes once in a while are the tires in the fenderwells. You can't take driveways and parking lot entrances straight on, you have to go at them at an angle so you don't scrape. My driveway approach is pretty harsh, I don't scrape if I angle in forward but cant back in very easily!
 
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 04:14 PM
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im on kwv1's wheels are 17's
 
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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-6 degrees of camber for kids day at the track!
 

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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by digdug
-6 degrees of camber for kids day at the track!
^ this is perfect.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by corin.mcblide
im on kwv1's wheels are 17's
ok cool. i was thinking about going witht he V1s. gonna do my best to find a deal on some V2s so i can adjust the dampening. your car looks really good man. thanks for the info!
 
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DRT NaSTY
ok cool. i was thinking about going witht he V1s. gonna do my best to find a deal on some V2s so i can adjust the dampening. your car looks really good man. thanks for the info!
As we have talked about you are going to want at least V2s so you get the dampening as that the V1s lack. My biggest complaint with the V1s is how soft they are.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Boosted_Mini
As we have talked about you are going to want at least V2s so you get the dampening as that the V1s lack. My biggest complaint with the V1s is how soft they are.
definitely V2s when the time is right. thanks jaremy. you wanna reply to my fb messages now
 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by superfly
Thanks! The only thing that scrapes once in a while are the tires in the fenderwells. You can't take driveways and parking lot entrances straight on, you have to go at them at an angle so you don't scrape. My driveway approach is pretty harsh, I don't scrape if I angle in forward but cant back in very easily!
sweet. this is me right now...a lil scared to go too much lower because i often have a full drum kit in the back of my car. but again, i love the look of your R56 mad props. well done. i usually dont like that blacked out side panel, but it REALLY works well on your car with the red. i got some meatier tires for a more comfortable ride. i personally love the way they ride and look. but if i go lower ill go with some smaller tires ..

this is me...
 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 05:52 AM
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My R56 S on Vmaxx...



 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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^lower it
 
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Boosted_Mini

This my car now lowered on JIC-Cross Coilovers. I have 43 threads left i can go down in the front and am only down about 10 from the top. Rear has 18 threads left.

Much better ride than the KW V1s and I was able to setup a few degrees of neg camber in the front so i can run take tire with a +20 offset without worrying now. For now I need to get my 10MM spacers back on.

From Socal Euro today:
What's the offset your running? And size of the wheel? I want to do some camber up front but don't want my wheel to rub my bags.

Updated photos!

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SOme of you might have seen them in my thread but these were the last shots before the R98 wheels went back on for the salty weather :(
 

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