While taking advantage of the hospitality of the new Mini dealer in Reisterstown, thank you guys, I was able to take a good look under a Mini from far enough away I could actually focus on it. It looks like the inner bolts for the rear track rods are impossible to get to. Is there a trick? I am planning on a set of the adjustable bars from TSW to de-camber the rear. ( R56)

Rear shocks look pretty easy. All from underneath. Fronts look like about every other strut. I can see why the front arm rear bushings are a pain, and both sway bars are totally up in there.

Again, thanks for the open-house. Very helpful to see a car in the air in good light. Surprised at how much anti-dive is in the front. On the flip side, that may be part of why it unloads so far under acceleration.

 

No hints? I found a PDF from one of the bar makers. " just bend the heat shield a little". OK, that would be AFTER dropping the exhaust, and does it mean dropping the rear subframe? I just can't see how one could get a wrench on the top inner bolts or have room top back them out.

 

For the lower bars it is tight but other than "pushin and shovin" on the heat shield it is doable without removing anything.

I would talk to Jeff at TSW for details.

 

Good idea.