Do I carry this washer over to the new plates?

 

Yep!

Make sure to check the front toe when finished.

Jim

 

Just about done now. The connection to the swaybar us a PITA nylon lock nut, little Alan wrench, and a open end wrench with a seemingly unnecessary amount of threads.

Then it's off to the alignment shop, then some spirited testing

Is there any adjustment built in stock for front camber?

 

+1 ^ You MINI will now have toe in. Go to the alignment rack post haste.

EDIT.... There is no camber adjustment, just what the IE fixed plates give you. On my MINI with stock springs I have - 1.8 & - 1.9. If your MINI is lowered you will get more I believe.

 

Don't know if IE recommends any particular grease or not.
Helix recommends packing bearings in Antiseize.

 

They were full if grees when I got them, so let's hope that's good they are already on. I'm at stock hight I just hope it dosent end up more than 2*

 

At the alignment shop with some extra camber and the wheels I painted yesterday.

 

A quick question, what would happen if I had left that washer out on the installation of my coilovers?

 

The piece shown in the first post is a dust cover and helps retain grease. It serves no spacer function nor is it load bearing. The worst that can happen is a minor mess on the hat.

 

the bearings would be exposed, probably not a good thing.

also my alignment come out 0 toe and -1.8 camber on both sides.

 

Ahhh. I see! Thanks. I better get them re-installed ASAP.

 

Perfect!

 

here are some reference pics, for anyone in the future trying to figure it out..
how plate orientation should look installed

this is how i dealt with the pain in the *** drop links to the sway bar

and how i dealt with the shock nut

thats a spark plug socket, and the appropriate Alan wrench