I have an 07 MCS and looking for coilovers. I will be doing some track time. I have a budget of $2,000.00 for parts. Please give me your opinion.
Thanks
Robert

 

Try to find some Cross coilovers on sale.

 

Sorry I needed to put this on the 2nd gen....
Robert

 

Have you looked into ST Suspensions Coilovers for the Mini?

Here are a few key things about the ST Coilovers:

Made by KW Suspensions, the leader worldwide for height adjustable coilover system. ST Suspensions belongs to the KW Automotive company which also owns KW Suspensions, Belltech Sport Trucks and LSD Doors.

Adjustable Lowering Heights Front: 0.8"-2.0" Rear: 0.8"-2.0"

ST Suspensions - Spring Strut Construction
*Excellent all around performance, providing a balance between performance and comfort for everyday use
*High-quality components for long durability
*Use of twin-tube technology, independent reactions from damping inputs minimized chassis vibrations and increase driving dynamics
*Coilovers come with all necessary components, vehicle-specific certificate and installation instructions
Functional principle of twin tube shock absorbers:
With a Twin-Tube shock absorber, the piston works inside of an inner Tube. The space between the inner tube and the casing is used as an equalization chamber. Changes in volume due position of the piston rod change the oil level in the equalization chamber between the outer casing and inner Tube.

Compression phase:
When the car swings downwards in the direction to the road, the piston rod is moved downwards.
The oil displaced by the piston rod is pressed into the equalization chamber between the Tubes via specially designed orifices in the compression valve at the lower end of the inner Tube. The resistance that is created through this valve creates the actual compression forces. Oil underneath the piston
also flows upwards through the piston check valve with low resistance which also influences the damper characteristics.

Rebound phase:
When the car swings upwards, away from the road, the shock absorber is extended. The piston rod
is extending outward from the housing. The rebound phase valve at the lower Tube resists the oil that flows downwards through the holes in the space above the Tube. Therefore the upward motion is slowed down. When the piston rod is pulled out of the case, its volume is balanced out by the oil that flows from the equalization chamber back into the inner tube through the compression check valve.

 

Depending on what your doing with the car will depend on what coilovers you need.
If your looking for real performance check out the custom TSW KW's. TSW spent a lot of time testing and really improved the KW setup to be better matched to the MINI.

 

I've seen the TSW coil-overs mentioned several times, but for the life of me I can't find them on the wmw site or anywhere else. Am I just blind?

 

I've had great results with my H&R coil overs, including 150k street miles without failure of any type. The car holds three regional SCCA class championships thus far, and has also trophied on the National Tour.

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/BMW-...spensions.aspx

Just one data point...

Kind regards,

Charlie

 

After originally ordering the H&R Touring Cup Kit only to find out that they are on delayed back order through H&R, I decided to spend an additional $200 and went with ST Coilovers. I'm coupling them with ALTA's lower rear control arms. Should be a good setup!

 

They are the KW v2's and V3's that Way has on his site. He only sells the (TSW/WMW version).

I just replaced a set onf Koni c/o with a set of WMW KW v2 and they are excellent.

**Note the comments in the top left:

KW Variant 2 Coil-over System for MINI R50, R52, R53 (4/02-11/06). This comes complete with 60mm springs and perches selected specifically for the MINI and also mates up perfectly with TSW 60mm camber plates. Like all KW coil-over systems the strut bodies are all stainless steel with stunning eye appeal.


Here is the link: http://www.waymotorworks.com/kw-vari...r50-52-53.html