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Suspension Strut Reinforcement plates still needed with camber plates?

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Old 04-23-2012, 10:48 PM
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Strut Reinforcement plates still needed with camber plates?

Hi guys. I've been reading into the mushrooming problem on our cars and i was wondering if I still need to get SR plates if i'm going to be installing front camber plates already along with my koni yellows/TSW springs. Thanks!
 
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Old 04-24-2012, 05:31 AM
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Strut reinforcement plates aren't needed on the 2nd generation MINIs.
 
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Old 04-24-2012, 06:08 PM
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Don't need the plates like Creeve said above but they won't hurt and combined with a full brace you will see some improvement in stiffness in the front end. Plus it spices up the engine by a bit which always helps....something
 
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Old 04-24-2012, 11:02 PM
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i see no need for it. i've just had camber plates up front and have had no mushrooming
 
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Old 04-25-2012, 07:37 PM
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i have mushroomed one tower on my r56 when it was completely stock. i have since put it vorshlags and nm tie bar with sr plates
 
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So it did happen to me also. SOB !!
Repaced my alternator and radiator and when i put the car down
i saw the right side was higher than the left.
Raised it back up and saw this.

Now shopping for a new one. Is there a fixed camber plates that’ll fit my h&r coilovers?

 
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