Suspension Springs, struts, coilovers, sway-bars, camber plates, and all other modifications to suspension components for Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.

Suspension Show pics of your lowered MINI S!!!

Old Mar 3, 2011 | 08:10 PM
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MINI Cooper S 2006 Koni fully threaded Coil Overs, Carbon fiber boot & bonnet

How do you like your CF hood?
And love the stance =)
 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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D2 street coilovers with front adjustuable camber plates & 18" x 8J, ET 30 Tomason TN1. Runing on 215/35/18.
although its dirty, due to weather conditions here in croatia, i will wash it tommorow and after i fix the broken bolts on my camber show it off when its clean






 
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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Still on TSW springs, but now with 205/40-17 tires. Much lower to the ground now, and still have proper suspension travel with my Konis and TSW springs! Can't wait for my diffuser this week!
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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Very Nice R53 Troutman... It'sa good thing the stripes and top are black or that MINI might get lost in all that snow...
 
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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^ you win!
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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^^^ SICK!!! ^^^
 
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 07:40 PM
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thanks man, ur mini is LOW! looks good. mine will settle a little lower front coils are maxed out though.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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I actually brought it up a little (about an inch) and really dont scrape anything. I just pulled out another 60 pounds worth of dead weight from the interior (IF YOU COUNT THE WEIGHT DIFFERANCE OF THE SEATS) once I get the rollbar back in and everything put back togeather it will be interesting to see where it stands.

If I still had my justacooper, I would strait up DUMP it on some WIDE @$$ silver spoke red rim ROTA RB 15's, and do a flat black / cream top / white walled rat rod style show queen though. There is just sooo many ways to make a MINI look so strangely unique that everyone will like it.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 04:44 AM
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thanks guys, i need real coilovers soon! and i just got some new tires and need to get pics of the stretch, an i lowered the rear of my coilover sleaves all the way! ill wash queen liz today and post up some pics, and i now scrape when i brake before a red light <3!! and those xxr 501s are 8inch by 20 offset right?
 
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 08:05 AM
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16x8 +15 offset
 
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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Everyone was talking about how low they are. I was getting jealous...Its easy to rock a 15" wheel slammed down to the ground but it takes skillz to rock an 18" down to the ground....

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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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Now that sits PRETTY for the shows! Great looking ride, just dont know how that would be streetable unless your on bags.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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Wow
and thats all thats needed to be said.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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your cheating your on a dip.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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Good call, I didn't catch that. His car is still resting tire on plastic though, and that aint bad for having 18"s on it.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by drewie
your cheating your on a dip.
Nah, hes not cheating hes stuck. Always loved how that MINI sits/looks.

I'd love to lower my car, but as it stands I can't even pull into the grocery store without going at an extreme angle at 2 mph.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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this was my car with 17s last summer
 
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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just wait till i get coilover man! lol but it looks nice for 18s even though its not my thing(last cars were a EG hatch and 300zx) and i washed her today!

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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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$3.78 FOR REGULAR! Ours here is $3.49, glad I am tuning the car for E85, its only $2.89.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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yeah i was filling up and it took 55 dollars! i was shocked, but any other car would be way worse.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 04:58 AM
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 05:20 AM
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Beautiful! You nailed how the car is supposed to sit IMHO.
Great pics too, I LOVE brick garages.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Charleston│Mini
Wow
and thats all thats needed to be said.
Thanks I appreciate the compliment

Originally Posted by drewie
your cheating your on a dip.
I MAY be on a dip but it wasnt a very big one by any stretch and my car normally sits like that front and back.

Originally Posted by DICKS GARAGE R53
Good call, I didn't catch that. His car is still resting tire on plastic though, and that aint bad for having 18"s on it.
I tuck wheel with no rubbing. Its as close as you can get. You cant even get a fingernail in there...lol. And it is daily driven almost 200 miles a day. Now I do have my problems because of it. The camber wears tires like a **** and the vibration/crappy roads has snapped the clips off my sides and snapped the mounting tabs off both bumpers. So tomorrow I have to fab mounts and rivet them on. Gotta repair to play...

Originally Posted by Agarwaen
Nah, hes not cheating hes stuck. Always loved how that MINI sits/looks.

I'd love to lower my car, but as it stands I can't even pull into the grocery store without going at an extreme angle at 2 mph.
Thanks man....
 
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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OLD PICS But still sittin the same....
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THIS WAS LEVELED OUT....Do you see daylight? No? hmmm
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THIS IS A LITTLE CHEATING...but by what...an inch? Look how much vehicle surface is high centered...I was actually stuck and teetering on the front subframe. I had to get a jack in the back and then one under the front to pull the car out...
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