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Old 07-28-2008, 12:43 PM
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That is great looking MCS. Are you running on 215/45/17?? how is your coilover ride? i commute 50miles everyday so i need a more comfortable setting. that is reason i sold my Z.
 
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Old 07-28-2008, 12:53 PM
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If you're talking to me...Yes they are 215/45/17. The coilovers run a little hard but that is fine with me. I still have plenty of adjustment in both front and rear but I've gotta do some trimming before I go lower.
 
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Old 07-28-2008, 05:08 PM
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That is some sick tuck you have on your PS Mini! Its Freakin Hott
 
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thanks!Golden Child!! I am thinking to get 215/45/17 later. just got my new wheels today!
 
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Old 07-29-2008, 05:59 AM
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Thanks guys!

I need to pull the dremel out and do some trimming. My plan is to lower it just a bit more and put 5mm spacers on each corner. I just need to find the time.

215/45/17 seem to work fine if you don't go too low and don't want to do any trimming. Oh, by the way my wheel size is 17" +45 with 215/45/17. I get a little bit of rubbing on hard dips and bumps if there is more than me +1 in the car.

BTW, dosomething that CR/B looks good.
 
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drooling all over the place. that is the &%#@.
 
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Dope. Car is hot.
 
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Dopamine...I think that you have the sickest Black Mini EVER!
 
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Wow, really really nice looking car .

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Hey Dopamine, I was looking at some of the pics of Summer Splash on NEMINI, what kind of brakes are you running? They are really beautiful pieces, almost like a motorcycle type disc.
 
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Hey Dopamine, I was looking at some of the pics of Summer Splash on NEMINI, what kind of brakes are you running? They are really beautiful pieces, almost like a motorcycle type disc.
Those would be from "The Brake Man" and are really nice.

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Mine with the KW V2 fitted by an expert rally mechanic.
 
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I like the drop!! Looks good with crownspokes too!
 
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Yeah! Sold my TechnoMagnesio Light wheels for about $850, and bought this Crown Spoke from a friend of mine for about $460. They just had 800miles.
The Crown Spoke have clearance enough for the TCE/Wilwood #1.
So, as soon as I can get another rims, I will use these for track days, and the new ones for everyday use.
 
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Dropped on PSS9s.



 
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I posted on this thread before when I was running a set of Megan coilovers. I thought I'd should repost now that I've been running on Cross Coilover's for quite awhile now ! With the Megan's I was able to drop 1.3 inches at best but, it meant that the locking collars were slammed on top of each other and I had zero room to adjust. The Megans really weren't designed to be dropped more than an inch. The Cross system allows me to drop two and a half inches and still have a ton of room to adjust further if I wanted too ! (I don't ) LOL ! Right now I'm right at a 2 inch drop and (for me) it's the perfect drop !




Here's a couple of shots of the car sitting on my other wheels (16" Konig Feathers).

 
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sweet!
 
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gangsta!
 
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Yea....GANSTA....if he was rollin around in the swamp! The thread is titled "Show pics of your LOWERED Mini S".... How much was your lift kit Glen??? That stuff looks like you mounted the car on inner tubes...
 
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Old 10-21-2008, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by UKSUV
Yea....GANSTA....if he was rollin around in the swamp! The thread is titled "Show pics of your LOWERED Mini S".... How much was your lift kit Glen??? That stuff looks like you mounted the car on inner tubes...
You're just mad cause you can't post pics of your car in here.
 


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