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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 10:01 AM
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I'm also working on a camberplate deal if purchased with the our shocks.

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Oh, that figures....I JUST received camberplates from you! :impatient I have the worst timing.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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do these fit the 07?

and do you guys have 07 camber plates yet?

thanks for the time



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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by fafnir
do these fit the 07?

and do you guys have 07 camber plates yet?

thanks for the time _
Get back to us in March, as we will not have a new car untill
February....

Originally Posted by BradB
Oh, that figures....I JUST received camberplates from you! :impatient I have the worst timing.
Don't feel bad, you got the best camberplates for your MINI, and if you wish to step up to our new coilovers
you'll be able to re-sell the springs with no problems.

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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 05:40 AM
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Looks good Peter. With some long term track testing and road usage we may have our newest viable alternative to the PSS9's. You can understand my hesitation to fully go ape ***** about them given the Megan fiasco, until several folks have decent miles on them though!

Cheers, and good luck!
 
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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Put me down for a set when they are ready.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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put me down as well...these megans gotta go.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 09:19 AM
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Pics

Where are the pictures of the new M7 coilovers installed in a MINI???
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Mini-Wingnut
Where are the pictures of the new M7 coilovers installed in a MINI???
Thanks for asking.....

I will have images to share later this afternoon.

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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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Peter

I know you may have answered this before but are you going to have spring options for the coilovers. If so, progressive, linear or both. Plus weight ratings if known yet.
Thanks and continued success with product developement
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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so far, i can't answer for peter on all those questions, but he said for sure there'll be the option of hypercoils and road coils
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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cool color

Originally Posted by M7
Hey Guys....


PS. Green ain't happening..

Peter
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Sneak peak rear unit ....

Too bad about the color.
I for one like it.

Waiting for price and release date.

Keep up the good work!
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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Maxmini will have some images of the coilovers to share in a bit. We did remove the Ledas (expensive ones) and he can share some thoughts about the Ledas Vs. the M7's
on his car. We will also have a bevy of images to share
from the install.

All the very small issues will be addressed in the final articles, giving you the M7 customer a fantastic bullet proof
product with first class customer service to back up the purchase.

I am hoping to set pricing, delivery dates etc. next week
and we will also give all the specifics regarding spring rates, options and much more at the same time.

Sincerely

The Head M7 Guy.....
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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I like the green color a lot. . .
 
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by M7
Maxmini will have some images of the coilovers to share in a bit. We did remove the Ledas (expensive ones) and he can share some thoughts about the Ledas Vs. the M7's
on his car. We will also have a bevy of images to share
from the install.

All the very small issues will be addressed in the final articles, giving you the M7 customer a fantastic bullet proof
product with first class customer service to back up the purchase.

I am hoping to set pricing, delivery dates etc. next week
and we will also give all the specifics regarding spring rates, options and much more at the same time.

Sincerely

The Head M7 Guy.....
Thanks for the update, Peter.

Hopefully Randy will get the pics up soon, as there are a lot of us that want to check them out.

C'mon Randy, let's go! What are using over there, WebTV or something?
 
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 11:28 AM
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Hi Peter!

Originally Posted by M7
The shocks are 15 position adjustable front rear comp/rebound on a
pre-determined sliding scale.

Front has a fully threaded body with a seperate lower shock attachment
allowing you to adjust the height of the shock independently from the spring
perch. Rear is standard fare..

As Chris mentioned, adjustabillity is incredibly easy, as one of my pet peews
are incredibly hard to adjust coilovers IE. you must drill a hole in the chasis
to adjust the unit..

As for pricing, we will see but rest assured I will try to make them affordable
for everyone.

Peter
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Got any new watches?

Why no independent right height adjustability in the rear?

I almost bought the Megans. I hope these are the coilovers iv'e been patiently waiting for?

Thanks,
Peter
 
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CynMini
Got any new watches?

Why no independent right height adjustability in the rear?

I almost bought the Megans. I hope these are the coilovers iv'e been patiently waiting for?

Thanks,
Peter
Sorry for the delay getting back to you guys, but family
first....
The rears are of course height adjustable, but not at two points like the fronts. Sorry if I didn't make that totally
clear.

Peter
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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Here are a few shots i took during the install . So far I am very happy with the feel of the car but much more testing to come.

Randy
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First the removal of my Leda's . Looks like this one is off to the shop for yet another rebuild.

and on with the new





You can see the thickness of the shaft here , I lifted the dust boot to show it better .

Front

 
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by maxmini
and on with the new

You can see the thickness of the shaft here , I lifted the dust boot to show it better .
With how "thick" the front struts are, what offset wheels are needed to fit? Will S-lites fit without spacers?

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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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I am running a 8 inch rim with a 42 offsett. There would be no problems with a S lite.

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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Thanks for posting the pics, Randy. They look pretty sweet. Maybe you should paint your wheel arches to match the green.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by CustomAV
I apologize that I am not the shock expert so I will defer to Peter but I know there is a height adjustment and one for stiffness (soft to hard) the whole bound rebound thing is danish to me (I can speak greek so no point in using that phrase).

Please educate me as I would love to know!

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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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do you have any pics of the rear shocks before installation?

And ... any side- by-side pics of the Ledas and M7?
 
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Let me see what i can find.

Randy M7 Tuning



Here is the leda after removal. I have the spring off it as i was testing it to see if i could push it in with my hand , always a bad sign. I could (:


Looks like this one needs some attention.




This the rear m7 shock.

 
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by M7
Sorry for the delay getting back to you guys, but family
first....
The rears are of course height adjustable, but not at two points like the fronts. Sorry if I didn't make that totally
clear.

Peter
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I understand what you mean. I was wondering, why no independent ride height adjustability? By independent, I mean independent from the spring preload adjusters, like the fronts. I guess I should have asked, Why don't the rears have ride height adjusters and spring preload adjusters, like the fronts?
 
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by CynMini
I understand what you mean. I was wondering, why no independent ride height adjustability? By independent, I mean independent from the spring preload adjusters, like the fronts. I guess I should have asked, Why don't the rears have ride height adjusters and spring preload adjusters, like the fronts?
Unlike the front, the rear control arms have a fixed bolt thru mounting point on the bottom. There is no easy way to lower the bottom of the shock as there is in the front.

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