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[Seb]

good afternoon mini people i have a dilema ... building a 1380 fast road spec on 10" wheels, and now its time to buy some bounce! im getting sucked in by the spax coilovers who has these and are they any good for the road ? or should they be kept for the track? i do also like the look of the springs that replace the doughnuts, who has tryed these ............. cheers

[Ouster]

Worth buying just for the Spax hat!
I've yet to fit them as I've just bought another mini and the suspension is pretty good at the moment. The ride quality is meant to be a lot better but will still corner very well when properly set up. Plus they're adjustable in height and firmness. You may need to strengthen the mounting area though.

[Seb]

lol a hat? whose idea was that, i was concerned about mounting in the rear arches as its not intended a load bearing point, what about the front? what kind of brackets do you get?

[1293sleeper]

have you looked at protect alloy coil overs a lot lighter and a very very good set up a friend uses them and i have never driven anything like it. i have never seen any problems with the top rear mount with coil overs unless the car is rotten its fine.

Edited by 1293sleeper, 03 July 2009 - 04:31 PM.

[Seb]

look pretty too! any i dea on price, may be worth a phone call. ive always been a bilstein man but they dont make them! how much were the spax all in ouster?

[Ouster]

I think I paid £390 from Minispares as part of the group buy we had.

[Seb]

just been looking at previous posts and turret work that people have carried out, looks like to much work for someone whos running out of money! ive just found these which look quite snazzy...... any views? coil springs

Edited by Seb, 03 July 2009 - 05:41 PM.

[1293sleeper]

just been looking at previous posts and turret work that people have carried out, looks like to much work for someone whos running out of money! ive just found these which look quite snazzy...... any views? coil springs

a guy at my club runs them on his mig replica he loves them. personaly i prefer coil overs buy they are pretty good. far better than rubber

[1275 sprint]

Hi there, ive got gaz coilovers upfront and coil springs/adusta rides on back ,coliovers look great on the front and handling is great but not meant for bumpy roads, pot holes n drain covers are abit of a nightmare but once you get a nice road they ride n handle awsome.I went for coil springs on the back[mini tastic] fast road ones with gaz dampers and there really good might change the front over one day as i think they will give a better over all ride.hope this helps

[smoggy_clubman]

Ive got the little coils, got them cheap of a lad on here as the work for coil overs scared my pockets too! Got the front fitted and they feel really nice, ive got the black ones (standard road i think) and the bumps are nice now and the handling is good! Havent got round to fitting the back as my flip front arrived! lol

Also i think huddersfield spares are cheaper for the mini coils?

[Seb]

cheers for the advice everyone i was aslo worried about country lanes. as i live 5 miles down a single track country road! has anyone had trouble with fast road rear coil springs falling out? would be a little scary