Hi there, I have a set of coil springs instead of the rubber cones fitted to my mini. When I go over a pothole, although I can no longer feel it, it does make a bit of a racket, and after a while it's getting a bit irritating. According to a guy I was speaking to at one of the mini shows you can get some 'coil suspension rubber gaskets for noise control', which I guess makes sense, but he couldn't remember where he saw them.
My question is, does anyone know where I could get some? It was suggested that www.mini-delta.co.jp might have sold some in the past but I don't read Japanese.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. With thanks.
Coil Suspension Rubber Gaskets For Noise Control
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bloke
, Jun 26 2011 07:31 PM
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Posted 26 June 2011 - 07:35 PM
Hi there, I have a set of coil springs instead of the rubber cones fitted to my mini. When I go over a pothole, although I can no longer feel it, it does make a bit of a racket, and after a while it's getting a bit irritating. According to a guy I was speaking to at one of the mini shows you can get some 'coil suspension rubber gaskets for noise control', which I guess makes sense, but he couldn't remember where he saw them.
My question is, does anyone know where I could get some? It was suggested that www.mini-delta.co.jp might have sold some in the past but I don't read Japanese.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. With thanks.
Are these the sort of thing you are looking for?
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Posted 26 June 2011 - 08:14 PM
I know what you mean though, I do sometimes wonder - was it all worth it.
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Posted 26 June 2011 - 08:50 PM
You can navigate the Mini Delta site fairly easily by looking a the pictures about the different sections. Babel fish also does a fairly good job of translating it as well.
I think all of Mini Deltas coil kits come with rubber gaskets and they also sell them separately. Clicky Clicky
I believe they have fluent english speakers on staff so if you can't find any in the UK or don't ant to make them yourself you should have a problem ordering from them.
I think all of Mini Deltas coil kits come with rubber gaskets and they also sell them separately. Clicky Clicky
I believe they have fluent english speakers on staff so if you can't find any in the UK or don't ant to make them yourself you should have a problem ordering from them.
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Posted 26 June 2011 - 10:53 PM
That's brilliant, at least I now know they actually exist. Thanks for that, how's the clubman getting on? I'm impressed by the work you are doing on it.
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Posted 29 June 2011 - 08:05 AM
The rubber spacers were reasonable but the postage was £140 so I made my own out of woven silicone rubber composite material that I found at an army surplus place (it's used for tanks, so I thought it should stand up to a bit of Mini abuse)
Anyway, so far, no more movement and the ride is silky smooth and quiet. 
Anyway, so far, no more movement and the ride is silky smooth and quiet.
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