Posted 17 January 2016 - 12:52 PM
Posted 17 January 2016 - 01:51 PM
Posted 17 January 2016 - 02:07 PM
Posted 17 January 2016 - 02:12 PM
Does it have lowered shock mounts ?
Posted 17 January 2016 - 02:13 PM
Does it have lowered shock mounts ?
Good point
Posted 17 January 2016 - 02:16 PM
Whats the rear doughnuts like including knuckles etc?? What speed are driving at to lift a front wheel??
Posted 17 January 2016 - 02:17 PM
i cant see why the shocks would do that
have you taken them off and pulled them up and down on that setting see if they all the same
front and back
or jump up and down on the front door sill see if both front the same
same with back
Posted 17 January 2016 - 02:57 PM
i cant see why the shocks would do that
Exactly what i was thinking. doubt a shock (unless sticking in) would cause this.
My advice would be to check everything, an as others have suggested, check that something isn't fitted incorrectly.
Posted 19 January 2016 - 02:49 PM
Is there any possibility that you were sent ( maybe only one ) shocks for a lowered car? You could confirm by removing the one that is lifting and measure it's closed/open length.... eye to eye
Posted 19 January 2016 - 03:15 PM
Sounds like wrong set up like wrong tie bar lenght or wrong rear tracking, whats the behaviour with another set of damper
Posted 19 January 2016 - 04:24 PM
How do you know the front wheel is off the ground? Does it happen on both front wheels when cornering i.e. right wheel when cornering right and left when cornering left?
How high is the wheel clear of the road surface?
I've never seen a Mini lift a front wheel when cornering hard. I've often had a back wheel come off the ground though. Lifting a front wheel would be most unusual.
Posted 19 January 2016 - 04:58 PM
what do you mean by motricity? Drive?
Minis will lift a rear wheel when pushed hard in a corner but will understeer before lifting a front wheel.
as you have high-lows fitted have you checked the corner weights as if these are way out you can get the three legged stool (chair) effect.
you have checked that the shocks do feel and move the same? if they do then unlikely to be a shock issue.
Posted 19 January 2016 - 05:25 PM
First up, be sure the rubber cones are in good condition? If they are the original ones, they will need replacing. While they do get squashed and 'settle' (we all know that), they also get hard and loose useful travel.
Try stiffening the rear up some more, it won't make the ride much harsher. They are good shocks, though you do get what you pay for, but for 95% of road use (even spirited) these are quite OK, beware, some are just over priced too.
If that doesn't get you what you'd like, then the only other option is a non-open diff like a Quaife and that's what I found I needed.
Posted 19 January 2016 - 07:35 PM
Nick & Moke, have you ever seen or heard of any Mini, even in racing or rallying, lifting a FRONT wheel during hard cornering on tarmac? I never have and find it most strange and am unable to offer a solution to a never seen before phenomenon.
Posted 20 January 2016 - 01:07 AM
Nick & Moke, have you ever seen or heard of any Mini, even in racing or rallying, lifting a FRONT wheel during hard cornering on tarmac? I never have and find it most strange and am unable to offer a solution to a never seen before phenomenon.
Not in racing, but my Road Going Red Mini almost lifts a front, certainly enough to loose a lot of drive traction.
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