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[Surfbluegarage]

i know nothing about force racings ars here and not alot about the in depth details of this post as i have skimmed through it so bare with me but are these arms made by force for standard fitment on standard minis or do they specify that the arches or turrets have to be modified in anyway?
the reason i ask is that is what tupers is saying... that if there about 30mm deeper on the shocker section at the back of the stubshaft... there never going to fit a standard mini either as a standard shocker would foul the bottom of the turret mount and be at quite a steep angle in comparison to normal so i take it you would have to fit some sort of turret mod would you not?
dnt shoot mearly asking a genuine question no sides taken....

[Carlzilla]

I'm sure most coilovers require turreting of the rear arches due to the spring being there/size. My protech dampers only just about fit in there. But 30mm sounds a bit excessive to inset the coilover mounts by.
Get some measurement between the backplate mounting face and the damper/coilover mounting face and let us know what you find compared to a std radius arm.

[blue blood]

That is correct surfblue which was something I didn't want to do as it takes away fibreglass structural integrity! (which is why you have to have spreader plates everywhere :) ) Oh I stipulated to force racing I would be using offset coil-overs (protech) which as you all know allow that little extra room for spring clearance. I have some pictures of my brothers build as well using offsets if anyone else needs some proof :)

Regards Blue

[Surfbluegarage]

i have gaz offset coilovers on my clubby estate no problem or catching at all. very odd that they would make them with such a deep offset on thats all...