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[joewf10]

dooing work on my mini today, was putting and exhaust clamp one without jacking it up and was struggling to do so, im not fat and im only 17.

i went and grabbed a coke for accurate measurement to see how low it was, the picture is of it under the sump, i wouldnt even fit underneat the Y piece or the centre pipe, squeezed back underneath round about where the back box connects to the cetre pipe.

so yeah is it this low standard? do i have a modified suspension or is it just knackerd? theres nothing inside the mini either apart from two alfa romeo seats.

Oh and its lower af the front that it is at the back.

PIC;

[SA MINI]

Firstly what mini have you got. I e. year , model ?

& what suspension has it got dry or wet

Also some pictures of arch / wheel gap would help too


Cheers.
Shaun

Edited by SA MINI, 05 January 2013 - 07:45 PM.

[Noah]

With collapsed cones thats probably about right.

[SA MINI]

Also minis were designed to sit slightly higher at the rear, as far as I know

[Cerberus]

Also minis were designed to sit slightly higher at the rear, as far as I know

+1, but not just minis, I can't think of any car of the top of my head which has ever sat higher at the front than the rear,


Does look a tad low......I think.

What's the gap between tyre and arch like? And how much space between the bump stop and the upper arm?

Yeah, looking at some pics of mine, I reckon I could get two coke cans underneath mine, and I'm still going to be raising it up some more.

[joewf10]

the mini is an Austin City E 1986,

no idea what wet or dry means but there standard on the front not sure what standard is at front)and theres trumpets on the back so not sure

the cones seem alright cause it bounces back fine n stuff

[joewf10]

this is with group 5 arches but i think that there placed quite high to be honest as the wings are butcherd so im going to buy a flip front

[blackbelt1990]

Your front wings need to be cut in order to get clearance on your wheels.

Donnnnt get a flip front! That's from experience!

I'd say your mini is too high ;)

[scrog]

seems about right but i would move the U clamps on the Y peace so the threads are not pointing down

[mab01uk]

1986 Mini will need new rubber cones but the knuckle joints/cups may also be worn which drops the ride height over time.

"The rubber cone design is good, not ever lasting. The rubber not only gets very hard but it also sags and losses it's ability to hold the car upright. It is not uncommon to have a cone sag so bad that it lowers the car 2 or 3 inches and it handles terribly. Like all rubber products, they only have a certain shelf life and being fitted equates to the same. These might need replacing every 5-7 years depending on use and climate, but are usually good for at least 20,000 miles in the UK."
Cone spring:
http://www.minispare...sic/cones.aspx|

Knuckle Joint:
http://www.minispares.com/product/Classic/Suspension/Rear/Dry/GSV1118.aspx?190701&ReturnUrl=/search/classic/knuckle.aspx|

Edited by mab01uk, 06 January 2013 - 10:34 AM.

[conlad]

Looks fine to me mate, jack her up

[joewf10]

1986 Mini will need new rubber cones but the knuckle joints/cups may also be worn which drops the ride height over time.

"The rubber cone design is good, not ever lasting. The rubber not only gets very hard but it also sags and losses it's ability to hold the car upright. It is not uncommon to have a cone sag so bad that it lowers the car 2 or 3 inches and it handles terribly. Like all rubber products, they only have a certain shelf life and being fitted equates to the same. These might need replacing every 5-7 years depending on use and climate, but are usually good for at least 20,000 miles in the UK."
Cone spring:
http://www.minispare...sic/cones.aspx|

Knuckle Joint:
http://www.minispare...c/knuckle.aspx|

where will i find the knuckle joints? the cones are on the rear arnt they? on the end of the trumpets.

can you tell if both of these are knackerd just but removing a wheel and taking a photo

[alex-95]

I found these pictures that might help:
If you look at the pic below the knuckle joint is the one with the yellow arrow and the cone has the red arrow.

You should be able to tell if the cones are knackered:

[joewf10]

thanks for the pictures mate big help, ive got some pictures of the rear doughnut and the other bit on the end of the trumpet, and the arch gap on the rear. going to take the front wheels off and take a pic of the knuckle joints.

drivers side doughnut; passenger side is the same



drivers side other end bit



passenger side other end bit



rear arch gap

[joewf10]

and this isthe knuckle joint on the front which is ruined in my opinion