Up Into Fourth
Posted 18 July 2013 - 06:38 PM
Spent some moire time fine tuning the height adjustments. It is a real pain!
Annoying that my front geometry will be (may be out), i will need to get that checked (though i only raised it 1cm)
Anyway the finished result. As said above the ride is nice and smooth now. So all in all pretty happy.
Up Into Fourth
Posted 18 July 2013 - 07:01 PM
that looks perfect, really good look. what gap have you got now on the bump stops?
Up Into Fourth
Posted 18 July 2013 - 07:05 PM
that looks perfect, really good look. what gap have you got now on the bump stops?
1 sweaty finger or around 13mm
Up Into Fourth
Posted 18 July 2013 - 07:09 PM
bit of a hijack but are you still on standard height shocks or lowered?
Up Into Fourth
Posted 18 July 2013 - 07:25 PM
Actually the lowered! (gaz lowered)
There seems to be enough travel in them at this ride height. I had intended visiting http://www.calverst....per_lengths.htm and making sure.
Though all input welcome.
Up Into Fourth
Posted 18 July 2013 - 07:31 PM
cool thanks.
I'm going to be fitting 10's to my sports pack over the next week or so.
Up Into Fourth
Posted 18 July 2013 - 07:32 PM
Thats not a dumb question at all.
I know theres the common misunderstanding that rolling radius are the same, i dont know exactly where it comes from, proably due to fact they're within a percentage of difference that makes the swap legal.
Anyhow thats incorrect, get wheels of different diameter and have a look youself. They're accutally bigger!!
If you make the maths it will turn out that:
A 12" wheel will make the mini sit about 0.7" higher
A 13" wheel will make the mini about 0.8" inch higher
(Tyre pressure will play his role though.)
PS:
Heres a compare-o rama for tyres, saves us to make all that maths for such a thing
good link
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 18 July 2013 - 08:33 PM
What step are your front Gaz shocks set to with that bump stop gap?
Up Into Fourth
Posted 18 July 2013 - 08:42 PM
What step are your front Gaz shocks set to with that bump stop gap?
Slightly softer than half way. How come...
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 18 July 2013 - 08:55 PM
I just wondered 
That's what i will set my Spax too
One Carb Or Two?
Posted 18 July 2013 - 10:00 PM
Thats not a dumb question at all.
I know theres the common misunderstanding that rolling radius are the same, i dont know exactly where it comes from, proably due to fact they're within a percentage of difference that makes the swap legal.
Anyhow thats incorrect, get wheels of different diameter and have a look youself. They're accutally bigger!!
If you make the maths it will turn out that:
A 12" wheel will make the mini sit about 0.7" higher
A 13" wheel will make the mini about 0.8" inch higher
(Tyre pressure will play his role though.)
PS:
Heres a compare-o rama for tyres, saves us to make all that maths for such a thing
If the radius of the wheel + tyre is the same though (as in exactly the same), then the centre of the wheel will be at the same point, regardless of wheel size.
Obviously the difference between the 10s and 13s etc is such that there isn't a tyre which can give an exact match for rolling radius, thus altering the centre point of the wheel and the ride height.
Not sure as there's anything legal to do with the rolling radius stuff, it just means the closer you can get, the more accurate your speedo will be without being recalibrated to the new wheel diameter.
Crazy About Mini's
Posted 18 July 2013 - 10:54 PM
Think about it, if the radius is bigger the car sits higher...
Up Into Fourth
Posted 18 July 2013 - 11:10 PM
Just to clear it up, the ratio for adjusting front hi lows is about 1:3 so for every millimetre you change it at the hi low, the other end of the arm will be adjusted by 3mm
Only at the front the rear is 5:1.........
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 19 July 2013 - 04:34 AM
Think about it, if the radius is bigger the car sits higher...
What he is saying I think is that a 12" rim and tyre may not have a bigger rolling radius than a 10" combination -
Crazy About Mini's
Posted 19 July 2013 - 09:01 AM
Think about it, if the radius is bigger the car sits higher...
What he is saying I think is that a 12" rim and tyre may not have a bigger rolling radius than a 10" combination -
So he stated wrong and should have seen the link i posted
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