19 replies to this topic

[NunoTT]

Many thanks for the replies! Looks like I have to add some things to my shopping cart then

 

by the way, are MiniSpares ajustable lower arms and tie rods any good? Those are the ones I was going to buy..

[skoughi]

That's the ones I bought, along with new rubber doughnuts. Fitted everything and adjusted with a pair of parallel string lines and a camber gauge. Drove around for a couple thousand miles so the doughnuts was well settled in then got everything set up at a properly equipped workshop. I also have rear camber/toe brackets fitted. Made a world of difference once everything was finally sorted.

[absx2]

The Minispares adjustable arms are an excellent design, fit a set with adjustable tie rods and get them set correctly you will be amazed how badly misaligned they are from the factory.

On a good day in the factory they would bend a tie bar in an attempt to equalize the castor angles to within a degree or so. 

With corrected castor angles its not uncommon to see a 6mm difference in tie bars from one side to the next.  

[Allrounder]

Might be worth you taking a look through this thread.

http://www.theminifo...31-bottom-arms/

[tiger99]

The important thing is that for correct functioning of the suspension on a road car, there needs to be some controlled amount of fore and aft compliance. The top arm has none, being metal on metal, so the lower arm and tie rod need some. Otherwise it will be unpleasantly harsh and you may get fatigue fractures in unexpected places. Rose joints are for limited mileage competition use.

And by the way, rose joints ARE a type of ball joint and many are supposed to be greased.