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[TEM]

I'm looking at buying the following adjustable camber kit:

http://www.minispare...amp;prod_id=161

Can someone give me a reason not to?

Thinking about going to coil springs instead of rubber cones... looking at these

http://www.minispare...d...&prod_id=29

Anyone out there tried them? Do these have the right spring stiffness? (it's for everyday use) How do they compare to rubber cone springs? I have to buy some kind of hilo and replace some cones. These don't look that much more $ than rubber and metal springs are suppose to last longer and has a more consistent spring rate? Someone I know who's owned a mini claims they fall out when you hit a big bump on the road!... I'm mechanically inclined but NON mini inclined, please help!

[Bungle]

big gav is just going over to a coil over set up

try having a look at his project topic

[The Matt]

These ones aint coilovers Bumgle, they are the coil springs that replace the donuts (judging from the link).

I haven't read many reviews about them to be honest. I'm not sure about them popping out when going over bumps though??? Don't know where that story comes from? A rubber cone could do the same thing if the suspension is fitted with Hi-Los or similar and has been lowered too much for the standard dampers (allowing the suspension to open up before the damper tops out). I am not sure how these springs seat on the subframe, but they look to seat the same at the trumpet/Hi-Lo end?

As for the adjustable camber setup that you linked. It's hard to see how they work from such a small image, but as with all components, you get what you pay for. People like KAD make far superior products for suspension components, but they are more expensive. Plenty of people use kits like the one shown without real problems though!

[jack_marshall]

I heard that zip tying the spring end onto the subframe is a good idea to stop any doubt of them 'falling out' over bumps...

Dont shoot the messenger though.

[Dan]

Almost all cars using steel coil springs that aren't held in by a damper through the middle use some kind of retainer to keep them seated. The rubber cones seat very tightly into both the trumpet and the subframe which steel ones probably wouldn't so I can see how it would be possible for steel springs to rattle about in the mounting and become wrongly seated. Don't know about actually falling out though.