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[lethallew]

Has anyone fitted these to a mini? I have got a set to go on the rear of my mini cooper but am unsure about the best way of fitting them.

[Bluemini]

fitting them is a sinch...
1. undo the top nut on the shock absorber inside the boot.
2. jack up the rear of the car, the wheel will hang right down and the shock will come out of the mounting point in the top of the arch.
3. pull the radius arm/wheel down as far as pos.
4. you will see the rubber dounut and alloy trumpet behind the wheel move free of the subframe, pull the trumpet out of the dounut (this sometimes takes a bit of perswasion with a big screwdriver).
5. pull the trumpet off the knuckle joint at the other end, sometimes the knuckle comes out of its cup, so you'll need to get it out of the trumpet with a pair of mole grips.
6. on the hi-lo's, wind the bolt in as far as pos, put the rod in were the trumpet came from not forgetting to put the knuckle in the end of it.
7. put the bit with the bolt in it on the end of the rod and slide it back into place, making sure it locates in the rubber dounut too, then wind the bolt back out to take up the slack.
8. make sure the dounut, bolt section, rod and knucle joint are all in theie respective places.
9. lower the car back down, lining the shocker up so it goes back into it's hole.
10. put the nut and washers back on the shocker and tighten up.
11. adjust the hi-lo as nesecary

hi-lo's take about a week to bed in, so expect to do plenty of adjustments before they are at the hight you want them.
to adjust them, jack the car up to take the weight off the wheel your doing and wind the bolt outwards to make the suspetion higher or inwards to lower. only do 1 turn at a time, then take it for a spin round the block so it settles and re check it.

the fronts are a different kettle of fish tho!

[Archie]

Hullo,
I should like to know all about these Hi-Lo's. I am just rebuilding our old Mini Thirty, and I thought it would be a good idea to add these into my rebuild. Are they as good as people say they are ? I should be really interested in some feed back before I go ahead with fitting them

[KernowCooper]

It allows you to adjust the ride height thats all they do, so if you wish to have a lower ride height then yes they are good to have.

[Fast Ivan]

or a higher ride height

[firstmini]

I've got them front and back on my mini thirty Archie, had them put on and when then bedded in and settled down a bit had them put to the required height (enough to just about get over a speed bump but not look like a 4x4!) and not had to do anything with them since! Had mine put on when the "rubber cone" went, not a mechanic so apologies if my technical words aren't the right ones!

[Cooperman]

The only instruction which was missed out in the very well written procedure was the very first step - 'drain, disconnect & remove the petrol tank'.

[Mini 360]

I think we need an FAQ section that new members have to read through before they get unleashed onto the forums

[sharkojoints]

The only instruction which was missed out in the very well written procedure was the very first step - 'drain, disconnect & remove the petrol tank'.

 

I found I could move it easily enough to one side, having released the retaining strap, to give easy access to the shocker nuts when I did my rear cones a couple of weeks ago. I did make sure it was run nearly empty at the time, mind.

[Cooperman]

I always cut a rectangular hole in the rear seat bulkhead to gain access to the top damper nut and seal it afterwards with an aluminium plate.

 

[jpw1275]

That's a great idea Pete.....

Cheers j