Fitting New Dampers

[gdaybruce]

Son's 92 Mini Mayfair needs new dampers and I see that to reach the nearside rear we need to move the fuel tank out of the way. Can anyone advise whether there are any particular points to note when doing this. In particular, do we need to disconnect the tank or is it possible to simply move it far enough away from the side of the boot to reach the damper mounting without actually disconnecting anything?

As for the new dampers, he's a student on a tight budget but I quite like the look of GMAX at £16.13 from Minisport, or KYB Super Gas at the same price. Anyone any experience of these?

Ta.

[gdaybruce]

Thanks guys. A set of GMAX dampers is on order (but I think I might hold off cutting a hole in the bulkhead, at least for now!).

[gdaybruce]

Well, thanks to everyone's advice, all four dampers now successfully changed and, yes, we did remove the battery before touching the fuel tank and, no, we didn't need to resort to an angle grinder!

Net result is a Mini that still bounces but in an altogether more controlled kind of a way. Now we just need to sort out the tendency to jump out of 2nd gear ...