suspension options, Bilstein? Protech?
Discussion
I'm a big fan of billies and have always used them for any of my cars other than minis. I did have a mini set once but never fitted.
Its a rarity to see anyone using them on a mini, any ideas why? I dont rate any of the twin tube damper i've tried for various reasons, and i see few other ways of going at a reasonable budget than bilsteins - even though they've went up £18 each in 3 years! I'd like a fairly supple but very well damped set-up (one reason i dont like the usual mini options) which billies tend to deliver. The car's currently on (and was bought with) KYB gas-adjusts, which dont exactly suit my wishes.
On a similar vein, has any one any experience of protech shocks and coilovers? I'm lead to beleive the internals are based on an older nitron design, and that they are a quality product for the money. Again i've yet to find anyone who uses them eiother as stand alone shocks or coilovers.
At this moment in time i'm really trying to weigh up the bilsteins with a red dot road/rally cone and hi-lo's Vs a set of protech coilovers (£450 Vs £430 respectivly, so money not an issue). My heart says stick with the cones; progressive spring rates and the trad set up. My head seems to think coilovers the way to go. I've been up 20 hours and done a night shift, i'm confused and i cant decide!
The mini i have runs 10x5's with S discs, and shall stay so. I've got all the adjustable camber and castor parts sitting just awaiting fitment - i know what geo i'm aiming for to begin with - and have a friend at work with corner weights et al to set the car up.
Thanks, woody.
Its a rarity to see anyone using them on a mini, any ideas why? I dont rate any of the twin tube damper i've tried for various reasons, and i see few other ways of going at a reasonable budget than bilsteins - even though they've went up £18 each in 3 years! I'd like a fairly supple but very well damped set-up (one reason i dont like the usual mini options) which billies tend to deliver. The car's currently on (and was bought with) KYB gas-adjusts, which dont exactly suit my wishes.
On a similar vein, has any one any experience of protech shocks and coilovers? I'm lead to beleive the internals are based on an older nitron design, and that they are a quality product for the money. Again i've yet to find anyone who uses them eiother as stand alone shocks or coilovers.
At this moment in time i'm really trying to weigh up the bilsteins with a red dot road/rally cone and hi-lo's Vs a set of protech coilovers (£450 Vs £430 respectivly, so money not an issue). My heart says stick with the cones; progressive spring rates and the trad set up. My head seems to think coilovers the way to go. I've been up 20 hours and done a night shift, i'm confused and i cant decide!
The mini i have runs 10x5's with S discs, and shall stay so. I've got all the adjustable camber and castor parts sitting just awaiting fitment - i know what geo i'm aiming for to begin with - and have a friend at work with corner weights et al to set the car up.
Thanks, woody.
fwdracer said:
Lots of people just tend to set up a Mini rock hard and low, not realising that a wheel only provides grip when it is in contact with the road surface!
Exactly what i'm not after, though it will be a tad lower than std.
How would you compare the Avo's with spax? i'm led to beleive that, internally, they are very similar, which troubles me as i have an severe dislike of spax for multiple reasons, inc harshness poor damping finess and reliability.
Are you using the ordinary Avo's on your car?
I've also found 2nd hand remote ohlins at decent (but still fecking expensive) money. This is of course the prefered route, but maybe a bit much financially.
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