andyinparadise wrote:
Went for a drive through the Gold Coast Hinterland, ending up at the Tumbulgum Pub for lunch today.
With the family (myself and 3 passengers) not only is the ride pretty rough but the clearance beween the top of the rear wheels and the wheel arch is less than a centimetre. The ride is really hard and it certainly rattles your teeth.
Every little bump scrapes the rear tyres on the inside of the arch.
I know I have just described a typical Mini with 4 up!
I currently have Hi-Lo's only on the front and I would say the original cones all round.
Was thinking about adding Hi-Lo's to the rear and coil springs front and back.
What are your thoughts?
My ultimate setup is to be able to go for a drive with the family every weekend without the above problems.
ok Andy,,, if you`re serious about makjing it like you say then the way i would go is,,, find some decent 2nd hand donuts,,, not squished,,, not sagged,,, not sunken & rock hard,,,, But not New either... something nice condision,,, alreradys easoned but without being 45 years old & stuffed, but not brand new "springy to the moon" either
then fit those donuts with some of my own special "Soft-Foot" hi-los & a full set of KYB "Gas-adjust shocks,,, set up the ride height & "STD" spec,,, not too low,,, not to high & Bob`s your Aunty mate
you will have a lovely ride with just 2 people or 4,,, smooth & comfortable with both different loads,,, it will still handle nice because you are actually "Using" your correct amount of suspension travel, but without being almost "SOLID" like some minis are
for some reason people like rock hard, stiff suspension "Claiming" it to be "Better-Handling",,, well stutter bumping across the opposit side of the road whilst attemting to corner just isn`t my kettle of fish, nor is it my favourit way to corner a mini
minis have some 4" of suspension travel & if correctly fitted out & adjusted correctly, it will serve you well with "loaded" & "Un-loaded" conditions
the trick is in "Blend" of both the donut & the hi-lo condition/designs
Hee hee,,, "some" people on here will "Know" what i`m talking about,,, but sadly other won`t
ok,,, end of dribble,,, move along,,, nothing to see here,,, it was a private conversation & doesn`t concern you lot
so Matt, we don't want to have too high a wheel rate in bump, and also maintain a good amount of travel in bump and droop. The standard cone shape with the right hi-lo shape or standard trumpet make a nice rising rate spring that means you have relatively soft rate in bump to absorb combined with high roll stiffness. Higher damping rates will help with minimising unwanted weight transfer due to roll. That way we maintain a good ride and also get good handling.
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