Wow I have the same problem. except one of the blocks smashed and blew into the strut a few thousand miles ago...

When I told the dealer the suspension wasn't right at 14k they told me it was loose lug nuts, and they "Fully inspected suspension, no fault found.

Then when I had it in for service once I had taken off the wheel to replace the tires and was able to see the problem....
I was called first thing in the morning to be told that if there was a problem with the suspension it happened after I had it in for service 9,xxx ago...

They ate there own words with that one, since they called me back 2 hours later to let me know it was the suspension block....

 

Wow, Scott. Super frustrating, right?

 

Much bad on their part for sure, but you never noticed your MINI sat 1-2" taller than all the other ones? That's some extreme wheel gap when they are in.

I bet the ride sucked.

 

Yeah it was really bad... I never thought that's why it looked like I lowered my car when I put the 17s on....

I did end up getting a free set of tires from the dealer... And an alignment...

I guess going from a 2000 park avenue to the mini made the difference less noticable

 

plus being 2 hours from the dealer, most the minis around here are 1st gens so never had one to compare with...

 

Now THAT was funny!!

 

Had the same thing happen on my dad's car, it was probably 2 months before we figured it out, couldn't figure out why the front end sat up higher than other MCS did lol