Suspension So Easy Even batgirlwildcat Can Do It!
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So Easy Even batgirlwildcat Can Do It!
I personally installed Malibu Stacy’s first suspension mod, custom anodized strut tower reinforcement plates from Way Motor Works. Perhaps you saw them on display at MOTD…
Using a 13mm socket and 3/8 wrench, I first loosened the three bolts...
and removed them by hand, being careful not to drop them down the engine bay.
Then I prepared the area by wiping off all the dust…
and laid the passenger-side plate in place, M7 side up.
Next, each of the bolts was set back in…
and hand threaded until tight. I followed that up with the torque wrench, tightening until it indicated that 25 ft lbs of torque was reached (click!).
Then I polished up the pink…
and repeated the same procedure on the other side.
Now Malibu Stacy has some beneath-the-bonnet bling to show off! Jealous? Go get your own.
Tools required:
- 13mm socket
- Socket wrench
- Torque wrench 0 – 25 Lbs
- Shop rag
Approximate time from start to finish: 5 minutes
Thanks to Way and Matt for the pink plates, and to Ed for supervising, photographing, and contributing to this complex and highly technical write-up.
Using a 13mm socket and 3/8 wrench, I first loosened the three bolts...
and removed them by hand, being careful not to drop them down the engine bay.
Then I prepared the area by wiping off all the dust…
and laid the passenger-side plate in place, M7 side up.
Next, each of the bolts was set back in…
and hand threaded until tight. I followed that up with the torque wrench, tightening until it indicated that 25 ft lbs of torque was reached (click!).
Then I polished up the pink…
and repeated the same procedure on the other side.
Now Malibu Stacy has some beneath-the-bonnet bling to show off! Jealous? Go get your own.
Tools required:
- 13mm socket
- Socket wrench
- Torque wrench 0 – 25 Lbs
- Shop rag
Approximate time from start to finish: 5 minutes
Thanks to Way and Matt for the pink plates, and to Ed for supervising, photographing, and contributing to this complex and highly technical write-up.
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I personally installed Malibu Stacy’s first suspension mod, custom anodized strut tower reinforcement plates from Way Motor Works...
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M7 Strut Tower Reinforcement Plates
Through the years, customers and friends with MINIs have had one common complaint: the strut towers mushroom after heavy impacts from the shocks and low aspect ratio tires. At a first glance the shock towers take on a slightly convex shape barely visible at a fist glance, but if you would compare it to the original sheet metal, you would find the horizontal plane has been moved as much as 3/8" upwards, throwing the suspension out of any possible alignment fix. The problem will most likely show up as a slight pull either left or right depending on which strut tower is buckled. The M7 SRP will solve this problem by sandwiching the sheetmetal and shock top plate, creating a homogenous top surface that will not bend, even during hard impacts. Adding the SRP to your MINI, is an inexpensive solution to an expensive fix. The plate is made from CNC machined aluminum, hard anodized black to prevent chipping, or oxidization.
Courtesy of www.waymotorworks.com
Through the years, customers and friends with MINIs have had one common complaint: the strut towers mushroom after heavy impacts from the shocks and low aspect ratio tires. At a first glance the shock towers take on a slightly convex shape barely visible at a fist glance, but if you would compare it to the original sheet metal, you would find the horizontal plane has been moved as much as 3/8" upwards, throwing the suspension out of any possible alignment fix. The problem will most likely show up as a slight pull either left or right depending on which strut tower is buckled. The M7 SRP will solve this problem by sandwiching the sheetmetal and shock top plate, creating a homogenous top surface that will not bend, even during hard impacts. Adding the SRP to your MINI, is an inexpensive solution to an expensive fix. The plate is made from CNC machined aluminum, hard anodized black to prevent chipping, or oxidization.
Courtesy of www.waymotorworks.com
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