Suspension Gallery! Show me your lowered MINI!
#901
I still have no idea why they felt them necessary. The only time the stock end links come in contact with the control arm is when the car is up on jacks in FULL droop...a position that your suspension will never see during any driving. I see no conflict issues between stock end links and control arms. I've never dealt with Cross's....maybe they're different.
At over 6" of lowering, I need to make some custom end links because the swaybar is hitting the body....but that's not something anyone else needs to worry about
#902
Yeah, I think if Rally doesn't need them, then I probably don't, 'cause I'm not going THAT low. I just want to get rid of my wheel gap and maybe have a little wheel tuck under the fenders. I hope Tim doesn't mind me using his photo, but I think this stance is pretty much perfect, and I don't think I'd go any lower (maybe a little lower in the rear):
So, Rally, you think the stock endlinks are okay to go that low?
So, Rally, you think the stock endlinks are okay to go that low?
#903
You should be fine. Just peek your head under the front and see what kind of clearance you have between the bottom balljoint of the end link and the control arm.
#908
What do you want to know? I ordered them from http://www.stratmosphere.com/index.htm. I am also running them on my VW R32. They seem to be pretty good for the money.
#909
I would ask how to make one of those but I don't want to get yelled at.
#915
#917
You are right! They are M7 lowering springs. My bad! How shameful that you know more about my car than me!
Last edited by Carlisle; 07-21-2010 at 07:17 PM.
#918
#920
Actually Drew Im using my stock endlinks. And I actually had to raise a little all around due to the roads out here not being the best at being level and flat.......... Trip to Portugal 2 weekends ago I was rubbing terribly! Oh and don't worry about using the pic, I don't care. lol
Yeah, I think if Rally doesn't need them, then I probably don't, 'cause I'm not going THAT low. I just want to get rid of my wheel gap and maybe have a little wheel tuck under the fenders. I hope Tim doesn't mind me using his photo, but I think this stance is pretty much perfect, and I don't think I'd go any lower (maybe a little lower in the rear):
So, Rally, you think the stock endlinks are okay to go that low?
So, Rally, you think the stock endlinks are okay to go that low?
#921
Wouldnt lowering the car move the sway bar out of the optimum position?
Having the ability to adjust the links will make your sway bar more affective especially for those with after market bars. I was under that asumption that the bar needs to sit at a 90 degree angle as if you're looking at the car from the side.
So therefore shorter links in the rear and longer in the front.
Having the ability to adjust the links will make your sway bar more affective especially for those with after market bars. I was under that asumption that the bar needs to sit at a 90 degree angle as if you're looking at the car from the side.
So therefore shorter links in the rear and longer in the front.
#924
#925
I was looking at those at one point as well... good choice! On an 18 though, I'd at least be tuckin' tire! he he
Last edited by LiLReD1; 08-17-2010 at 10:40 AM.