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Old 05-30-2011, 07:57 PM
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JCW 2011 on H&R installed them friday the 6th of may
Nice! What size tires are those? Are your stock control arms ok after the drop?
 
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Old 05-30-2011, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by DonOnCapeCod
Not the best pictures... But is was a nice afternoon on Cape Cod so I took a few -

What springs are these? Doesn't look like much of a drop?
 
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Old 07-18-2011, 06:25 PM
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H&R Sport Springs

Picked it up last Thursday with 6 miles on it.
 
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Old 07-18-2011, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCalledFriend
Picked it up last Thursday with 6 miles on it.
Looks good! The springs really help the overall MINI. Again congrats!
 
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Old 07-20-2011, 09:25 PM
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Just got my H&R springs installed.. I love the ride and the new stance!

however I keep getting a security token error when trying to upload the pic..

I'll post a flickr link a few..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6540997...in/photostream

There we are.. I'll take a few more when its light outside tomorrow.
 

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Old 07-21-2011, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by SoCalledFriend
Picked it up last Thursday with 6 miles on it.
I thought you were going with the ST coilovers, why the change?
 
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Old 07-21-2011, 08:36 AM
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@scoopdaloop - what kind of wheels do you have - i really like them - would like to see a daytime shot?
 
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Old 07-22-2011, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Yardley
Nice! What size tires are those? Are your stock control arms ok after the drop?
they are the original tires that came with the car continental dss ......

i didnt change my control arm but i think one of my bushing is messed up
 
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Old 07-22-2011, 08:10 AM
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Old 07-22-2011, 08:42 AM
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wow that's a lot of negative camber on the back eh?
 
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Old 07-22-2011, 11:36 AM
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Here is a photo during the day.. I just bought this car last week.. I was hit by a drunk driver and she totaled "Bubba".. my red r56. I actually can't stand these rims, I will be selling them and getting the same setup I had before..

Konig Roller_Smokes 17" & Neova AD08 tires..

If anyone is interested in these Motegi rims let me know! I'm in Dallas.

Those are the wheels/tires I'll be switching to.. w/ the bigger tires I'll close the wheel gap a bit more.
 
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Old 07-22-2011, 12:04 PM
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She's been lowered, and has 18" wheels


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Originally Posted by brohammer619
wow that's a lot of negative camber on the back eh?
-6 degrees



 
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Old 07-24-2011, 02:40 AM
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H&R sport springs after 1 day of installing .. will post later better pics after installing the JCW side skirts .. sorry for the low quality pics i took them by my BB cam
 
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Old 07-24-2011, 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by jcw666
H&R sport springs after 1 day of installing .. will post later better pics after installing the JCW side skirts .. sorry for the low quality pics i took them by my BB cam

Love the painted wheel arches. great looking rig
 
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Old 07-24-2011, 04:58 AM
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Old 07-24-2011, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by superfly
Love the painted wheel arches. great looking rig
Thx
 
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Old 07-24-2011, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by superfly
Nice .. loved it
 
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Old 07-24-2011, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jcw666
Nice .. loved it
+1...Looks very good
 
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^^^^Some great pics recently folks!^^^^

Keep it up! Amazing how much better these cars look with a bit of drop!
 
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I love showing pictures of my MINI I think I've posted this same picture in many many threads. I'm on ST coilovers and have them turned down for a very mild drop. I'm down about 1" I can go much lower, but I'd scrape everywhere and I'm very happy with my setup.

 
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Old 08-03-2011, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by simplybao
I love showing pictures of my MINI I think I've posted this same picture in many many threads. I'm on ST coilovers and have them turned down for a very mild drop. I'm down about 1" I can go much lower, but I'd scrape everywhere and I'm very happy with my setup.

Looks perfect....the way it should come from the factory.

BTW, how is the ride quality, rougher? smoother? less lean/roll?
 
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Old 08-03-2011, 08:27 AM
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Taken yesterday in Utah on our way to MITM. Still on the H&R Street Performance coilovers. Ride is fantastic...everyone who rides in my car is surprised how good it feels, expecting the ride to be harsh and unpleasant.

 
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Old 08-03-2011, 09:36 AM
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I'm down about 1" I can go much lower, but I'd scrape everywhere and I'm very happy with my setup.
i'm down about 4" and i rarely scrape. you just have to be careful.
 
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Old 08-03-2011, 10:31 AM
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4 inches, serious? I didn't think these cars even had 4 inches to play with. If I dropped mine 4 inches, the tires would be buried in the wheel wells. Any pics by chance? I'm curious.
 


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