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Today's test drive
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Author:  cush [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:39 am ]
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Okkher ;)

I've got my new (SH) shocks in the back and it's now handling like i expect a mini to handle...

So I took him for a "quick" run this morning and as i went the old boy just got smoother and smoother.. a right royal dusting of the cobwebs Image

so now i'm back, after 3 hours :oops:

something i've noticed as a result of this mornings effort is that on long sweeping (quickish) left hand turns there seems to be a small amount of play in the steering... there's about an inch of turn before anything decent starts to happen and it doesn't seem to have much fedback as a similar right turn does.

and on a heavy left turn, i can hear a creaking from the rear right.. the shocker that i removed from there yesterday was totally cactus.

what's going on mini brains? ;)


edit.. i should've taken my camera too.. it was a nice tour..

lenswood, woodside, oabank, balhannah, littlehampton, naire, mt barker springs, upto the mt barker summit, nairne, littlehampton, mt barker, hahndorf, balhananh, mt barker, then back home via balhannah again :)

on the road into balhannah, something happened that i've been keen to experience since getting the mini...

i found myself with a rather impatient honda crv behind me :twisted: (same model as mine) so i sped up... and he did too...good... i've wanted to compare this for a while.... and it was great... it took about 2 corners and then he backed off :)
Author:  willy [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:16 pm ]
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Looks like you made a fair expedition.

So you're happy with your shockers then :lol:
You got it right in the end, don't worry too much.

8)
Author:  LS1380 [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:47 pm ]
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lenswood, woodside, oabank, balhannah, littlehampton, naire, mt barker springs, upto the mt barker summit, nairne, littlehampton, mt barker, hahndorf, balhananh, mt barker, then back home via balhannah again :)
Just reading those towns you drove thur,brings back great memories.You have some
fantastic roads over there for the Mini driving experience.

:D :D
Author:  NoMoreMinis [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:21 pm ]
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I know you wanted to compare your two cars......but did u honestly think that a top heavy soft-roader would scare ya in the twisties? He probably scared himself! (and backed off....like you said)

oh, and have you greased your nipples lately? :) (creaking noise)
Author:  cush [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:56 pm ]
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i've sussed the noise....(well ... had it sussed for me)

it's wheels scrubbing against the shocks...

there's about a bees dick width between the tyre and the shock :shock:

it's all good... just gotta learn to balance the car better in cornering.. :)

no where's that tofu?? :roll:
Author:  Spaceboy [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:11 pm ]
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have you got wider wheels without spacers?

also sounds like you could use a wheel alignment?
Author:  ss wanab [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:19 pm ]
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that shocker was well and truly frucked :lol:
Author:  lobby69 [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:10 pm ]
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id be going for spaced drums if you dont already have them,

blake :wink:
Author:  gafmo [ Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:22 pm ]
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I don't think Cushy is useing Spaced drums..

Mate you can't let of the go pedle in a corner :cry:
Author:  Spaceboy [ Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:18 am ]
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wonder if he has single leading shoe's given that its an 850 :D
Author:  Stuwey [ Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:27 am ]
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Yep, and only one's doing its job properly :shock:

Cant be good... I'll have to give him a drive of my LS to taste the disc brakes. Oh, and POWER.
Author:  min13k [ Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:32 am ]
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not the space is between cushy's ears :)
msakka
Author:  cush [ Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:17 am ]
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it's alright.. i'm getting the hang of not using them at all.. :)

lenswood to balhannah..... 5 uses :twisted:
Author:  Spaceboy [ Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:43 am ]
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i try to tell the disc brake boys that they don't slow you down if you don't use em
Author:  cush [ Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:00 am ]
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the gearing does it all for you :)
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