Are there any sure fire ways of improving the ride on a dry Mini? My suspension doesn't look like its had much attention other than hi-los, and I would like to soften the ride a little.
I figure I've got hydro envy.
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| Author: | speedy [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:22 pm ] |
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Are there any sure fire ways of improving the ride on a dry Mini? My suspension doesn't look like its had much attention other than hi-los, and I would like to soften the ride a little. I figure I've got hydro envy.
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| Author: | min13k [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:26 pm ] |
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save your money and buy some smoove rides from the you kay they are a actual spring's and not rubber cones ... other wise look for some rear dounuts they cop less stress when in use makka |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:30 pm ] |
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New rubber springs will make it ride better and softer. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:37 pm ] |
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Alex Moulton's Smootha rides ARE rubber cones, but different profile to the usual. S-Racer in the USA makes the metal springs... if you can call something with less than 2 turns a spring. 
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:41 pm ] |
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Have you ever heard about the trick of altering the rate of the rubber spring with a ½" drill bit. 
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| Author: | speedy [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:44 pm ] |
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Thanks guys, so the consensus is to go for these .jpg)
http://www.minisport.com/classic-mini-s ... oduct.html as opposed to these 
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| Author: | GT [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:45 pm ] |
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Improve the dry ride? make it wet
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:52 pm ] |
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Morris 1100 wrote: Have you ever heard about the trick of altering the rate of the rubber spring with a ½" drill bit.
Yes but never had to do it, as I have proper hydrolastic...  
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:52 pm ] |
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GT wrote: Improve the dry ride? make it wet
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| Author: | sports850 [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:58 pm ] |
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Or get the cones from a much later mini , apparently after 1978 , English mini's had a slightly softer compound rubber in the cones . My 78 South African mini had them and was nice while not adding too much extra body roll . |
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| Author: | speedy [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:04 pm ] |
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| I've got a 1988. Maybe I should just accept it as it...
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| Author: | sports850 [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:05 pm ] |
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Nahh , put aussie rubbers in it and then see if you have anything to complain about
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:08 pm ] |
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Meh... just convert it to hydro, like I'm doing the Clubby van...
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| Author: | speedy [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:10 pm ] |
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How hard is that? Doc, are you documenting this conversion? |
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| Author: | Morris 1100 [ Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:13 pm ] |
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The later rubber springs are softer when new but after all this time they will be as hard as any others. New springs will be softer but they do not stay soft forever. |
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