Hey all,

my front suspensions is sagging, so i went to newcastle mini dismantlers. He suggested I install hi-lo's instead of replcing the entire cone.

He quoted me

$180 for two high lows and the little rubber insert that go in the top
$200 to replace the rubber cones.

So $380 all up ... is this a good price or is there cheaper?

if so where (in nsw)?

Lucas

if your just doing the fronts i got my hi-los from mini spares in padstow, cost was $125 including the knuckle joints.

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76 Clubman B16a2 Vtec AWD Turbo 12.9@105mph
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If you want to do the cones on the cheap try to find some 2nd hand ones from the rear, as they have had less wieght on them than the fronts they are in pretty good condition.

the ones I got were $25 each

If you put hilos in it will raise the ride height but it won't make the ride any softer IMO fitting Hilos but not replacing the cones is not really solving the problem...

Another problem can be that the replacement rubber cones don't give an even ride hieght in which case if you put in hilos as well then you could adjust the hilos to compensate.

I didn't bother with the hilos and my ride hieght is good and the ride is much softer now

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Roads need more corners
A Deluxe(CG13DE), 2 Clubbies(998 and 1275) and 2 Morris 1100Ss

Try Northern Mini Parts, they get their own made up, and used to be the best price in Australia. Not sure how much they are now, but i'd go contact them.

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find a breakers in england and get em, mine were 20 pound with everything!!!

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Potato

meeni said

is the name "a breakers" ??? do you know their website?

poeee said,

So ill email them .. what should i ask for? is it the "northern mini hi-lo's?

Lucas

fuzzy-hair-man said


thats actually not a bad idea ... ive got a few of them laying around

mini sport SA. have a full set of hi lows for 280... look on ebay

what are hi-lo's?
Are they the adjustable things that sit on your cones and push down on the arms?

I bought a set from the mini wreckers for 55 bucks a pair. (three years ago) And to be honest I was upset at the price as I can make them up (they were just a bolt with some nuts or something from memory.
I will remove mine and make up some more next week and sell them on ebay if they will get 100 bucks a pair!!!

I bought my hi-lo's, 4 new cones plus 4 shocks from Northern Mini Parts (there own brand) and with postage it cost me $995.00. When I got them fitted the hi-lo's needed machining down to fit into the new cones.

Yes

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Roads need more corners
A Deluxe(CG13DE), 2 Clubbies(998 and 1275) and 2 Morris 1100Ss

Lucus, I'd ring around. Try Padstow and Northern first and also on Ebay.

Love your avatar

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Yeah i like it too

Im going to ring around a bit next week ... shame really ... was going to try and get my clubby blue-slipped on monday

Lucas,
I'm not sure where you will get the Hi-Los here as I got mine from UK, but I'd bet my left one that you will get them a lot cheaper if you hunt around.

If its just that the front is sagging and you want to do it on the cheap, you should be able to get a couple of good second hand rubber cones as FHM pointed out. If you want to go new then Karcraft have new cones for just under $110.

Actually that makes me wonder if the ones you have been quoted for are new????

Hope this helps.
Ziff

Just got a quote from KARCRAFT ... $88 for a set of hi-los (front or back, not both)

$88 for a new set of dunlop cones for the front

Lucas