For those that have rose joint bottom arms where it attaches to the Pivot are does it float freely or should thier be something on eather side

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Yes, make up some spacers. although if you cant be funked i got some u can have.

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so at a guess it should be centred and what should the spacer be made out of.

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Yep, spacers like these ---

Any corrosion resistant alloy would be good, or even brass.

Stainless would also be OK if you had it.

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"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

Are rose joints legal for road use in NSW? I used to build race cars with em, I doubt they would last long in street use on our crap roads.
Also, you will get heaps of noise and vibes into the car...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I don't think they're road legal anywhere in Oz...

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Have to agrre with doc that for a road car they are not really all that good and you do need something to stop the transfer of noise and vibration, as for legal if you can get a engineer to sign off on them they are, there are a lot of kit cars out there that use them in there suspension but you will be changing them for new ones very often so start saving your pennies for decent replacemnets

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Roundies and Clubbies(except vans) are both ugly that is why I have Midas and a van
1293 Mini Midas Bronze,1275 Clubman van

Hey spraycanmansam

If you dont mind me asking, where is that pic from you posted? Are they mini rose jointed lower arms? If so did the covers come with the arms? where from?, iam after some covers similar to them!

Cheers

http://www.mra-minis.co.uk/suspension.htm

MRA Minis

Stay away from Rose Joints Jimbo, don't do it! Insurance will be void if you make these type of mods...

I have 1.5 deg negative non-adjustable camber arms and they are accurate to within 0.05 degrees of each other on either side measured, not that you'd notice this on a road car. Lillee is by no means a straight car and even running on pretty big castor via adjustable tie rods changes the camber only very slightly.

I feel they are 10 times safer than adjustable type. You're not going to reset them daily on a road car, set once and forget

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Jim, as they are the latest type Minispares ones you should be able to get the threaded bits with rubber bushes... go see your friendly Sydney Mini parts purveyor where you bought, he might swap em.
Or ping Minispares UK...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

MiniMafia can I take you up on your offer Which I'll Pm You

As we discused today Kev I will pop into my friendly Sydney Mini parts purveyor and see if can surply the other type also. I still have the original one which will be put on for Blue Slip and I will use the RoseJoints for other occasions

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It