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PostPosted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:40 pm 
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Took me about 2 hours to do the LHS and then once I worked out how to fit everything 5 minuites on the RHS!!

Koni adjustable shocks, KAD adjustable support, KAD arm, KAD disk, KAD rear brake pivot, racing donuts, hi-los, hard poly bushes.

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I've still got to fix alignment and degrees etc - probably wait until all wheels are bolted on.

I might have a go at the KAD rear sway bar tomorrow. 8)

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looks good, flick the donuts and buy springs

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Does look good.

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looking very sexy there... cant wait to c how they perform..

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Apart from costing lots of $$$$$

What is the main benefit you are striving for in the use of these?

Lighter car = faster car?
Lighter unsprung weight means better rally car?

There great and i would love a set, but dont see the benefit of them.

Im curious

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Bubbacluby wrote:
What is the main benefit you are striving for in the use of these?


no need to be constantly adjusting rear drums :D

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What kind of power are you putting out? ++ 160HP?

Looks like fun... hopefully you've got something pretty special for the FRONT disc brakes where it all happens in a Mini... not too much weight hanging around at the back when you're hard on the picks on the circuit.

That's what it is, yeah? A race car???
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8) 8) 8) 8)
I want it :D
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superSeven wrote:
Bubbacluby wrote:
What is the main benefit you are striving for in the use of these?


no need to be constantly adjusting rear drums :D


That's quite fair enough on the drum to discs and that's why I do it, but I suspect Bubba is referring also to the alloy swing arms.

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GT mowog wrote:
superSeven wrote:
Bubbacluby wrote:
What is the main benefit you are striving for in the use of these?


no need to be constantly adjusting rear drums :D


That's quite fair enough on the drum to discs and that's why I do it, but I suspect Bubba is referring also to the alloy swing arms.



Yeah GT i was refering to the alloy swing arms as in the title of the post.

Is there any real benefit of these in a road car?

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If you were chasing the last gram of unsprung weight I thought that turning the shocks the other way up would also be on the list.
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Why not do it cos it looks awesome and itll definitely add value when it comes to selling. Just because its different doesnt mean its bad.

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more rear wheel lock ups,

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Looks awesome!

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