Has any one installed the Minisport Smootha ride kit?

My car is sitting way too high at the front and the hi-los are adjusted all the way down.


The rears are OK.

I fitted the engine today but its is still way too high.

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1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

What about putting an engine init.
By the way looks beautiful with the white interior.
<Edit> just read the bottom line...You have put the engine in it.

Yep engine is in and it is still way to high


Didnt seem to compress the donuts much when I dropped the engine in

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

fit the engine and gearbox then worry about it, too many xmas drinks Micheal

How high is it with the flairs fitted?

i mean cause the guards are cut it will make it look higher.

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sorry Micheal seems comments and photos went at the same time , never had a problem with a body sitting too high only too low, hope you cut the the front guards correctly.

The Smootharide front cones are pretty tall so it is necessary to set the adjusta rides fairly low. I have a set in my Moke and their height was fine once adjusted. They do settle fairly quickly once they have some pressure on them.

Tim

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oops,,, how did that picture get there???

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

There is 75 to 100mm gap from the bottom of the bump rubber to the top swing arm
I am used to 25mm gap on my other cars

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

its that alloy radiators fault, hehe u will need to load it up and let it settle for a while, my car was like that too, i cut 5mm off hilos at first now have got the bolt adjusted out a bit .

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The new cones will need to bed in and settle a bit from the inital few hundred kays of driving.

Check this out, that's a new car on the factory parts!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=okk9U_y4gyQ#t=169s

Hmm, mine were nothing like that high at the front. Are the cones fully seated in the hi-los? It's the only thing I can think of. I'll have a look at mine when I get home and see if I can think of why yours is riding so high.

Some of the hi-lo's don't come with enough adjustment to lower the car - seems they are designed with old flattened rubber cones in mind. I had to have mine turned down.

The new cones will also take time to bed in as Harley said, you can try strapping it down on a trailer it you want to speed up the process.

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

I grabbed this image from your other thread, I assume this is the kit?
If so, what I'd do is remove the locknuts from the front cones and run them that bit more shorter, over time you can wind them back out if necessary.

The other thing is: Are the kits the same front and back?

Yes I think the hi-lo kits are the same between front and back. But I will double check and yes I think I might remove the lock nut for a while until it settles down.

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S