Paddy wrote:
G'day,
So I was doing some work on the van today and noticed these few things:
There are spacers fitted to the wheels, wheels are jellybean 4.5 x 100. Can anyone recommend a 5 - 6 inch wide rim that will work with 10" disc brakes and no spacer (I don't like the idea of having spacers fitted and wanted wider tyres anyway, so good excuse)? Replace the drums with ones that have built in spacer. Not many wheels have 5" and the right offset to use with spacer drums without having flares. The LS offset Contesta and Rosepetals are the most likely candidates. Others require flares if you don't already have them.
The two rear shocks look relatively new but the two front ones look older, the front left also has a shiny spot that looks like it might be leaking (pic below), is it just worth replacing the front two or is this ok?Replace the front ones as a pair, that one is stuffed. Looks can be deceiving with shiny shocks. Pull them off and compare how hard it is to compress them to the front ones that you can be sure are not very good. If they are equally bad, replace them as well.
When I had the front jacked up, the front drivers side drive shaft was rubbing on the frame, now the last mini i had didnt do this. Is this a sign of something wrong/worn with the suspension setup somewhere? You can see from your picture that the inner bush on the lower control arm is split and coming out. This would be a clue that there are other things worn out and causing the misalignment that results in the rubbing. Looking like a complete rebushing is in order.
Thanks in advance
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