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[rawky]

Have you got a pic of how your car sits now before the cones settle?

[dmdangermouse]

Ive noticed i've started to get some tyre rub when going round round-abouts and such.
Was talking to some mates about it and they said it could be the knuckle joints and not the cones.
Is this right?
Can someone explain the function of knuckle joints?

I have an mpi.

Cheers

[dmdangermouse]

Yep defo the rubber cones lol.
They are completely shot and its sat on the bump stops.
I just thought minis were naturaly 'rough'



The back looks good though...?



Can i just replace the front cones or do i have to do all 4?

[Cerberus]

hello
i have jst bought a 1989 mini flame
my front driver side cone has also collapsed by the look of it
how much did it cost to get it repaired?
i have looked around on mini site on the net and found some for about 20quid.
so just need to get one fitted.
thanks
Ash

those 20quid ones will be non genuine jobbies and wont last long..you want the genuine dunlops around 30 odd quid each.

Just to point out, you can't buy the Dunlops anymore, they stopped making them.
Avon is the manufacturer now.
MiniSport seem to be the best price for the Genuine ones Click Me

[ibrooks]

Yep defo the rubber cones lol.
They are completely shot and its sat on the bump stops.
I just thought minis were naturaly 'rough'



The back looks good though...?



Can i just replace the front cones or do i have to do all 4?

Yes you can just replace the fronts. The problem would be replacing just one side as it would give uneven handling characteristics. Obviously it's better to do all 4 but if necessary just one end is fine.

The knuckles are at the bottom of the trumpet where it meets the arms. There is a cup shaped hole in the arm which the knuckle sits in. There is a spherical end which sits in a teflon cup and in turn that all goes into that hole in the top arm. It allows the angle between the top arm and the trumpet to change as the suspension moves. Over time (and faster with cheap nasty ones) the grease in them degrades and the metal sphere starts wearing through the teflon/plastic. Eventually the plastic wears through which tends to result in a rapid drop of around half an inch. From there on you are wearing metal on metal every time the suspension moves. Failing to replace them at this point can result in the top arm being destroyed which is why it's sensible to replace them as a matter of course if you are in there doing the cones.

Iain

[dmdangermouse]

cheers mate.

Buying 4 new cones is going to hurt.
The back sits quite high so if i can get away with just 2 new cones i will.