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[Tripyrenees]

Just got a set of wheel spacers (19mm) for the front of my son's 1989 mini. It had rear spacers and the front looked silly without them.

But these spacers from Mini Sport have a different fitting than my existing ones. It looks like I have to replace the current bolts with the new longer ones. But how do I get the old ones out and is it easy to press these new ones in. Can I do it without removing the wheel plate (what ever it is called, the piece with the wheel bolts sticking out).

These are the spacers I have  GRASP31.jpg   73.67K   14 downloads

Cheers for you help

Ian

[Bungle]

if your rear spacers come with the screw in stud extenders then remove them quickly and replace with the type you have for the front

[R1minimagic]

The studs are a pressed fit so they should just knock out with a hammer (obviously protecting the threads by putting sold old nuts part way on etc), although best to do this with the drive flange off the car.

[Tripyrenees]

The studs are a pressed fit so they should just knock out with a hammer (obviously protecting the threads by putting sold old nuts part way on etc), although best to do this with the drive flange off the car.

Is removing the drive flange simple enough. I am assuming you take the split pin out and unscrew the big nut - does the drive flange just pull off.

Ian

[Guess-Works.com]

basically yes... but very rarely happens... a hub puller would be a worthwhile investment, however you'll also need a 1.5/16" socket, a breaker bar, and a torque wrench which will go upto 200lbft ( this depends on the type of CV fitted ).

May I ask why you need the spacers on the font ?

Edited by Guess-Works.com, 14 January 2010 - 06:33 PM.

[mars red mike]

Im sure i have read somewhere that is a bad idea to fit spacers to the front wheels.

[R1minimagic]

The disc/flange usually comes off quite easily, it's when you try taking the hub off you usually get problems!!

[Tripyrenees]

May I ask why you need the spacers on the font ?

It was just to balance up the look of the car - we bought it with the spacers on the rear and noticed they were not on the front.

Is there a reason not to put them on the front.

Ian

[mars red mike]

Something to do with it altering the suspension geometry if I remember right.

[R1minimagic]

You dont have them on the front because the track is wider

[Guess-Works.com]

It can 'upset' the suspension characteristics, more likely to torque steer and tramline...

[R1minimagic]

Best to have the imaginary line between top and bottom balljoints passing through the centre of the tyre where it contacts the road. This isn't the case with Cooper Sports, that's why they don't handle so well and tramline etc

[Tripyrenees]

Right - I won't fit them. One less job and I can use them to replace the bolt on extensions on the rears ones.

Thanks

Ian

[R1minimagic]

Good idea.

[MRA]

Yes you can use them to replace the bolt on rears...... the bolt on type are very dangerous. That is if the rears have the hexagonal screw on extenders with the spacer then fitting over the top......

What you should have on the rear is the 1" extended drums with longer studs, this is as per standard build for your year.

Here is a picture of the correct rear drum

http://mra-minis.co....products_id=182