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[CityEPete]

Do you think this is why my Mayfair was riding gangster style?


Anyone got any even worse?

[panky]

Probably no worse but I was on the bump stops.

 

[CityEPete]

Nice one! I didn't need the cone compressor to remove mine did you?

[Ben_O]

I have a pair sitting on the bench at work that are not only squashed almost flat but the steel rings have corroded off of the rubber

[panky]

I did use it as it was the first time I'd done it - but probably would have got away without.

[CityEPete]

I have a pair sitting on the bench at work that are not only squashed almost flat but the steel rings have corroded off of the rubber

That must have been low! Was it on wound up hi-los?

[Boycie]

From my '76-

 

DSC00199 by David James, on Flickr

 

Original front, original rear and a new Minispares one.

They were imperial threads too, so most likely never touched since they were fitted in that long hot summer... 

Edited by Boycie, 02 April 2018 - 03:22 PM.

[Ben_O]

 

I have a pair sitting on the bench at work that are not only squashed almost flat but the steel rings have corroded off of the rubber

That must have been low! Was it on wound up hi-los?

 

No hi-lo's and the knuckles had punched through the cups too

[CityEPete]

Crikey!

[minimat]

I had one collapse completly years ago when the metal ring rusted through!

[Black.Ghost]

Ive got to take mine out at some point, Ill be surprised if theyve been done in 105k miles!

Im contemplating springs for the rebuild and would like to have a ride in a mini running brand new cones v springs at some point.

[nicklouse]

I wish I had taken photos of some back in the 90s. people forget that it really is a service part.

[cal844]

Ive got to take mine out at some point, Ill be surprised if theyve been done in 105k miles!

Im contemplating springs for the rebuild and would like to have a ride in a mini running brand new cones v springs at some point.

Springs are for race cars on very flat tarmac, use red spot cones from minispares and the likes

[nicklouse]

Ive got to take mine out at some point, Ill be surprised if theyve been done in 105k miles!

Im contemplating springs for the rebuild and would like to have a ride in a mini running brand new cones v springs at some point.

have you not seen all the broken springs and subframes?

 

metal springs are not suitable for a Mini in any form unless it is on the race track.

[nicklouse]

enjoy