Our experts at Mini Sport have put together this handy guide for you, on how to fit the Moulton Smootha Ride kit to your Mini!
Mini Front Suspension:-
- Remove the front rubber suspension cones, alloy trumpets complete with knuckle joints and front shock absorbers, as per normal workshop manual procedures.
- Fit the new Moulton long suspension cones along with the new fully adjustable Mini Sport Smootha-Ride suspension units complete with the new special knuckle joints.
- Fit the new front shock absorbers supplied and check tightness of all fixings
- Check the upper and lower ball joints for free movement and adjust as necessary.
Mini Rear Suspension:-
- Remove the rear shock absorbers, rear rubber suspension cones and alloy trumpets complete with knuckle joints, as per normal workshop manual procedures.
- Remove the rear radius arm outer brackets from the subframe. Fit the new Mini Sport rear adjustable negative camber and tracking brackets to rear subframe.
- Fit the new special Moulton rear rubber suspension cones along with the new fully adjustable Mini
- Sport Smootha-Ride suspension units that are complete with the new special knuckle joints and long rear bars.
- Fit the new rear shock absorbers supplied and check the tightness of all fixings
Setting Up Information:-
After fitting the Moulton Smootha-Ride kit, the ride heights will need adjusting to correct your Mini's stance. This will be achieved by means of the Mini Sport Adjusta-Ride suspension units.
Recommended Settings:-
- Suspension Height -
- Measure from the wheel centre to the wheel arch lip
- Front height - 300mm
- Rear height - 320mm
- Front wheel track:-
- 1/16” Toe Out
- Rear wheel track & camber
- Use the Mini Sport adjustable rear tracking brackets:-
- Track - 1/16” Toe In.
- Camber - negative (-) 3/4 ° (degree)
- The Mini will then need road testing for approximately 10-15 miles, to enable the suspension to settle down. All the settings must be re-checked and adjusted accordingly.
- Once the car has covered a further 100-200 miles, it may be necessary to make further adjustments, thereafter it will need to be checked at normal servicing intervals, and adjusted accordingly.
See 'Improve Mini Handling' blog for a more in depth guide to Mini suspension settings.
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