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wil_h

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28th Dec, 2004 at 09:18:56am

You're right Vegard, my rear wheel does lift WAY too much. This, as I see it, is due to a number of factors. Namely: Front to soft, tyre pressures to low and the rear anti-roll bar.

However, if I manage to 'fix' the problem over the winter it will still ultimately lift the inside rear wheel. There's no way of getting away from it with a front-wheel drive front engined car. Even if you ocould keep it on the ground there would be so little weight on it it may as well be off the ground.

So is my suspension set-up faulty?? well yes and no. Yes it shouldn't lift that much, but no, because even with a beem axle the inside rear will still lift (or even if not lift, still be doing bugger all).

If you watch the British Touring Cars they all lift a rear wheel, and they wouldn't if it was better that they didn't wouldn't you say????

Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph



On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


Vegard

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28th Dec, 2004 at 10:09:29am

yes, I agree in the last statement, but look at Miglias. We alla gree that these are the fastest standardish Minis around, and they use all standard suspension bits. But, they don't lift much if at all... I know they use the yellow donuts at the front which are VERY hard, and make use of the tyres as "springs" as well..

I'm NOT looking forward to getting my own race mini right in the suspension dempartment. Too many factors me thinks :)

On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem.

Hedgemonkey

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28th Dec, 2004 at 03:19:35pm

Front antiroll bar? I would consider what the opposite wheel is doing and look at how that behaves relative firstly to the adjacent wheel and then the opposite. Stiffening the wheels relaitive to themselves/axle pairs has the first effect of minimising lateral roll and the secondary effect of lowering the opposite wheel (diagonally).

I get loads of rear wheel lift, I could get it to corner flatter with a front bar but I don't think there are tyres up to the job, not to increase understeer. Besides, if you need more grip for the road using 032R's and an RARB as well as having it properly set up, you are probably not going to have your license very long.

Besides, I suppose it will just wear the diagonally opposite tyre (to the one lifting) out quicker with a FARB fitted

Edited by Hedgemonkey on 28th Dec, 2004.

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