Getting more speed out of my mini cornering.
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I run a mini cooper with sound deading mat removed, standard glass. standard seat. almost everything are standard.

my suspesion setting is adjustable heavy duty tiebar, Hydrolastic bumpstop on upper wishbones, standard cones(bit saggy), spax shocks 7clicks. zero toe out up front, 10" x 5.5" mamba, on A008 tyres. standard camber. running 32psi up front, 28 rear

it seem corner slower than my other car which is standard MK5 ford escort with 185/60/14 it corner so fast. about 10mph difference.

Any idea? change cones to red dot? fit arb?

Fit negative camber front arms, then have it set up. Tyre pressures sound on the high side to me.

I thought you needed a couple of degrees toe out on the front of a fwd car.
I've just changed the steering rack on my escort van and it tended to turn in late and feel a bit vague afterwards.
Checked the tracking with a bit of wood and it was toeing in,so re adjusted so I had a bit of toe out and its fine now

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

1/16 of an inch of toe out on the front is good. for a roadgoing car I would suggest 1.5 degree negative camber on the front, zero or 0.5 degrees camber at the back. noe toe at the back and 3 degrees castor at the front.

For a car only used for racing with radial tires i would suggest this(sounds extreme I know, but its really working!): 4 degrees negative camber up front, 2 degrees at the rear. 3 degrees of castor up front. 1/16 toe out on the front, and 8 mm toe out at the rear. This makes a pretty tailhappy and fast car around corners!

Edited by miniminor63 on 30th Sep, 2006.

iv been told this is good for 10" wheels and what i might try but ill prop leave it up to the bloke that sets it up...
FRONT
-1.5 camber
1/16th toe out
4degs caster

REAR
-0.5camber
1/16th toe in

what do you think?

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

-1.5 camber thing is useless. It changes depending on ride height. -1.5 camber on what height ?

surely you set the camber on whatever height you normally run the car at????

And on the 7th day........... God created turbochargers!

at rideheight yes!

i have fitted solid subfame mounts, adjustable tie rods (not set up propoly!) hilos, gaz adjustable dampers all round and its all slightly lowerd.
the thing i noticed the most was the solid subfame mounts as i think mine were nackerd but it did make a lot of differnce!
ill be getting everything adjustable soon amd it all set up propoly as a road car.
is there alot of differnce in a road car and a fast road, weekend toy? as in would you set them up alot differntly or would a well set up road car be just as fun on track and fast road?

cheers
josh

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985