Quattro + New Michelin Pilots A/S = driving bliss! Hope you all are in winter mode ;)
11-21-2007, 01:04 PM
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05' Mini Cooper S + Pirelli Winter Carving 4-Wheel Studded....
Stayed home today and worked from home 
\Damn pager going off too early in the AM + Directv Upgrade Tech that whoosed out
\Damn pager going off too early in the AM + Directv Upgrade Tech that whoosed out
11-21-2007, 03:00 PM
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Man I am torn...
Debating going with TSW + Stock Struts, Megan coilovers, Dinan Springs + Koni Struts, or Eibach (newly debating) Pro Street-S.
Then have to decide on camber plates. Debating Ireland or H-Sport ($$)
Then have to decide on camber plates. Debating Ireland or H-Sport ($$)
11-21-2007, 03:41 PM
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2:15 am, CDOT sleeping in, CSP MIA, KUDOS Jeffco SO, chained 4 tires and drove 70 miles at 30 mph
Oh yeah, stupid f-ing car drivers, I'm going to start carrying a pocket of rocks, the next time I'm chaining up and some idiot gets within 10 ft of me, they are getting a rock thrown at them. Had to dive under the truck once to avoid getting hit this morning.
#%&*%^$%*$ CDOT, the entire agency should be fired. Lying MF's, according to CDOT, at 1:30am they had 70 plow trucks on the metro highways. I left I-70 & COlo Blvd at 1:40, took 20 minutes to get to I-70 C470 to chain up, saw one CDOT plow heading EB on I-70, blade raised in the air, Mag chloride tank in the back looked empty. Never saw another CDOT plow until almost 3 am at Chief Hosa, one plow parked on the Wb on-ramp, strobe flashing, headlights off, driver napping.
Heading up from Georgetown, never saw a single plow between Georgetown and Silverthorne. Saw only one going over Vail, but by god, they were all working on clearing the highway in Vail.
#%&*%^$%*$ CDOT, the entire agency should be fired. Lying MF's, according to CDOT, at 1:30am they had 70 plow trucks on the metro highways. I left I-70 & COlo Blvd at 1:40, took 20 minutes to get to I-70 C470 to chain up, saw one CDOT plow heading EB on I-70, blade raised in the air, Mag chloride tank in the back looked empty. Never saw another CDOT plow until almost 3 am at Chief Hosa, one plow parked on the Wb on-ramp, strobe flashing, headlights off, driver napping.
Heading up from Georgetown, never saw a single plow between Georgetown and Silverthorne. Saw only one going over Vail, but by god, they were all working on clearing the highway in Vail.
11-21-2007, 03:56 PM
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info inside....
Ireland Engineering makes a GREAT product, but their materials will not last for your daily driver in Colorado Conditions. They will rust and will freeze up, removing any hopes of adjustability or re-build.
H-sport camber plates are bullet proof. Going with the TSW set up is a great option, although, regardless of the drop, the front will sit a little higher than the back no matter what camber plate you use.
the Megan's have a bullet proof camber plate. The 8kg/6kg combo is a bit aggressive, where H-sport springs are 6kg/4kg, but you can soften the dampening of the shock, and that helps. You can also order different springs front and rear, and run of the softer dampening settings, and that will be a great ride.
I blew out a Vogtland strut a couple of weeks ago, which is made by KW. So, I am getting a set of Megans and hope my H-sport camber plates work with them, if not, I will just keep the Megan plates and sell my h-sport paltes which I love.
The Eibach sets, springs or shocks, don't fair well with MINIs, many of the true enthusiasts have switched from them to things like Leda, Swift, Koni, Cross, or Megan.
If I had unlimited funds, I would go the TSW sport set that is actually made by Leda in England, most balanced set from over the years....but big money at nearly $2K...then add in camber plates...zoinks.
I should be ordering my Megans in the next day or so...my holiday gift from my wife
...I will try out the 8kg/6kg mix to start, but think I will switch to 6kg/6kg or 6kg/4kg. The MINI does very well with matched rates front and rear....
H-sport camber plates are bullet proof. Going with the TSW set up is a great option, although, regardless of the drop, the front will sit a little higher than the back no matter what camber plate you use.
the Megan's have a bullet proof camber plate. The 8kg/6kg combo is a bit aggressive, where H-sport springs are 6kg/4kg, but you can soften the dampening of the shock, and that helps. You can also order different springs front and rear, and run of the softer dampening settings, and that will be a great ride.
I blew out a Vogtland strut a couple of weeks ago, which is made by KW. So, I am getting a set of Megans and hope my H-sport camber plates work with them, if not, I will just keep the Megan plates and sell my h-sport paltes which I love.
The Eibach sets, springs or shocks, don't fair well with MINIs, many of the true enthusiasts have switched from them to things like Leda, Swift, Koni, Cross, or Megan.
If I had unlimited funds, I would go the TSW sport set that is actually made by Leda in England, most balanced set from over the years....but big money at nearly $2K...then add in camber plates...zoinks.
I should be ordering my Megans in the next day or so...my holiday gift from my wife
...I will try out the 8kg/6kg mix to start, but think I will switch to 6kg/6kg or 6kg/4kg. The MINI does very well with matched rates front and rear....
