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grodenglaive · Jul 31st, 2007, 11:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by AndyP (original)

ON our new R56 we have Dunlop SP01 run flats. We have found with the R56 there is an inconsistency in the handling of the car. Sometimes it will take a bend with no problems, holding the tarmac like the fantastic go-kart the MINI's are. However, sometimes when we take (even gentle) bends it feels like the car is behaving like a plate of jelly. It's not a loss of grip sensation, like we are expecting to loose the back end on a hairy bend, it's more of a slew from the back of the car on even slight bends. ASC hasn't yet kicked in, but we are still taking it (reasonably) easy as the car has only done 400 miles - ish, and we are still getting used to it.

I got the same feeling with my 07 MCS. I took the car for a wheel alignment - it actually had +ve rear camber! The front was also towed in about 1/4" which didn't help cornering any either. It feels much more sure footed now with the rear at -1.3 degrees and turns into corners great with the front at 0 toe.
Still torque-steers/tramlines like crazy when accelerating hard on uneven pavement though.

Jul 31st, 2007, 11:38 PM	#11
grodenglaive MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Local Time: 04:40 PM Posts: 78 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AndyP (original) ON our new R56 we have Dunlop SP01 run flats. We have found with the R56 there is an inconsistency in the handling of the car. Sometimes it will take a bend with no problems, holding the tarmac like the fantastic go-kart the MINI's are. However, sometimes when we take (even gentle) bends it feels like the car is behaving like a plate of jelly. It's not a loss of grip sensation, like we are expecting to loose the back end on a hairy bend, it's more of a slew from the back of the car on even slight bends. ASC hasn't yet kicked in, but we are still taking it (reasonably) easy as the car has only done 400 miles - ish, and we are still getting used to it. I got the same feeling with my 07 MCS. I took the car for a wheel alignment - it actually had +ve rear camber! The front was also towed in about 1/4" which didn't help cornering any either. It feels much more sure footed now with the rear at -1.3 degrees and turns into corners great with the front at 0 toe. Still torque-steers/tramlines like crazy when accelerating hard on uneven pavement though.