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Old Jan 8th, 2008, 07:38 PM   #1
jterrier
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sports plus mechanicals... question

hi all,

i asked this question at the end of my 'hi all' thread so sorry for the duplication - i just thought i would make a new thread so it wasnt lost down there.

my question was , i know i want an early cooper (o1 or 02), which needs to be a chili pack car as having driven a pepper pack, i found it to be softer and less instant on turn in; it felt more woolly to me and understeery. I'm putting this difference down to sports plus susp. and the runflats on 16 in. wheels.

the questions i had really were to do with that; the ss+ vs. the ss on a pepper pack car for example. Does anyone know the mechanical makeup of the ss+ which gives it that extra stiffness? i.e is it down to JUST springs and dampers or are there also differences in anti roll bar thickness etc and bushing. I know this is very nitpicky but there is good reason; i have considered buying a very good pepper car and possibly retro fiting better suspension to get the same effect.

anyone?
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