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noring · Feb 12th, 2003, 10:47 PM

The Sport Suspension Plus is an option ($500) for the base Cooper, and standard for the Cooper S.

Is this suspension worth getting for the Cooper? Would the typical driver notice much difference?

Thanks.

Jon Noring

mark-tifosi · Feb 12th, 2003, 10:53 PM

hi jon..

check out this link.. another forum discussion on the same subject. i think it covers everything u ask, i personally cant comment tho (cooper with standard suspension) but hope this helps! oh and welcome!

mark-tifosi · Feb 12th, 2003, 10:54 PM

oops.. here it is..

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...threadid=21452

z3bum · Feb 25th, 2003, 04:22 PM

Having installed a coil-over suspension on my Cooper, spent a week with a Cooper S in my driveway with 16 inch rims and driven several other renditions of MINIs, here are my thoughts...

If you are buying a MINI Cooper with sixteen or fifteen inch rims and are NOT planning on doing modifications to the suspension, then yes, the Sport Suspension Plus is worth the $500 (not sure what the cost is in Europe) But, if you want bigger wheels and tires, or plan on upgrading the suspension, you're better off getting the car with the least expensive suspension and installing the coil-over kit. Also, I for example live in Virginia, and travel into Washington DC alot. For that reason, having adjustable shocks is useful, because I can keep them softer in the winter, when the roads are full of potholes and then crank the dampening up for summertime for use on autocrosses and on the track.

cristo · Mar 9th, 2003, 01:24 PM

I found a good site on the web that gives the suspension
data for one vs. sport vs. sport plus.
apparantly, the springs are specific to the car weight,
but ss has 22.5mm front/16 rear bars, and ss+ has
24mm front/17 rear bars and the stiffer struts that
come on the cooper s.
check out http://omor.com/mini/ss_vs_ssp.php .

Feb 12th, 2003, 10:47 PM	#1
noring MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Local Time: 07:10 PM Posts: 10 Offline	Sport Suspension Plus option for Cooper The Sport Suspension Plus is an option ($500) for the base Cooper, and standard for the Cooper S. Is this suspension worth getting for the Cooper? Would the typical driver notice much difference? Thanks. Jon Noring

Feb 25th, 2003, 04:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
z3bum MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Local Time: 02:10 PM Posts: 92 Offline	opinion on SS plus... Having installed a coil-over suspension on my Cooper, spent a week with a Cooper S in my driveway with 16 inch rims and driven several other renditions of MINIs, here are my thoughts... If you are buying a MINI Cooper with sixteen or fifteen inch rims and are NOT planning on doing modifications to the suspension, then yes, the Sport Suspension Plus is worth the $500 (not sure what the cost is in Europe) But, if you want bigger wheels and tires, or plan on upgrading the suspension, you're better off getting the car with the least expensive suspension and installing the coil-over kit. Also, I for example live in Virginia, and travel into Washington DC alot. For that reason, having adjustable shocks is useful, because I can keep them softer in the winter, when the roads are full of potholes and then crank the dampening up for summertime for use on autocrosses and on the track. 2007 Sparkling Silver MINI Cooper S Founding Member - DCMetro MINIs

Mar 9th, 2003, 01:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
cristo BLIKSEM (my brg/brg mc) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: york, pennsylvania Local Time: 03:10 PM Posts: 2,198 Offline	suspension data I found a good site on the web that gives the suspension data for one vs. sport vs. sport plus. apparantly, the springs are specific to the car weight, but ss has 22.5mm front/16 rear bars, and ss+ has 24mm front/17 rear bars and the stiffer struts that come on the cooper s. check out http://omor.com/mini/ss_vs_ssp.php .

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Feb 12th, 2003, 10:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
mark-tifosi finished already Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dorset Local Time: 08:10 PM Posts: 462 Offline	hi jon.. check out this link.. another forum discussion on the same subject. i think it covers everything u ask, i personally cant comment tho (cooper with standard suspension) but hope this helps! oh and welcome!

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