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maxdude · Nov 4th, 2003, 04:18 PM

My one has been in garage for new roof lining and was given a cooper as a courtesy car. I know the suspension set up is different but I did notice that the cooper felt more of a quality ride and glided over any bumps whereas my one feels much more raw when travelling over rougher terrain. Is there anything I can get done to bring this up to cooper standard without costing an arm or a leg??

Nameless · Nov 4th, 2003, 05:24 PM

Think the main thing is the anti-roll bar at the back that the one does not have.
I'm currently trying to upgrade my Mercedes so it rides as nicely as our cooper !

Stew.

friedduck · Nov 4th, 2003, 08:45 PM

They also changed the shock damping at some point in the current production year to not be as harsh--perhaps this is the difference?

MINIALEX · Nov 4th, 2003, 10:50 PM

What wheels did the two cars have?

maxdude · Nov 5th, 2003, 07:01 AM

The cooper had 15" 8 holes, and my one has 16" ers.

KenL · Nov 5th, 2003, 07:19 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by maxdude

The cooper had 15" 8 holes, and my one has 16" ers.

That could be it then.

I drove a Copoer recently on the same weels as mine (15") and thought the ride felt very similar to mine.

Could be wrong but I think it was only the dampers for the sports susp + that was altered.

Root Ginger · Nov 5th, 2003, 07:28 AM

When I drove the Cooper S Works on 17's I thought the ride was much smoother than my Cooper Works on 16's. Both have SS+ and I was thinking that the 17's would have been harsher.

I've driven various MINI's with standard, SS and SS+ on all different wheels sizes and there seems to be no consistancy with the suspension set-up.

You drive two supposedly identical cars and the ride seems different in each. I think BMW have played around with the suspension setting a lot in it's life time.

Nov 4th, 2003, 04:18 PM	#1
maxdude MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leeds Local Time: 09:04 PM Posts: 307 Offline	Smoother ride than my one My one has been in garage for new roof lining and was given a cooper as a courtesy car. I know the suspension set up is different but I did notice that the cooper felt more of a quality ride and glided over any bumps whereas my one feels much more raw when travelling over rougher terrain. Is there anything I can get done to bring this up to cooper standard without costing an arm or a leg??

Nov 4th, 2003, 10:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
MINIALEX MINI2 Master Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: LEICESTERSHIRE Local Time: 09:04 PM Posts: 1,077 Offline	What wheels did the two cars have? Cometh the Hour, Cometh the MINI

Nov 5th, 2003, 07:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
KenL MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 09:04 PM Posts: 5,216 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by maxdude The cooper had 15" 8 holes, and my one has 16" ers. That could be it then. I drove a Copoer recently on the same weels as mine (15") and thought the ride felt very similar to mine. Could be wrong but I think it was only the dampers for the sports susp + that was altered. Red/Black R56 Cooper

Nov 5th, 2003, 07:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 09:04 PM Posts: 4,673 Offline	When I drove the Cooper S Works on 17's I thought the ride was much smoother than my Cooper Works on 16's. Both have SS+ and I was thinking that the 17's would have been harsher. I've driven various MINI's with standard, SS and SS+ on all different wheels sizes and there seems to be no consistancy with the suspension set-up. You drive two supposedly identical cars and the ride seems different in each. I think BMW have played around with the suspension setting a lot in it's life time. It was acceptable in the 80's

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Nov 4th, 2003, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nameless MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2003 Local Time: 09:04 PM Posts: 2,640 Offline	Think the main thing is the anti-roll bar at the back that the one does not have. I'm currently trying to upgrade my Mercedes so it rides as nicely as our cooper ! Stew.

Nov 4th, 2003, 08:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
friedduck MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Local Time: 04:04 PM Posts: 248 Offline	They also changed the shock damping at some point in the current production year to not be as harsh--perhaps this is the difference?

Nov 5th, 2003, 07:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
maxdude MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leeds Local Time: 09:04 PM Posts: 307 Offline	The cooper had 15" 8 holes, and my one has 16" ers.

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