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June 24, 2009 7:38 p.m. Cooper New Reader

So I'm wondering if 3 year old info is still good. Was I smart to keep all those back issues? (of course I was!) After many searches I keep going back to what Per said about setting up a MINI for H stock in that issue. Several opinions out there for alignments, smaller front bar or keep the stock one, tire pressures, full tank of fuel or nearly empty...and so on. I'm new to MINI, not many events around here to sort a car in a reasonable amount of time (300 miles away if I want to go to our next regional event), so I try to take every bit of info I get, average it out, and give it a try.

So I went with the Rota's and the Kumho's, now I need the alignment...is this really a "drivers' preference" or is there a real set up that should help?

Ps:Stock size Rota's and the Kumho's are the only changes I've made so far.
June 24, 2009 7:53 p.m. Rusty_Rabbit84 HalfDork

i have the August 07 issue where they test camber angles, if ya need it...
June 24, 2009 8:00 p.m. Cooper New Reader

Must go look that one up, thanks.
June 25, 2009 7:35 p.m. Cooper New Reader

So the Aug '07 was a good bed time read last night. Of course the camber adjustments they were using are out of the question for me, but the theory of it all is the important lesson here.

Any one else think I should just go with the set-up Per uses and be done with it?
June 25, 2009 7:54 p.m. Wowak Dork

If Per wore his underwear backwards on race day I'd probably give it a try.
June 25, 2009 8:05 p.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor

How do you know he doesn't?
June 25, 2009 8:07 p.m. wherethefmi Dork

Oh I checked
June 27, 2009 7:41 a.m. Cooper New Reader

HA!!!

Point taken!

Alignment appointment booked!
June 27, 2009 4:50 p.m. White_and_Nerdy New Reader

If you like what Per has to say, set it up like he did for starters. You can always adjust it to your tastes afterward once you have a known good configuration. (Sheesh, I sound like a Windows reboot... )
June 29, 2009 2:50 p.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director

Yes, I would start there. I've been playing around with a more normal rear alignment and just using tire pressure to get the rear to rotate. Worked pretty well on the 07 MCS (4th at nats)

Per
June 29, 2009 5:57 p.m. amg_rx7 Reader

You should consider posting those articles in your Online articles section. I'm on the Mini forums occasionally and this question comes up regularly. Usually with poor answers.
June 29, 2009 6:20 p.m. Cooper New Reader

That's the reason I came here with it. Been to a couple of MINI forums and the comments/discussions were all over the map. I am a beginner when compared to Per and Solo competition, but I do understand both logic and physics and that kept brining me back to what was he has done and discarding the rest.

Big regional this weekend, hoping for some good results.
June 30, 2009 7:20 a.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor

amg_rx7 wrote:

You should consider posting those articles in your Online articles section. I'm on the Mini forums occasionally and this question comes up regularly. Usually with poor answers.

Like this? http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/category/tech/suspension/
July 2, 2009 6:58 p.m. Cooper New Reader

I think amg_rx7 meant just that, but also a posting of things like the alignments that Per has tried and what affects it had, the tire pressures he started and ended with and so on.