OE Front Camber Adjustment/Nylon Stud Removal
Add Up to -.9 deg Camber to the Stock Mini Setup
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Mini Coopers need more negative front camber for anything other than straight line racing and driving. Increasing negative camber allows more even tire wear and improves lateral load traction. Here’s a way to get a little FREE negative front camber. That is, nearly free; this is a built-in solution so there are no parts to buy, but you’ll need an alignment after.
Tools Needed to Adjust The Mini Coopers Camber
Pliers
Short Screw
Screw Driver
Tape
Car Stands
Hydraulic Jack
Mini Cooper Camber Adjustment Procedure:
Place the front of the vehicle on stands, apply tape around the base of the nylon stud to protect the paint, screw a short screw in the top of the nylon stud to prevent it from collapsing when gripped, grasp with pliers and extract the stud.
Place a jack under the Mini Coopers front wheel, loosen the strut nuts and lift the wheel enough to raise the nuts from the strut tower, reach above the tire and push the strut towards the engine. Tighten the nuts to 25 ft-lb. Remove the jack and lower the vehicle.
Original Post from Keith Owner and operator of Werkin Mini. The post can be found at the Motoring Alliance Forums
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After alignment, how much did you get?
How close is the spring to the inner fender bulges?
If one elongated the holes a tad, do you think -1.5 is possible?
(We did that in the “old” days, then welded a washer on top to hold it fixed)
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Its only about an extra .5 of negative camber if I remember right. My alignment was almost dead on from factory after this mod. However I did have them put a more aggressive street/track alignment done while I was in the shop. I dont personally suggest cutting up the holes to get more camber. Camber plates are cheap enough for this car to do it right.
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On stock springs, about -.9 after stud removal. I do not recommend slotting the tower. Inexpensive IE fixed camber plates will provide – 1.8 degrees camber up front on 1.25 inch drop springs. With the stud removed and any setting less than -2 degrees, there is adequate clearance for stock and/or MegaMINI spec 127 springs. The neat thing about R56 strut support adjustability is it carries over to a fixed camber plate too, so you can set them to -1.5 if that’s what you desire.
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Thanks for piping in K-huevo. I wasnt positive on the total – camber.
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