rear suspension

[jayc2]

Hi all,
just trying to finish the buggy of at the moment but dont seem to have uch rear suspension!
The front end is lovely and active, but the rear hardly moves even when i jump up and down on it (17 stone). All the arms are reconditioned and move freely the cones are original fronts with hi los fitted. Any ideas or is this normal

cheers in advance

 

[Phaeton]

When I first built my first one, I had to strip & change the doughnuts not long after I got it on the road, I had refurbished all the other parts & they looked okay. But when I bought new ones & compared you could then see they had seen better days.

Alan...

 

[Angel Boy]

I think I read it on here somewhere, but try swapping the original rear rubber cones of the Mini in exchange for the front ones that came with the subframe when it was moved to the rear.

Andy

 

[esdebe]

I bought new cones as I have little movement at the back, but I still have little movement so I guess it is normal,

 

[HolyCount]

I bought new cones as I have little movement at the back, but I still have little movement so I guess it is normal,

I hear senakot is good for that  ;D  ( sorry - couldn't resist)

 

[Mini Mad Max]

Do you feel blooooaaaated? Then try activia 50 times a day and you will feel a difference straight away.
Disclaimer: This product may or may not make you feel a difference straight away

 

[jayc2]

Thanks guys, think i'll leave as is and try to get through the sva test first. seems like lack of movement at the back is normal unless you have a a large supply of laxative!!!!!!!!
do you think a 1380 engine would have a similar effect?

 

[Mini Mad Max]

I think you need to ask robcoles about that, because he has a supercharged freestyle! ;D

 

[Buggybloke]

On my Blitz 2, the rear suspension doesn't seem to have much in the way of uppy-downy movement, when I use it off-road, (probably down to it's mini road-biased suspension), I was wondering if it was possible to fit a Macpherson strut/shocker/coil spring, from a fiesta or something similar,...would this give me more travel?, and still provide safe on road handling?

 

[Buggybloke]

....again..... nobody seems to reply much..... these days........ won...de..r.... why........?

 

[sodbury]

I drilled about 5no 12mm holes in my rubber cones to "distress" them a bit and make the rear more complient. Didn't make much difference though, still too hard.

 

[sodbury]

You used to be able to get some small coil springs that replace the rubber cones, I think they were available from MiniSport or Huddersfield Spares.