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  1. andyroo

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    #12 andyroo, Dec 13, 2010
    or throw us all off and do this :lol:

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    #2 goaljnky, Aug 27, 2009
    What about flipping it up side down? The bold, that is.
     
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    #3 Nitrominis, Aug 27, 2009
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  4. Rally

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    #4 Rally, Aug 28, 2009
    That may be an option, but I'm guessing that the other end is a ball joint. I could be totally wrong though

    Yah, I may just machine it down, but I'd like to know what I'm working with. If it's just a bolt through the joint, it'd be pretty easy to just source a slightly shorter one.

    Pics for you: http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/suspension-brake-modifications/1091-lowered-my-car-half-foot.html
     
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    #5 k-huevo, Aug 28, 2009
    It has a T-40 slot on the end, if you cut it off, it would need to be done on the vehicle or there would be no way to hold the bolt while giving it torque.
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    #6 Rally, Aug 28, 2009
    Thanks for the help k-huevo. So that pic is the same bolt, just pointed upwards? Am I seeing the orientation correctly?
     
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    #8 M^Cubed, Aug 28, 2009
    dremel it off :)
     
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    #9 Ryephile, Aug 28, 2009
    To answer your question Rally; yes, Keith's picture is an R56 control arm upside down. You can indeed cut-off the extra threads however it may make removal if you need to service it in the future very difficult. Perhaps cutting a slot in the end of the shank would help in the future, but that's just an idea.

    Here's a pic I have from SeaBass:
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    #10 Rally, Dec 12, 2010
    Bumping an old thread to point out that MINI wised up with the Countryman and recessed this bolt end which, on the second gens, is the lowest point on the car and scrapes constantly when lowered enough.

    Of other interest is returning to the outer ball joint design of the first gens rather than stick with the upward pointing ball joint of the second gens. Much easier to machine roll center adjusters again. New control arm design too.

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  11. andyroo

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    #11 andyroo, Dec 13, 2010
    then you should get a countryman. :)

    get it down to WRC height (or lower)

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    #13 PGT, Dec 13, 2010
    must take that off some sweet jumps!!