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Better handling & a nicer ride. I think you did great. So many times when trying to improve handling we do it, but at the cost of a harder harsher ride. Glad to hear it worked out well for you.

Have you added a rear swaybar? If not I'd recommend one. For me it did not add any harshness to the cars ride.

As far as those runflats go, drive harder Chuck! :smilewinkgrin:

 

I've sent an email to confirm but from the information I was given with mine, the Swift springs are linear not progressive. The first bit of tighter coils is compressed when installed and acts as sort of a helper spring.

That said the ride is better with them!

 

Well, there you go.... I assumed they were progressive based on the spring design.... Whatever you call them, I like the way they handle..... Post up what you find out....

 

Will do.

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, when I first opened up mine and looked at them I thought they were progressive and was assured that they are not. You can read on their site about characteristics of progressive and linear springs for hard cornering, even going into detail how the energy is stored and released in the turns.

 

Well, to tell the truth, the Spec-R are listed by Swift as more of a track performance spring than their other "more OEM improved" type spring and I didn't think they would promote a progressive spring for the track.... However the shape of the coils on top were tricking me otherwise. Ha ha, now I need to go back and add "Non" in front of my "Progressive" post.....

 

Thanks for the info! Anything to improve the ride has my vote! I have the "Sport Suspension" on my "S" and it rides pretty rough unless it has Driver,Passenger and about 200 lbs of load. Considering going to Koni FSD's or Yellows. Not sure I need the camber plates because when I put the Rear Sway Bar in (22mm Alta soft setting) it made a very big difference in Turn In, for the good!

 

Ha ha ha..... Yep, wore me out too.... Quite a workout.... I think I drank a gallon of water doing mine.

 

Coming back from DT in the Daaaaaarrrrrkkkkkk, my headlights were about 2' in front of my MINI. I really don't drive much in the dark and I noticed this heading up to DT Saturday morning. I figured it was pretty much due to my new Swift springs. Made a mental note to do a headlight aiming adjustment when I got back.
Project for this morning..... Pulled the drivers side wheel off to see if the aiming mechanism was damaged. Nope, everything was OK....
Went here for instructions since the Bentley was lacking in this area..... Excellent DIY by the way.... Voila, I can see now..... They were way low.....
Here's my cardboard aiming template.....

Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply

 

The Swift Springs lowered your Ride that much!?! Wow.

I am really impressed you found a piece of cardboard that big! I would have a better chance of finding a blank wall 25ft from the headlights (think parking lot and big box store). That Stern lighting site has good info, thanks!

 

The pitch changed with the spring install. 2' in front of the MINI was an exaggeration, but it sure seemed like it. The low beam pattern was probably 6" low at the upper "H" line, and they needed to be 3" down (the "B" line) at 25 feet.

Yeah, 4' x 10' sheets of cardboard are aplenty. That's how my sheets of stainless steel arrive....

 

I'm surprised you did not use a big sheet of unobtainium for your aiming. Good thing you had that donut box hanging around....

 

Thanks Metalman! Interesting that such a small change could have such large results in the lighting.

That cardboard sure makes great templates, as well as aiming point patterns

 

The horizontal aiming screws are under that plastic cover. That is if you have the HID units. Take a small flat screwdriver and you can pop the cover out (poke it in the curved edge). The screw adjustment is under the cover. I just needed to adjust the vertical and all was fine......

 

Do the fog lights have aiming devices?

 

Yep......

 

You are talking about the OEM Fogs aren't you?

 

Yes...