Mini Cooper S R53 gets New Wheels, Coilovers & Spacers

Mini Cooper S R53 gets New Wheels, Coilovers & Spacers - the Perfect Stance

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Жыл бұрын

After buying this R53 Mini Cooper S for my son, I was under strict instructions to make it look unique. First stop....Wheels, Tyres, Coilovers and Spacers. Find out what went well, and where we hit a couple of road blocks.
Got a question? Leave me comment....and be sure to like the video and tickle that subscribe video to keep track of everything we modify on the mini....it's going to be epic!

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@lizfriedrich9990 Жыл бұрын

Love the white wheels - DON'T CHANGE them!!!! It really is looking good. Great photography.

@melaniefriedrich6364 Жыл бұрын

Looks great well done 😊

@Nerd1979 Жыл бұрын

Does look really slick 👍

@MM-cr7dq Жыл бұрын

Awesome - I agree with Liz, keep the wheels white, they look fantastic

@revopilot5979 7 ай бұрын

Dude! Those shorts are cute😘

@frax77 7 ай бұрын

🤣

@orustusamunade8936 Жыл бұрын

Love the project, but to get a better fit you need to take all four of your wheel liners off, you dont really need them trust me!

@c-los4630 7 ай бұрын

Great video, thinking about putting coil overs on my R53, however worried about stiffing up the suspension too much. How was the ride ? were you feeling the bumps alot ? Thanks

@frax77 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. The ride quality will depend a lot on the quality of coilover you buy. Since mine are just cheapies, the ride is pretty rough, and I'll likely upgrade them at some stage. The biggest problem you'll encounter is clearance between the front coilovers and wheels, hence why I had to run spacers. Alternatively, you'll it have to factor in some appropriately offset wheels.

@c-los4630 7 ай бұрын

@@frax77 Not quite sure I understand don’t the springs come with the maxspeedingrods. Weren’t you using the springs that came in the kit ?

@frax77 7 ай бұрын

Yes, I did. The problem is that the factory springs are quite short so they dont come close to interfering with the wheel. The aftermarket coilovers use longer springs, so the lower mounting plate, or adjustment rings, are inline with the wheel/tyres. Pretty sure I showed this on the vid 👍

@INNITR53 9 ай бұрын

What brand coilovers did you use?

@frax77 9 ай бұрын

Maxspeedingrods. Cheapies that do the job, but I may upgrade down the track. The ride is....let's say....solid. 😁

@jasonwest1343 5 ай бұрын

Also in WA and have been modding my R53 for a fair while, also Hyper Blue and White combo, I went with Koni yellows and Eibach progressive rate lowering spring with Kmac Camber plates and Whiteline sway bars and end links, powerflex bushes etc with 17 x 7.5 Rota grids and love it... hope i see this one on the road one day she looks great 👌

@frax77 5 ай бұрын

@jasonwest1343 would love to catch up and shoot the breeze sometime....still so much to do on mine to bring it up to snuff 😄

@jasonwest1343 5 ай бұрын

@@frax77 mate that would be great, I'm a big car enthusiast and love my drivers cars and a good chat .

@frax77 5 ай бұрын

Cool, you can reach me through instagram (@fraxgram77)

@Nerd1979 Жыл бұрын

Why is it only 360p ?

@frax77 Жыл бұрын

4k version should be up now

@knight2425 Жыл бұрын

The wheels aren’t my kind of thing but they do look better now it’s lowered and at the end of the day it’s your car and your opinion is all that matters. 👍