Originally Posted by M05 newbie (Post 14082145)

Hey guys...just thinking can u guys post some tool tips or pics and sets of what u guys have being veterans at this. I only have the t bar that came with the m05 and a few Phillips. .pliers and cutters..and now a 2.5 mm because I had to replace the hardware for the control arms. What else is a must?!?!

Originally Posted by M05 newbie (Post 14082145)

Hey guys...just thinking can u guys post some tool tips or pics and sets of what u guys have being veterans at this. I only have the t bar that came with the m05 and a few Phillips. .pliers and cutters..and now a 2.5 mm because I had to replace the hardware for the control arms. What else is a must?!?!

Originally Posted by Granpa (Post 14082081)

Sometimes, you have to read the question, before you give an answer. He said that he had a bad push using the PS 456 & 452 combination. I'd used that combination quite a bit and never had a really bad push with it so knew that it could be "cured" or improved with some chassis adjustments. Also, you had to know that the chassis was an M05 cause he said his shocks were in the outer hole of the shock tower. The M03 does not have a shock tower.

But as I hit the submit reply button, I knew there were things I may have forgotten cause my wife had distracted me several times during my reply. One you mentioned and that is if the diff is too tight, the car will push. The second thing was if his shocks were built with a high rebound, the car would also push as that would inhibit weight transfer.

Also, as I mentioned in my reply, the effect of altering the toe out's not a settled question and opinions vary. But I, personally, have found toe out adjustments as one of the most important things available to us.

Originally Posted by 32819toon (Post 14083056)

Thanks for the help again. It is a M05, zero rebound, zero toe out. I also backed off throttle on corners which helped cornering.

Originally Posted by 32819toon (Post 14083056)

Thanks for the help again. It is a M05, zero rebound, zero toe out. I also backed off throttle on corners which helped cornering.

Originally Posted by sakadachi (Post 14083092)

Good job. :D Often times people start by blaming the car, but chances are drivers (including me) also need to keep an open mind about tweaking your own driving inputs to better match the car's characteristic.

Originally Posted by Granpa (Post 14083277)

Out of curiosity, what did you do before when you got to a corner????? I'd almost always backed off the throttle.

Originally Posted by Granpa (Post 14083277)

Out of curiosity, what did you do before when you got to a corner????? I'd almost always backed off the throttle.

I always have done. I'm a touring car driver so its natural to back off and look for the tight line. What is hard for me with Minis and also GT12 is to look for the smooth entry to keep corner speed up as they don't have the same punch out of corners as touring cars. When the Mini is handling well, I like how you can just power through a long sweeper without fear of it flying off. Mine had too much understeer to do that yesterday.

Originally Posted by Granpa (Post 14083277)

You're right on this, but my preference has always been to change the car to fit the way I drive. Only the guys with outlandish skills can alter their driving to fit the car. 90% or more of us don't have those kinds of skills----that includes me.

Originally Posted by 32819toon (Post 14083407)

I always have done. I'm a touring car driver so its natural to back off and look for the tight line. What is hard for me with Minis and also GT12 is to look for the smooth entry to keep corner speed up as they don't have the same punch out of corners as touring cars. When the Mini is handling well, I like how you can just power through a long sweeper without fear of it flying off. Mine had too much understeer to do that yesterday.

Originally Posted by Granpa (Post 14083553)

Driving Minis is a little different. Not harder or easier, just different. Just pay attention to where the weight is and you'll know what to do.

Originally Posted by sakadachi (Post 14082773)

If you aren't going to be messing with the camber turnbuckles much, you can use a pair of smooth jaw long nosed pliers to adjust.

Amain has some nice turnbuckle spanners though, if you're interested.

Originally Posted by niznai (Post 14084143)

You're going to curse your days with the pliers and if you use aluminium turnbuckles you'll probably mash them pretty quickly.

Originally Posted by sakadachi (Post 14084325)

Negative. Not if you use the right needle nose and take one's time.
Nickel plated steel spanners can also do the same on aluminum if care is not used, more so than smooth jaw pliers. This is only a suggestion if one does not adjust frequently. :)