Evelrod. Had coilovers in the rear too, but even with 120lb/in springs, the rear was very stiff. Couldn't put softer springs in as the tyres rubbed on cornering. Then fitted a rear ARB, and still couldn't go down on the spring rate. Seems the Mini suffers from poor rear roll stiffness.
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I have a classic Mini with a B16 Honda VTEC engine fitted. Needless to say, this has altered the weight distribution, from an approx. 58:42 to 62.5:37.5 front to rear. I have, after much trial and error, got the front suspension to behave acceptably using coilover units, but the rear has me a...