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I'm fairly sure now I'm going to swap out my hydro units for the mini spring replacements, so sure I've started to make the turrets to weld to the subframe, I was looking on Huddersfield mini spares website and noticed that they sells springs too, in three guises (soft, standard or hard) has anybody used the Huddersfield springs? Also what grade of springs are others using?

I've got the Watsons springs in mine, I've a vague recollection they are rated at something ridiculous like 4000lb.

Rich wrote:I've got the Watsons springs in mine, I've a vague recollection they are rated at something ridiculous like 4000lb.

Yes they are really heavy duty. You can't press the front of the Midas down by hand. But the ride itself is very composed without the crashing harshness of the hydragas. I suppose they are so oversized because their work has to be done in 1 inch compression or so.

I think I've asked this before, but I don't remember much wrong with the suspension on my Bronze (it was decades ago though), so why should I not convert my Hydragas setup to Mini rubber cone suspension?
It's a serious question, by the way. Which may make me look daft, but I'd like to know what makes the Watsons spring conversion so much better - has anyone done a Watsons spring conversion on a rubber-sprung Mini?

DavidL wrote:I think I've asked this before, but I don't remember much wrong with the suspension on my Bronze (it was decades ago though), so why should I not convert my Hydragas setup to Mini rubber cone suspension?
It's a serious question, by the way. Which may make me look daft, but I'd like to know what makes the Watsons spring conversion so much better - has anyone done a Watsons spring conversion on a rubber-sprung Mini?

I've seen such a conversion on Wheeler Dealers, was it a Mini Moke they did this mod on?

Yes it was the Moke:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11aqpy_mini-moke_auto

DavidL wrote:I think I've asked this before, but I don't remember much wrong with the suspension on my Bronze (it was decades ago though), so why should I not convert my Hydragas setup to Mini rubber cone suspension?
It's a serious question, by the way. Which may make me look daft, but I'd like to know what makes the Watsons spring conversion so much better - has anyone done a Watsons spring conversion on a rubber-sprung Mini?

No idea is the short answer David, however form a hydragas point of view I found the ride less harsh, the first thing you notice is the CD player stops skipping . I suspect my spheres were running short of nitrogen though.

Rich wrote:No idea is the short answer David, however form a hydragas point of view I found the ride less harsh, the first thing you notice is the CD player stops skipping . I suspect my spheres were running short of nitrogen though.

I got myself a newfangled stereo that has a USB mp3 slot. A lot cheaper and easier to fit and set up than changing to springs

The springs are a bit more progressive than cones so I'm told. I plan to convert as I think my N/S gas unit is furtled

kelvink wrote:

Rich wrote:No idea is the short answer David, however form a hydragas point of view I found the ride less harsh, the first thing you notice is the CD player stops skipping . I suspect my spheres were running short of nitrogen though.

I got myself a newfangled stereo that has a USB mp3 slot. A lot cheaper and easier to fit and set up than changing to springs

I got something similar, my back and teeth appreciate the springs too!