new shocks 182?

[retna]

i noticed my rear drivers side shock has a slight leak and also the back looks lower than the front plus when over a bump in road quite loud thud on the rear side,

So i think i will replace both sides asap, should i replace with standard shocks or is there a similar priced better option,,,,,?

also best price to get replacement shocks?

thanks

 

[klm182]

i noticed my rear drivers side shock has a slight leak and also the back looks lower than the front plus when over a bump in road quite loud thud on the rear side,

So i think i will replace both sides asap, should i replace with standard shocks or is there a similar priced better option,,,,,?

also best price to get replacement shocks?



thanks

just buy the standard ones for your car.. look on here Renault Wolverhampton , they have a price list up, they are about £50 each
make sure if your car is a cup pack ,get the cup ones..

 

[MartinR]

They aint £50 more like £38 each. But yes as said above renault wolverhampton is the cheapest place to get them.

 

[retna]

just buy the standard ones for your car.. look on here Renault Wolverhampton , they have a price list up, they are about £50 each
make sure if your car is a cup pack ,get the cup ones..

not sure if i have cup suspension or not

 

[klm182]

They aint £50 more like £38 each. But yes as said above renault wolverhampton is the cheapest place to get them.

they are around £49 included vat .. I should know I bought some of them last year.. wait I remember I bought the front ones too.. but am sure they was near £50..have to look at my invoice

 

[Darren S]

not sure if i have cup suspension or not

Not a definitive indicator, but does your car have the anthracite 182 alloys on it? Or are they standard silver colour? Anthracite will be the Cup suspension, unless they have been swapped over previously. Renault Wolverhampton should be able to confirm from your chassis number, I would have thought?

Oh, and change them out yourself - don't bother with a garage. Even for a methodical, laborious spanner-monkey like myself - new rear dampers can be change out in minutes. Really easy to do.

D.

 

[klm182]

not sure if i have cup suspension or not

if you look at your front springs ,should have a blue and yellow marks on them,(cup) just to make sure ,measure the distance ,between the 2 bolts(centre of the bolts) on your front damper.,better if you take the front wheel off. it will be either 54mm or 60mm,i think cup pack is 60mm ,
am sure others on here will confirm if that's correct..or not

 

[retna]

Not a definitive indicator, but does your car have the anthracite 182 alloys on it? Or are they standard silver colour? Anthracite will be the Cup suspension, unless they have been swapped over previously. Renault Wolverhampton should be able to confirm from your chassis number, I would have thought?

Oh, and change them out yourself - don't bother with a garage. Even for a methodical, laborious spanner-monkey like myself - new rear dampers can be change out in minutes. Really easy to do.

D.

great i will try this myself then as normally i am not that confident under the car but if its easy change then will give it go. Any online guides on how to change you know of?

 

[retna]

if you look at your front springs ,should have a blue and yellow marks on them,(cup) just to make sure ,measure the distance ,between the 2 bolts(centre of the bolts) on your front damper.,better if you take the front wheel off. it will be either 54mm or 60mm,i think cup pack is 60mm ,
am sure others on here will confirm if that's correct..or not

ok will do this when get a chance, if it is standard suspension not cup then how easy is it to change to cup ,since i am changing rear shocks anyway should i just change to cup suspension (if i don't already have it) and is it a jjob i can do myself or is it much harder than just changing dampener

 

[Darren S]

great i will try this myself then as normally i am not that confident under the car but if its easy change then will give it go. Any online guides on how to change you know of?

Here you go m8....

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?342259-Changing-Rear-Dampers-(172)

No difference in technique in swapping them out on a 172 or 182

Cheers,
D.

 

[klm182]

great i will try this myself then as normally i am not that confident under the car but if its easy change then will give it go. Any online guides on how to change you know of?

as Darren s stated ,its not that hard.. not done it myself.. I had sportlines and dampers and top mounts fitted ,at the same time.

but I guess you if you have a jack and stands its easy.. if you only have one jack guess it can be done(just be careful).
I would loosen the bottom bolts while still on the ground.loosen one in the boot.. jack it up so the damper is extended, then slide it out. then put new one on.. forgot what the torque settings are.maybe get 2 new nuts for the top of the dampers, think they are nylon.

 

[retna]

great thanks for your help

 

[Darren S]

as Darren s stated ,its not that hard.. not done it myself.. I had sportlines and dampers and top mounts fitted ,at the same time.

but I guess you if you have a jack and stands its easy.. if you only have one jack guess it can be done(just be careful).
I would loosen the bottom bolts while still on the ground.loosen one in the boot.. jack it up so the damper is extended, then slide it out. then put new one on.. forgot what the torque settings are.maybe get 2 new nuts for the top of the dampers, think they are nylon.

Wise words. Slacken both of them while still in situ. If you remove the bottom bolt fully, there's a good chance that in trying to undo the top one, the damper simply spins around.

The top nuts on mine were really quite tight indeed. I needed the length of a long-arm with the rear seats down to 'break' the nylon thread.

D.

 

[MartinR]

they are around £49 included vat .. I should know I bought some of them last year.. wait I remember I bought the front ones too.. but am sure they was near £50..have to look at my invoice

You should know you was also ripped off.

As they are only £36.78 each front or back, and iirc they was £35ish last year so even cheaper.

Where was yours from?

 

[retna]

You should know you was also ripped off.

As they are only £36.78 each front or back, and iirc they was £35ish last year so even cheaper.

Where was yours from?

sorry where do i get them from at that price .......sent me the link

thanks

 

[MartinR]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?197-Renault-Wolverhampton-Parts

 

[Simon_16v]

I'd be surprised if you could change the front struts one at a time as the front anti roll bar will be under tension. You'd need both front wheels in the air.

 

[klm182]

You should know you was also ripped off.

As they are only £36.78 each front or back, and iirc they was £35ish last year so even cheaper.

Where was yours from?

mine was from a Renault trader from here.. are you prices with or without vat?

 

[klm182]

I'd be surprised if you could change the front struts one at a time as the front anti roll bar will be under tension. You'd need both front wheels in the air.

I thought he is just replacing the rear ones... doing the front dampers, as you say is a lot harder..need to take the spring off.

 

[klm182]

You should know you was also ripped off.

As they are only £36.78 each front or back, and iirc they was £35ish last year so even cheaper.

Where was yours from?

just looked they are £72 for 2.. guess I was ripped off .. ha . I know where to shop next time..

 

[MartinR]

just looked they are £72 for 2.. guess I was ripped off .. ha . I know where to shop next time..

 

[retna]

just found out my 182 is not cupped should i replace all the suspension as i need new dampeners anyway?

thoughts

 

[klm182]

ok will do this when get a chance, if it is standard suspension not cup then how easy is it to change to cup ,since i am changing rear shocks anyway should i just change to cup suspension (if i don't already have it) and is it a jjob i can do myself or is it much harder than just changing dampener

if its not a cup, you cant put cup dampers on it, but you can get koni yellow dampers..and maybe sportsline springs..
I was like you. didn't know what mine was ,never had a clio before..
all depends what you want, what you want to spend..
if its not a cup you have a lot more options,
I found out mine was a cup, so I got ebach sportlines and 4 new dampers .also changed top mounts at the same time..

1st thing you have to do is find out what your car is.. take it from there..

 

[klm182]

just found out my 182 is not cupped should i replace all the suspension as i need new dampeners anyway?

thoughts

depends what you want from the car.. could just get 4 new dampers, I would jack up the car check front springs, one of mine was broken.. passed an mot twice//

 

[retna]

if its not a cup, you cant put cup dampers on it, but you can get koni yellow dampers..and maybe sportsline springs..
I was like you. didn't know what mine was ,never had a clio before..
all depends what you want, what you want to spend..
if its not a cup you have a lot more options,
I found out mine was a cup, so I got ebach sportlines and 4 new dampers .also changed top mounts at the same time..

1st thing you have to do is find out what your car is.. take it from there..

Will have a look at weekend as not sure if cupped (don't think so) will check the bolt spacing as suggested by people on forum, then most likely get standard dampener as i got loads of other costs to worry about first, like cam belt service and new exhaust so lots to do first,

thanks for all the advice