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I bought mine as a kit as it worked out nearly the same for shocks as they are bought individually. Kit is from Larkspeed.
http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=i&p=261795&part=Renault-Clio-Mk2-2-0i-16v-Including-Sport-172-Koni-Sport-Adjustable-Suspension-Kits
Brembo standard OEM replacement are more than upto the job at around £65 IIRC or if you fancy something a little more racey then Brembo Max for around £100 ish.
Eibach Sportslines will lower around 30mm once settled, perfect IMO for road use. Excellent fast road set up and once your original shocks have worn then go for KONI's. I had coilovers on my car and took them off as they are overkill for road use and need specialist set up and with such a...
Bleed the brakes after you have changed all the hoses. I made the mistake of letting all the fluid drain with all the original hoses off....and got too much air in the system and maybe the ABS too, was a nightmare too sort but I learned from my mistake:quiet:
No need to drain the system, when you replace the fluid with new, you can flush all the old stuff out. This way there is less chance of getting air in the system and bleeding will be more straight forward. Just swap all the lines first, as quickly as possible to minimise fluid loss and air...
Got some original 172 Brake Lines from my 2004 172. Covered only 17,000 miles and are in very good condition. Were removed to fit Braided Lines.
Free to good home....postage at cost or collection from Newark, Notts.
If there of no use, maybe they will get binned, just thought i'd ask on here...
Eibach Sportslines more than do the job at around £130 and fit with standard shocks as well as keeping the handling perfect on Uk roads. Coilovers if you wan't to slam it and spoil the handling totally, not to mention wasting hundreds of pounds in the process. Only my opinion of course, some...
These are a good price................:o
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