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Not sure on the bearings fella, I'm sure Fred may know!. The rear dampers are rebadged Renault one's (I think), available direct from your local friendly renault stealer. There's a few people on cliotrophy running with the sachs fronts, and koni adjustable rears, might be worth seeing if any of...
The 172 and non-cup 182 have a different hub to the Trophy/cup pack'd 182. Different bolt spacing. Sounds as though the KW's are for a 172, hence swapping the hubs over.
If I ever buy Renault again, I'll speak to Bev. Everyone else there is bloody useless, never had a good experience at Renault Birmingham. Sales/service/parts have all been useless in my experience!
It'll never take off again. It's possibly the worst motorsport there is for a TV audience, and thats where the cash is. No one would watch F1 if you had the cars lapping seperately.
Until they find a TV friendly format (which I don't think is possible in the current format), it's on a downward...
Can you still order new 197's? Would be a mistake IMO, the residuals will take a hit early on due to the release of the 200. I'd go for a nearly new one, or a late R27.