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if you run like 50mm spacers or something then perhaps, under heavy track use, may shave a few thousand miles off the bearings life. but basically no it wont cause more wear that you'll notice. talking perhaps changing a bearing every 4 years instead of every 5, lol!

i have FK's on the mk1, excellent budget coilovers, ride is very compliant despite lowness :-)

it'll go on yes, with a bit of stretch, but won't be noticeable like the dub boys, tell them what the narrowest is, seem a 165 on an 8" rim, now thats some stretch!!!

if the cars still sitting near o/e height on the coilovers then you should have helpers in there, otherwide the distance from spring platform to top cap on full shock piston extension will be bigger than the height of the uncompressed spring, hence its loose so other option is to wind the...

mk 3 polo or similar, skinny wheels, next to no weight and bounce it off anything without worrying about damaging it. probably pick one up and insure it for the price of winter tyres in 16" lol ;-)

oh and cheers for the comments boys! i think for the first time since i've owned it i've actually looked back at the car in the carpark. it almost looks good!lol!

Daz, i never listen to you, your full of conformist fail ;-)

looks excellent with no front plate, get it stuck in the window ;-) lol!

MOT today, flying colours, so shiny wheels to celebrate ;-) pimptastic :-) Coops

wheres the best and quickest way to get hold of a mark 2 pahse 1 clio accelerator cable? doesn't need to be immacualte, anything will do just to get me rolling again?? presume for a new one its renault only?? cheers Ben

caged up one on anthracite ultraleggera's. saw you about 16:45, you turned right past the pub. gave the thumbs up and ur missus giggled at me, oops!lol!

major archwork for 8j et0's, your talking coupla inches wider than the arch, plenty of poke ;-)

i fired through last winter with car this low, i just monstered it through the drifts ;-)

winner winner chicken dinner :-) cheers boys

i'd get a set, purely for cheap. i currently have crap 100k standard shocks and god awful apex springs, the ride is shocking. but i dont want to spend cash on a cheap runabout 172, so i wont, i'd rather spend a few quid to get it through its mot with little hassle (try assembling standard shocks...

I have a 2000 plate mk 2 phase 1, stock brakes etc, will a set of mk 1 phase 1 clio turbine wheels fit? straight bolt on? cheers Ben

Anyone know whats the best cheapish car cover? i already have a covercraft noah taylored job but its taken a beating last winter and i was going to cover it with a cover, so double cover the car i need one that fits okay but isnt crazy expensive cheers Ben

lets not get over excited, burst coolant one thing, but rain????? come on who do you think i am ;-)

yeah man, had a few coolant issues and blown a header in half at mallory recently, now i'm actually using the car it wont stay mint anymore!lol! got a can of gunk and the jetwash at the ready though, will get the worst of the mess off at some point, probably after donnington park in coupla...

not bowled over by them yet, but not had a chance to spank it through the twisties so no review as such just yet! dialed them in for a mix of some more neg camber and a bit of pos castor :-) main reason for lack of fun times was my brakes fell apart!looooool! to be sorted this week :-)...

totally stock lump, just pistons and some boost stripped but caged, around 900kg i reckon and 270 odd bhp conservative estimate time was done on road tyres as mentioned ;-)

Got my arm twisted into going to santa pod today, Dan el turbo man has been pestering me for weeks to go and i eventually caved in initial plan was to run his car and i'd just passenger down, but in end i took the turbo..........couldn't resist!!! had a cracking day and laid down my best...

lol, missed this, ai was me as the old girl was running for once :-) this one?

i never take it anything but steady, good boy me :-)

nice pick, 449 phase 1 looks lovely :-)

bloody hell mk 3's are massive!! never really noticed before! nice shots :-)

cheers folks :-) kieran, next time you can come......maybe ;-) lol! dave, you have to pester leigh a lot to get stuff done, but when its finally done.....well see above ;-)

i'm still at odds with selling my old rims, i loved the white, but looks meaner on the black, so still undecided, wish i'd kept them!lol! dave......yes...yes you did ;-) lmao!

i looooooveeee the boost :-)

Finally grabbed a proper spin out between rain showers, so went and knocked on for dan and went for some twin turbo action, 1 per car ;-) spotted an old fuel stop and decided to hammer on the anchors and grab a few snaps :-) enough blether...... lets rock the pictures...