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Brand and model Spax (coilover rear setup) Reason for purchase? Wanted something better/more focused than stock shocks with Eibachs, and these were at the right price bracket/spec Review of fitment and dealings with supplier? Instructions a bit confusing, but easy to fit/sort. Bought from...

Imo as long as the spax setup below £1k and you can afford it, go for that.

It is indeed. Given my experience with the spax setup I have on the Clio, I'd say that the spax is a bettter setup. What sort of price bracket is Spax quoting?

Tough one then. As I said they are ok, but not great. I personally wouldn't put them on another car but lack of choise & budget might take you down that route. They have decent support in the UK and parts for them aren't expenssive so could do worse.

Used them on my Evo (used the inverted setup). They where ok but not great. A few noises from them and they felt cheap on how the car dealt with imperfections (is the best way I can describe them). 6 /10 for me. (for comparison the ASTs I had on my Imprezas where a lot better 8-9/10 but also a...

You need a resistor so that the Airbag ecu thinks you've still got one in. Otherwise you'll get the airbag light. If you get the right kit/boss, it'll come with it. Somethink like...

They are a deffinate improvement over the std cup setup (I had std shocks with eibach proline on), and with the spax setup is both sharper to drive and rides better. They do appear to be a nice setup.

For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sway_bar On a Clio the addition of one to the rear, stiffens up the rear axle, which reduces understeer, body roll, and makes the car feel sharper/turn in easier (esp in the dry). They go for about £160 new. Most people that got them rate them...

1st thing that strikes me: why have you got the oem bearing in there? The K-tec mount has got a spherica bearing to replace it. 2nd need a better pic of the mount to check thet you've got the k-tet spacer and nut in.

.76 are the BremboMax ones (slotted), 24 are the std. Hope this helps

I also like the Spax setup, but appreciate that they are out of your budget. New withing budget the best option appears to be the Vmax ones, but I prefer a decent set of springs and good oem shocks over them it terms of ride/handling. (how low do you want to go?). Second hand might be something...

What is your budget? What you consider silly to some might be perfectly acceptable. Also what are you after from your coilovers (handling, looks, road, track etc)?

They are easy to adjust, slacken of the nut, twist bolt to the desired direction, but you'll need a gauge to know where you are. You can get a cheap camber gauge from the likes of e-bay and set them up yourself, just remember that changing camber will also affect your toe-in/out so you'll need...

A bit a patience needed. Henk tends to get back to you at the early hours of the morning, but he gets back to you and he'll help as much as he can. At least that's my experience (just put the 8200 series software and 98ron calibration on mine :approve: )

ET is the wheel offset from it's centreline, so the lower the number the more the wheel will sit towards the outside of the car. SO ET 38.5 will sit further out to ET 45 provided that both are the same width.

No prob, althought if I want to be honest, I suggest you remind me in a couple of weeks by pm, otherwise I'll either forget, or won't remember who I was supposed to be pm'ing :o

No prob. If you've not done it before I'll say pencil in yourself 4hrs ish.

Ok, they are not too bad to do. For the top engine mount you'll have suport the engine to remove. Take the undertray off and suport carefully from the sump (use a block of wood and be carefull the sump is ally so don't force it too much!!). You'll also notice that the shaft on the...

Which ones are you changing and are you replacing like for like (or are you upgrading)?

I haven't got them yet. I've ordered them as a part of the current group buy. They should be with me early Nov, so will fit them when I've got them. You're not a million miles away from me (N Lincs) so you're more than welcome to have a ride when fitted to see if they suit what you're after.

205 45 16 is the correct (factory fitted) tyresize on the 182s.

At the £800-900 mark you have 2 main options as it stands. H&Rs or spax, the Bilsteins I suspect will be a bit more when fully launched. There is others (GAZ comes to mind but they seem to get bad reviews on the clios) but the above seem to be the main/best options. H&Rs are fixed rate dampers...

100% with you on that.

I agree, the ESP on the 182 isn't that intrussive. It does point out to a different issue.

A std 172/182 hasn't got the power/torque to make an LSD needed on dry tarmac. Loose surfaces/greasy conditions maybe. A good suspension setup and a decent set off tyres would be higher up the list for me than a LSD and will give far higher benefits. After those, and with a bit more power maybe...

Depends on oil temps, how many laps/miles you do on track and the spec of the oil, but as said above every other should be ok. 4-5 is a long spell unless you only do short sprints.

Movement at the bottom or top? Could be top mounts or even the shocks, need to see where the play/movement comes from... Is there movement at 3 and 9 too?

I've fitted them on my Cup, cause I got fed up with my exhaust hitting the subframe on the mountain @ Cadwell Park :eek: As already said, you do get more vibrations and more cabin noise to begin with and they to settle down a fair bit, but they will always be harsher than the std items. If the...

If the amount of snow that you get in your area isn't that much, I would consider a set off all season tyres instead (like say the vredesein quatrac3). Decent snow ability, with lees of a compromise when dry. They work very well for the bulk of Uk's wintery conditions and well as when it goes...

They do exist as well. Such as these: http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=73439321.110.11873&typ=D-116406&ranzahl=4&Breite=195&Quer=45&Felge=16&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=CW...