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I did the Diy stuff on my dash. Not that good, turned out very patchy. It's worth spending the money to get it done properly.

Mine was boiling up and chucking the water out. It turned out to be the the expansion tank cap.

I will try that next time, I noticed they seem to go off over 30psi last time

Cool mate, that sounds really positive. I'm going to have play around with a few settings this time when I get it on track next to see what affect they have on the handling.

Ok,thanks mate, I'll keep a eye out for a used set. It's taken enough of my money for now so I'm going to do a few track days and see how I like it. If not I might just break it next year and buy a used caterham race car.

That's why I've got a roll cage on order now :-)

This is from ktecs website for the newer full coilover kit, not sure if they are the same rate as mine though. Front spring rates are 342lbs, rear spring rates are 228lbs

Cheers mate. The wishbones look better but the whole thing looks so high now, it will be interesting to see the difference it makes. It's got the half coilover spax kit with adjustable dampers. I might look into changing to a full coilover set up later on because I don't like the rear spring set...

I have now raised the whole car up. The front took quite a lot of winding to make any noticeable difference. The wishbones and driveshafts now look to me to be at a more suitable angle. Measuring from the sill there is a 25mm rake although it doesn't look it in the photos. Front camber -2.25...

£220 quid a year road tax, how come?

Some helpful advice mate, cheers I might not go as extreme as 3 negative camber then as most of my track days are likely to be through the winter when it's cold and wet. No offence taken fellar, I'm fairly clued up when it comes to all things covered in oil and grease but I've had no...

Just seen your your roll centre kit in the group buy section mate. I understand now, looks like a good kit.

Cheers northloopcup, you seemed to sum it all up there. I wish I did a bit more research before I built it, I didn't know the cup wishbones were different at the time. I have to prioritise what I'm going to spend money on next with this car it's already 3 times over the original budget so...

No, I had no problems at all. I don't remember it being that low when I set it up. Maybe the suspension has settled? Am I right in saying that the top of the wishbones should be horizontal?

Here you go, some shots of the front wishbones, my drives a bit pissed so I guess that's why one is higher than the other.

Interesting read, thanks.

I have read a bit on roll center before when I was researching suspension setup and to be honest I was completely confused but you explained it much better underdog, Thanks. Cheers tony, the rears going up! I might post a photo of the wishbones tomorrow if you guys care to share your opinions.

Thanks for the replies guys, I will raise the rear 10mm for the next outing before I buy a rear ARB. It would be more like the same rake angle it had before. It's also free :-) I am very interested in the answer to "how low is too low for the front" because would it be better to lower the front...

Looks like that's my next purchase then, thanks.

I don't know what lb springs they are, there standard with the spax rsx kit. Can you buy different weight springs for that kit. It's not the new full coilover kit they do now anyway. Do you think a rear ARB help then?

Thanks tony, what would recommend, 10 or 20mm? I was going to wait until I had a cage fitted until I had corner weighted. I would also like to have a go myself using the bathroom scales method not because I'm tight, it's just that I like to learn new stuff. Has anyone tried diy corner weighting?

It doesn't feel stiff at all. No ARB on the rear.

Hi, I did my second track day with my 172 yesterday at brands since I rebuilt and modified the car. The car was going well but because it was damp and wet yesterday it suffered really bad from under steer that wasn't there before I did the upgrades. I was extremely lucky to win 30 mins tuition...

Cool, that's good to hear, thanks

Hi, I have a track day booked for tomorrow (Monday) at brands however my track car ( 172 ph1) has the Eml light on and is smelling like its running rich. It came on after I cleaned the idle control valve because it was stalling. It cured the stalling problem but created a new one. The fault code...

Oh, and it's not bolted, just a spring clip that fits tight onto the starter

I think it will only come out still attached with the starter motor. I found It hard enough to do even with the engine out and with the manifold still attached.

I have just reinstalled my engine into my track car and have a problem. I am trying to run the car upto temperature to test the fan however it gets to two thirds up on the temperature gauge and starts chucking water out of the header tank cap. I have bleed the system twice. Squeezed top and...

I just looked again, maybe it's more like 3-4 mm play, just seems odd. I phone ktec and they have confirmed this is normal.

I'm fitting carbonne Lorraine pads to the clio but there seems to be a lot of play when fitting them into the caliper almost 5mm all round . Am I missing something or are they suppose to be like this?