172 Cup lowering.

[Scott™]

Just intrested in what setup people have out there?

Im looking for a small drop just to fill the arches a little better. I had a set of coilovers on my Megane but if there are good enough spring setups then i may consider just that.

Oh and is the 172 torsion bar or springs on the rear? As the coupe was a torsion bar.

Cheers Scott

 

[Turkish]

Springs at the rear. What's your budget?

 

[Scott™]

Sorry should of said. Id be prepaired to pay upto £600 i guess but not much more.

 

[Scott™]

And i dont plan to track the car so just heavy road use.

 

[Turkish]

I personally wouldn't buy any coilovers that are sub £600/700 region. I know a few on here rate the eibach springs even with standard shocks although some may recommend some uprated shocks to match. At the very least I'd put a set of new standard shocks all round on if they've never been changed as they'll be getting tired/worn by now on a car the age of a cup.

 

[Scott™]

Ok mate cheers. Any full suspension kit recomendations? Shocks and springs.

 

[Turkish]

Not that I've first hand experience of tbh. I've only driven 1*2's with either just spring kits on standard shocks or coilover kits.

 

[Scott™]

One last question buddy what seems to be the good average height to get the arches filled abit more? 35-40 mil?

 

[Gaz_]

Koni adjustables with either prolines (slight drop, about 10mm on a Cup) or Sportlines, for a 20mm drop on a Cup.

This was mine on sporlines, note how it make the front sit a bit more nose down, better imo. Really good spring imo

 

[Scott™]

Koni adjustables with either prolines (slight drop, about 10mm on a Cup) or Sportlines, for a 20mm drop on a Cup.

This was mine on sporlines, note how it make the front sit a bit more nose down, better imo. Really good spring imo

Coilovers are we talking about? Sorry for my ignorance.

 

[Gaz_]

Sorry no, just on the Eibach sportline springs there Koni's being the shocks,.....

 

[JackoR26]

Got the sportlines on mine and about to get the Koni shocks all round as i didnt want to buy cheap coilovers. Not a massive drop but i prefer the handling over standard springs

 

[Scott™]

What sort of price rang we talking for the shocks and springs?

 

[Gaz_]

A good £5-600 iirc! Get what you pay for really. I'm running Billstein B14 Coilovers a the mo,(circa £900 ish) but its running at the height the Sportlines give (so about -20mm). If the Clio is used as a B road hack, lowering too much will upset it big time.

 

[Scott™]

Ok lads thanks for all the input.