Hi All,
I have just purchased a 2003 172 cup and it has the sportline springs fitted all round (about 10k miles ago according to service history)
I want to change these for standard cup springs for the following reasons:
-insurance quotes increase by almost £1000 if the springs are fitted (I worked this out by running different quotes through confused.com so only an estimation)
-the handling on the backroads seems a bit twitchy to me and skips over the bumps with less overall grip than I would expect from a stock car
I have owned a cup before a few years ago and the handling was superb - this one just doesnt seem quite as good to me, but it could be a case of rose tinted spectacles
Anyway, my question is, so I need to buy from Renault (£51 per corner) or can I get the following from Unipart:
UGCGRS472946 (set of fronts)
UGCGRS272914 (set of rears)
Total is £115 inc vat and delivery so a good saving
Are these aftermarket springs or are they the exact same ones? Are they cup specific or just 172 springs? I don’t think those are renault part numbers.
One last thing, Unipart seem to offer a heavy duty spring for rear - anybody kow the difference and what is best?
Thanks for any help and advice as I am going round in circles trying to make a decision and going out of my mind trying to get the information I need.
Martin
I have just purchased a 2003 172 cup and it has the sportline springs fitted all round (about 10k miles ago according to service history)
I want to change these for standard cup springs for the following reasons:
-insurance quotes increase by almost £1000 if the springs are fitted (I worked this out by running different quotes through confused.com so only an estimation)
-the handling on the backroads seems a bit twitchy to me and skips over the bumps with less overall grip than I would expect from a stock car
I have owned a cup before a few years ago and the handling was superb - this one just doesnt seem quite as good to me, but it could be a case of rose tinted spectacles
Anyway, my question is, so I need to buy from Renault (£51 per corner) or can I get the following from Unipart:
UGCGRS472946 (set of fronts)
UGCGRS272914 (set of rears)
Total is £115 inc vat and delivery so a good saving
Are these aftermarket springs or are they the exact same ones? Are they cup specific or just 172 springs? I don’t think those are renault part numbers.
One last thing, Unipart seem to offer a heavy duty spring for rear - anybody kow the difference and what is best?
Thanks for any help and advice as I am going round in circles trying to make a decision and going out of my mind trying to get the information I need.
Martin