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DrR
ClioSport Club Member
VW Golf GTD
182
Gaz... Thats what ive got anyway and i like then
500 Twinair
The Weitec are fixed damping, but ketc do a good priced coilover from GAZ fully adjustable. Also looking at the two demo cars on the site, both 172's run GAZ coilovers, so they must rate them.
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1441
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1441
Gaz_
ClioSport Club Member
Extreme mode
If they are a decent brand (ie TUV german stuff) you dont need adjustable damping for fast road cars. I've had in total 4 sets of coilovers on RS Clios. When i had my first cup back in 2004 it was first 'lowered' on a set of eibach prolines. Imo this was an AWESOME set up for B road thrashing. Plenty of suspensipn travel to soak up the lumps/bumps. I wanted it a bit lower though as i'm a style *****. So, i got a set of GAZ. Bloody aweful. Bouncy/crashy on all settings. Noisy in operation, just soooo unrefined. Spoilt the car at what it was good at, handling. So after a month, ditched them for a set of H&R. What a revelation, bit stifffer than stock, but with the refinement. No weird clunks and knocks. Damping is fixed, but perfect for UK roads imo. I rate them so highly, that i bought a set for the 182 that replaced the Cup, and now the 197. I must have covered 100k in different cars with them. Never had 1 issue.
You get what you pay for...... why buy a cheap set and ruin the best thing about the car?? Speak to those in the know and they will tell you the same. Speak to a retailer who just want your £££££... they'll tell you what you want to hear
Gaz.
You get what you pay for...... why buy a cheap set and ruin the best thing about the car?? Speak to those in the know and they will tell you the same. Speak to a retailer who just want your £££££... they'll tell you what you want to hear
Gaz.
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Thanks, really informative stuff there. So fixed damping isnt a problem as long as its well set up in the first place. KW Inox V1 are around the 600 quid mark. These are fixed damping, i fance these at the moment, H&Rs are around 800 iirc, so a little out of price range. Should i go with the KW's?
Less
V-Maxx is good for the money, I have the first 182 Cup kit produced sat here beside me.
I trial fitted the struts and they should be in production as we speak. I can't really comment on handling quality etc as I never got them set up, I was purely making sure the bolt holes lined up, which they do.
I trial fitted the struts and they should be in production as we speak. I can't really comment on handling quality etc as I never got them set up, I was purely making sure the bolt holes lined up, which they do.
LiquidRich
ClioSport Club Member
LY R27
I didn't think you could get the KW's for the cup suspension, that what I was going to get but they didn't do them. The only makes I could find that did a set for the cup were H&R, AST, Gaz and KTR iirc. I went for the Spax RSX in the end and tweaked them to fit
Golf GTD Mk7
Have to agree mate. Was having a blast in mine tonight and the set up felt superb. bumps absorbed well and nice and stiff round the corners. Didn't notice much difference when I first fitted them (even though they were second hand), but now they have been sitting on the car for a while they have firmed up. To be honest I probably should get new dampers all round, but i'm happy with how it handles generally. Will see how it works next month at oulton, and then might change depending on the feel on the track.
If you are going for coilovers mate i'd ask someone nicely who has the set up to take you out (maybe let you have a spin) just so you can get a feel for the ride.
500 Twinair
Have a look at these, only became available in the last couple of weeks.
http://www.kamracing.co.uk/renault-clio-mk2-265/suspension-chassis-522/coilovers-291/
500 Twinair
rabbit21, supposed you're gonna have to work out a budget that you want to spend on coilovers, and consider all the other costs, such as topmounts, cos the standard ones are bad and tend to knock,so new ones should stop all that and tighten up the handling, plus you've got to consider fitting if you are'nt going to fit it and the cost of setting it up properly if you want the coilovers to work properly for your car.
The KTR coilovers seem to have a better review so far over the vmax and gaz, but still early days for them, but KTR do seem to know what thay are doing.
The KTR coilovers seem to have a better review so far over the vmax and gaz, but still early days for them, but KTR do seem to know what thay are doing.
