Mk2 Clio 1.2 16v
Hello everyone, bit of advice needed please.
I have bought a cheap set of Pro Race 1 alloys, I was told one might be buckled. It is, the variance on a wheel balancing machine at a local garage looks about an inch or more up and down as it spins.. I thought that was it but a technician told me he see's that often & it can be balanced out with weights. These are my first set of non standard wheels and I do not know whether to use them or get rid of them, or source a single wheel on Ebay to replace it.
I've tried them on my car and they look fantastic. (Gloss black Pro Race 1s on my dark red 1.2 mk2 clio). I am using spigot rings because of the bore size differences. The tyres that came with them were half bald, and I am looking to buy four new tyres. I don't want budget tyres, but I am on a budget of around £160 (That does make some sense). I've found sources for tyres between £35-£40 for the below tyres, cheapest first:
I am wondering what you would go for, i've not heard of Matadors but I was assured they are fantastic tyres (greedy Tyre Pros Salesman wanting a quick sale?). I want to get 195/50/15 to keep my speedo reading correctly. I usually put the cheapest of cheap unknown branded tyres on my standard Clio dynamique wheels, but want something a little grippier, but long lasting too. Any experience with any of these tyres please share.
Lastly, Lowering. It became apparent 0.002s after fitting the Pro Races that I need to lower my car. A lot of answers from searching these forums say that I would need coilovers, end of. In my opinion, it's too much money to spend on my car to get coilovers, but again I am new to actually modifying my own car compared to being around modified cars for a few years. I want it just above the tyres.
I'm torn where to buy them from. There are hundreds of sets from various manufacturers on EbaY from around £55 to £100 that seem legit, there's too many different ones to list.. K Tec seem to have some decent sets of springs, these own branded ones look alright, how low are they going to get me realisticly if I choose the 60mm option? The other option are these Eibach ones, 45mm seems more sensible with the amount of speed bumps where I live.
My main question about lowering is what else am I going to need to buy to strengthen the other important parts of the suspension? Shocks/Struts, renewed nuts, bolts, anything?
Many thanks for the help in advance.
James.
I have bought a cheap set of Pro Race 1 alloys, I was told one might be buckled. It is, the variance on a wheel balancing machine at a local garage looks about an inch or more up and down as it spins.. I thought that was it but a technician told me he see's that often & it can be balanced out with weights. These are my first set of non standard wheels and I do not know whether to use them or get rid of them, or source a single wheel on Ebay to replace it.
I've tried them on my car and they look fantastic. (Gloss black Pro Race 1s on my dark red 1.2 mk2 clio). I am using spigot rings because of the bore size differences. The tyres that came with them were half bald, and I am looking to buy four new tyres. I don't want budget tyres, but I am on a budget of around £160 (That does make some sense). I've found sources for tyres between £35-£40 for the below tyres, cheapest first:
- Marshall
- Matador - Apparently made by Continental
- Bridgestone
- Yokohoma Parada
I am wondering what you would go for, i've not heard of Matadors but I was assured they are fantastic tyres (greedy Tyre Pros Salesman wanting a quick sale?). I want to get 195/50/15 to keep my speedo reading correctly. I usually put the cheapest of cheap unknown branded tyres on my standard Clio dynamique wheels, but want something a little grippier, but long lasting too. Any experience with any of these tyres please share.
Lastly, Lowering. It became apparent 0.002s after fitting the Pro Races that I need to lower my car. A lot of answers from searching these forums say that I would need coilovers, end of. In my opinion, it's too much money to spend on my car to get coilovers, but again I am new to actually modifying my own car compared to being around modified cars for a few years. I want it just above the tyres.
I'm torn where to buy them from. There are hundreds of sets from various manufacturers on EbaY from around £55 to £100 that seem legit, there's too many different ones to list.. K Tec seem to have some decent sets of springs, these own branded ones look alright, how low are they going to get me realisticly if I choose the 60mm option? The other option are these Eibach ones, 45mm seems more sensible with the amount of speed bumps where I live.
My main question about lowering is what else am I going to need to buy to strengthen the other important parts of the suspension? Shocks/Struts, renewed nuts, bolts, anything?
Many thanks for the help in advance.
James.
