clio 1.2 coilovers

[tinner]

I have a mk2 ph3 1.2 16v 2004. is it 52mm spacing, and does anyone know where to get any cheapo coilovers from. TA technics for example? wouldn't mind some round 200 mark?

 

[CLIO-Si]

ebay rokkor clio 58 mm 168,just bought and in the process off fitting this weekend,got the rears done today just gettin the fronts done tmoro

 

[Plummer]

For mine which is 52mm, I got Vmaxx, which I think are about 350-400 new.

Not sure if you can get those Rokkor ones in 52mm.

 

[chriscummins7]

what makes you say its 52mm spacing? should be 58mm

 

[CLIO-Si]

yea thats what i kinda thought i just scanned over it before.

 

[tinner]

am not sure fella, i just read bits and pieces and thought it was 52mm.. can anyone confirm for a 2004 mk2 ph3 clio wot spacing it is.. 52 or 58mm?

cheers

 

[JCC]

You'll have to measure, no other way about it, there are odd ones that are different.

 

[JoeyD]

Chances are that it's 58mm, but as JCC says, definately check!

If it is 58mm, i can't rate Rokkor ones highly enough! for around £150, you can't go wrong!

 

[CLIO-Si]

yeah th ph3 will surely have diff setups,iv jus got th set on my clio tday got abit off a camber issue on th pass wheel an th allignments out

 

[Struggler]

If it's 52mm, cheapest way to get on coilovers is to get the rokkor set, and some new (58mm) hubs!

 

[tinner]

how much are the hubs usually mate? and what do i need to measure? where the shock bolts onto the hub? am not that good with mechanics lol but i no a bit

 

[JoeyD]

measure from the centre of each hut nut - the distance between them should be 52mm or 58mm. You'll be able to tell which it is fairly easily!

 

[chriscummins7]

it will be 58mm tbh. I'm 99% sure but as said check

 

[tinner]

hope its 58mm.. coilies ftw lol

 

[JoeyD]

tbh, if you have got 52mm hubs, you could easily get the coilover holes machined to fit anyway - would be cheaper than faffing around buying all sorts of second hand parts!

 

[tinner]

how would you do that? could you drill the holes on the hubs or what ?

 

[chriscummins7]

just check ffs

 

[tinner]

aye am gunna but i want to know am checkin the right thing ..

 

[azz00]

aye am gunna but i want to know am checkin the right thing ..

If you put your wheels to full lock, look under the car and its the 2 bolts that connect the hub and shock. Measure from the top of one to the bottom of the other.

So can 58mm coilovers be machined to fit a 52mm spacing then?

 

[Rob]

So can 58mm coilovers be machined to fit a 52mm spacing then?

No reason why not, 6mm isn't going to hurt anyone.

 

[Struggler]

im not sure if the distance between the plates on the shock are different though,

i dont think you can machine them away because not only are the bolts further apart on the 58mm ones, the part that the shock bolts too is wider.

can usually pick up hubs for around £20 each, but look hard enough and you can find them cheaper.

 

[azz00]

im not sure if the distance between the plates on the shock are different though,

i dont think you can machine them away because not only are the bolts further apart on the 58mm ones, the part that the shock bolts too is wider.

can usually pick up hubs for around £20 each, but look hard enough and you can find them cheaper.

So is it just the hubs that need to be changed? Or anything else?

 

[tinner]

i measured the bolt that the shock is attached to the hub with. it measured at 59-60mm. roughly. so i asume they are 58mm on my car. have i measured the right bit?

thanks for your help

 

[tinner]

i measured the right thing now distance between the middle of each hole on the hub.. 58mm roughly