clio cup ,stance bit of info needed

[JOHN 21]

right i bought a clio cup 172 last week now the rear looks low compared to the front ,now is this how the cups came ? as ive had 2 normal 172 sports and they never looked like this ?
my mates have also said the rear looks low compared to how hi the front is ...?

the springs on the rear are black with no make marks etc

heres a pic so u know what i mean

thanks john

this pic below you cant tell much

 

[franx]

yeah that pretty much looks like how they come out of the factory..

 

[scottiebhoy]

Looks pretty much like mine did before i lowered it!

 

[.Kev.]

Thats how they look.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

You guys sure? In that first pic theres some might arch gappage there? lol My 172 doesnt look that high at the front, and arent the cups ever so slightly lower than the 172s?

 

[sumner2k3]

the rear of my cup was hell of alot lower than the front aswel and that was standard

 

[Chrisjk]

The angle looks right as the nose is still down.

 

[CageyJ0nnY]

.....gone to look out the window..... Nope mines standard and the arch gaps are even. Hope this helps

 

[montana]

^
that's how mine sits

 

[Martin_172]

weight difference of no engine cover iirc

 

[Spee]

Same as mine, don't worry about it.

 

[leewxm]

same as mine...so its fine. are you planning any mods?

 

[Soot1e]

Yep, front looks higher than the back, normal. Go Eibach Pros, much better ride and a bit lower at the front. the rear will be a bit higher though.

 

[Crispy Rice]

Can you describe why the ride is better please Soot1e ?

 

[Soot1e]

You are probably familiar with the crashy ride over holes and bumps in the road on the standard springs. The Eibachs are progressively coiled, ie. closer at the bottom so they give a little over holes in the road , but stiffen on corners nicely to give a flat ride. I sound like Eibach salesman, eh!

Ps. The OE spings can be identfied by 2 or 3 splodges of paint on them

 

[Crispy Rice]

Yes I am very familiar with that these sound like a good option, my car has done 66k should I consider having the standard dampers replaced with new oem ones at the same time or would coilovers be better, I want the best on road ride quality while retaining the handling, this is not a track car? Thanks!

 

[Soot1e]

The Sportline or Proline will be ok for you and they are designed for oe shocks. I'm up to 89k miles and on oe shocks with the Prolines, I will change the shocks when they shot. Coilovers are substantially more expensive. As for changing them at the same time, it don't matter, they are easy to take off and on.

 

[Crispy Rice]

Cool thanks, Prolines it is!

 

[ripp]

in the first pic it looks lower in the back than it should (my opinion)

 

[Greeny.]

Maybe the standard rear springs have sagged over time but the fronts have been replaced at some point? The standard rear shocks tend to leak if the car has been lowered, both of mine where shagged when I got it and it was only running 25mm springs, so perhaps they are shagged?

 

[Riley!]

id say the rear looks rite but the front looks higher then normal

 

[Spee]

in the first pic it looks lower in the back than it should (my opinion)

Nope, every standard cup I viewed while looking for mine had this stance. It's all good.

 

[Soot1e]

The oe rears on mine when I bought it were well low, you could really notice some excess negative camber, hence when I fitted the Prolines the back went up a bit. After 5 months of fitting them the height from ground to highest point of the arch is 610mm. at the front and 600mm. at the rear.

A bit more info on me springs here -- http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?524285-Project-£2k.-Cup-for-Track-and-Road.&highlight=