Coil overs for fast road use that dont break the bank

[Jamesstone]

So on Julys planned mods comes coilovers .. been looking through k-tecs site & seen they have a few kits for the 172.. My first choice was the H&R's which look ace but at nearly £800 & being mainly aimed at track use i think these would never be worth the cash, right??

So after doing a few searches on here its seems that i cant go wrong providing i spend atleast £500 & dont get any thing with the word GAZ in it lol.. so fav at the moment - http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1383

Now how do you guys rate the FK coil overs? also as i plan to use a fast road setup & dont plan to tweek the damping do you guys reckon the fixed damping will be suited to me, bare in mind the H&R's are fixed damping too so i'm told or do i pay the extra & get the adjustable damping?

I'm just aiming for fast road set-up with no major track days in mind.. so just your thoughts would be ace guys, dont wanna waste £500 on some thing thats going to make the car handle like a trolley, i'm happy to sacrfice comfort in favor of imporved handling

 

[Limca]

i got fk konigsports for £500 delivered and got them within 14 days. I love my setup at the moment. Im glad I purchased these for the ph1. the handling and ride is great.

 

[Jamesstone]

How do you rate them mate? & where did you get them for that? with cliosport discount on k-tec it comes in around £530 delivered, well around that any way

 

[Limca]

I have left the contacts details in my car, when i finish work tonight, I'll pm you the details.

 

[couzens]

fk higsports i got, cheapest of em all but i love em

 

[Jamesstone]

Thanks mate that would be ace , was £500 for the fixed or adjutable damping?

 

[Limca]

^ yeah but not as good as konigsports

 

[Limca]

Thanks mate that would be ace , was £500 for the fixed or adjutable damping?

adustable damping

 

[Jamesstone]

damm thats cheap, is it a shop then mate? In the UK?

 

[Limca]

he is based in scotland... Myself and Ph-reebone/Neil recently have purchased them from him.... I have found that he gets you the best deal then anyone else can, and quicker too

 

[Jamesstone]

I am right in saying these work for the Ph1 & Ph2?

Cant wait to get some now Thanks again mate, just pm me the details for the guy when you can

 

[couzens]

coming along nicely then jamesstone, any good with 2.0 installs

 

[Jamesstone]

coming along nicely then jamesstone

Oh she is mate :approve: , there is another new toy in the post, lets just say its some thing like what tezza installed on the williams , so the little 172 may be a touch louder... & hopefully quicker :evil: There is a long list of mods.. just apprentice salary restricts them coming sooner :dapprove: lol


2.0 install does sound a mission.. sum could say scary! can give a hand but thats gonna be a job & a half, have you decided to fix your 1.2 or start the conversion? you could say its a sign!

 

[couzens]

when i get a full time job, shell be garaged and the transformation will eventualy take place, not too long! winter of this year matey, and i know whats in the post, guna be nice a nice little rasp herd youll have to take me out! maybe youll pull a little better from the williams gotta love the banter aye

 

[Jamesstone]

Yea course can take ya for a little drive, would have done at the last meet but amy wanted to come along & couldnt just go off driving while leaving her there lol, gonna have a go at installing my new.. erm.. centre section :evil: this weekend, then hopefully its gonna fly

 

[couzens]

wow she wanted to go! my g.f refuses to come ill get her to come in her campus when she passes, boy have i got plans for that car haha she doesnt even know it yet!

 

[Peperami]

Fk konigsports will be reet mate.

Id pay £530 from ktec though if they have them in stock rather than wait forever!

 

[Jamesstone]

boy have i got plans for that car haha she doesnt even know it yet!

Another euro in the works then?

Just do what i do, use the gf's small 1.1 206 for all the shite driving like parking in tesco where every c**t has to smash there door on yours or throw a trolley into your pride & joy so that way i can put coil overs on mine & gut the rear & not have to worry about the.. this is not practical.. blah blah lol

 

[couzens]

haha nah not euro on that, it came with 172 alloys on it, its a light blue colour so there going white and shes gna be droped 40-60mm (she still wants to be abel to go over speed bumps aparently) women

 

[Jamesstone]

Thing is pep the ones limca got are the adjustable damping ones which cost nearer £650 from k-tec, pep you reckon the non adjustable damping ones from k-tec will still keep me planted & happy on the road? only wanna drop it 20-30mm max, that cup splitter loves getting so close already :dapprove: would of done the eibachs but by the time the rear is gutted it would need to be something like 50mm lowering springs as the weight loss is surely gonna take it up 10-20mm

 

[Peperami]

The konigsports are all adjustable??

The highsports are the non-adjustable.

Whats the name of the non adjustable ones for £530 from ktec?

 

[couzens]

pep are you on about coilys? mine are highsports and there adjustables :S

 

[Jamesstone]

Not the height mate, the damping is non adjustable on the £530 but the adjustable damping ones are summit like £650 - http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1383

 

[Jamesstone]

Also doesnt say you can adjust the height of the rears, surely they have just forgot to right that down??:S

 

[couzens]

ohh yeah the dampening on mine isnt adjustable, but the rest are, including the rear, can drop the rear a max of 70mm, take the adjustable plate out so its just on a spring and youll be sittin at 90mm

 

[CHRISK172+]

I think you will find the FK's springs too hard to make a good handling car on most British roads. I had KonigSports on my tuned 172 and removed them as the handling was poor on bumpy roads, even dangerous when the bumps were harsh. Even good A roads have uneven sections amd bumps, that can catch you out with no notice. The ride was harsh and the car bounced on all the bumps, not good on a fast road car. Most people fit these to lower the car and make it look good. I wanted the car to handle well and be reasonably comfortable even at high speed. As I wasn't prepared to pay H&R money I bought a Koni Kit, running the same adjustable shocks as the Konig sports and -30mm Koni springs which are a little firmer than the Eibachs. All for around £400, money well spent as it works very well.

 

[Jamesstone]

All ways good to hear diffrent peoples views , have you got a link for the ones you bought mate?

 

[Jamesstone]

JUst had a look at the konis on k-tecs site, dont really fancy them, no sign of camber adjust as standard either where as the fk's do, did you really find them that bad mate? have been reading up & it seems alot of people really love the fks :S

 

[Tom84]

i think its all down to how you define hard, i have apex springs on mine and im looking at coilovers now, people have said the apex are hard but i think there quite soft lol compair to any of my other cars ive had

 

[Jamesstone]

Thats what i was thinking too mate, for example, living on standard suspension > coilovers is going to be harsh, have had the old 1.2 lowered 35mm & it was harder.. but! i loved the feel you got back from the road, providing i didnt have a banging head ache lol.. really need to find a few people that have the fk coilovers

 

[couzens]

jamesstone if you wana feel fk's wana jump in mine and ill show you

 

[Jamesstone]

Yea that may give me sum idea, chassis on a 1.2 & 2.0 are some what similiar , how is the euro machine, sourced an engine? couz how did you find the fk's in terms of handling?

 

[couzens]

got the top end from my original clio to go on matey! went to tow it today and the tow eye pinge dout whilst being towed down to where it was gna be fixed, so now its abandonde at the local shops! not nice and i find the handling fuckin brilliant its basicaly impossible to loose my car in the dry, but being a 1.2 its gna be some what diffrent to a 2.0?

 

[Jamesstone]

Sweet, hopefully the fk's for the 2l are just as good, just dont wanna spend £500+ & think great i can lower it but it drives like a trolley lol

Sorry to hear about the car mate, been there, 1.2 gave me soooo much grief i even said repeatadly i would never buy a french car again! but there just so much fun for the £££ :approve:

If you need a hand i should be around on the weekend, had my d7f 1.2 top end off twice.. first time was the cambelt.. second time was the head gasket a year later ... loves it lol

 

[couzens]

haha yeah ok mate hopefully will be ok before then tho! once i find a way of towing it

 

[Jamesstone]

Put the toe i in the rear & toe it backwards

" JAMES ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY THING THAT "MAY" GO WRONG WHEN TOEING A CAR BACKWARDS "







lol

 

[Gaz_]

H&R eveytime, had the misfortune of GAZ :dead:

But, as they are out of the question, FK's would be my next bet

 

[couzens]

lol!!! ill let you steer mine and ill drive yours, as yours will be towing

 

[Limca]

ill pm you the details in a sec james

 

[Jamesstone]

Thanks for that limca, pm'd back

Couz cant you just rope through the thread part that the toe eye screwed into? how far is it from your house?