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My new FK Automotive coilovers have now arrived!!!!! Ive just put the back on before college (havent had time to do the front yet) and ITS SO BLOODY LOW!!!!! You can only see about 1cm of the tyre side wall LOL!!!!!!!!!
Seriously thinking about coilovers for mine - means I can set it low enough so I can still get up Multistoreys (which I need) but have it lower than it is now - also the handling should be a lot better!!
Get pics up! And We want a full report of the handling too!
Fred, we must see and hear more about these!!! 1cm of the tire wall... that must be f***ing low!!! Are the wheels not touching the tops of the inner arches when it goes down that low? the moment you announce that you can drop the car 100mm+ with 4 passengers and a bootful of ICE and still get no scrubbing on the arches Im placing an order for some custom coilovers!!
ERM, sorry guys, no pics today, ive made the car too low so i couldnt get to Roamers for the pics to be taken!!!!!!
Its scrrubbing on the rear arches slightly when i go round corners, BUT it scrubs most of the time on the front arch liners!!!! (and i mean all the time!!!!)
The back seats are now useless cos itll scrub if i have any rear passengers
Everyone keeps looking as i drive by cos they can hear it scrubbing!!!!
Everyone keeps looking as i drive by cos they can hear it scrubbing!!!!
Its so cool!!!!
Mate no offence low is cool. But how can that be cool. They probably think your car is falling apart. Wait until you hit a massive pothole and tear a chunk out your tyre. Or you rip your backbox off on a bump hehe
But isnt that the beauty of adjustable ride height coilovers? If this is a little too low he can jack it up 5mm to 95mm and see if that reduces the rubbing... if he needs some back seat passenger space he can crank it up a few mils again...
Its a 2001 1.2 16V MK2 Dynamique, pics will be up in a few mins, its only rubbing cos the front arch liners are still in, ill be ripping them out!!!!!
Ok fair eoungh, its a bit impractical, i no longer have anywhere near full lock, but does anyone else have a 1998 onward clio thats 100mm at the rear and 80ish at the front dropped on 17inch wheels??? Thats why ive done it, to be the first in the UK (as far as i know) individuality.
Na Ben, im not into the old "Max Muppets", i grew out of that last month!!! I "might" send a few pics off to one of the better (but admitedly, still sh*t mags!!!Its already been in REVS) But i think ill just keep it for myself, you can get some bad attention by doing mags (little scroats see it and smash it up) at least the evidence will be on here?????
not bad fred its about as low as mine with my 17s on at the moment, ive ripped my inner arches out 2 as they needed to be with the 19s. Its neede alot of work to get them on though crazy work on arches and chassis etc.mines looks a bit lower on the front too, how low is yours mines about 70-80 but looks more ??
Il try and get some pics up tonight as i am going to see it.
ive measured it against Chriss car (std height + wheels) and weve worked out its over 100mm at the back and its 85mm at the front (but it can go another 40mm at the front)