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Cooksport Springs before and after
- Thread starter Niall
- Start date
Looks good.
Must say I can't fault them - been fitted for a few months now no issues
Must say I can't fault them - been fitted for a few months now no issues
Keith185
ClioSport Club Member
Yep!
How do they compare to Standard?
Sunglasses_Ron
ClioSport Admin
Much better, they stiffened up the rear which is much needed on Trophys IMO. Lowered it too which was a bonus!
Cheers Ron, only a few liked them at first but everyone is slowly being won over
Sorry for hijacking the thread Brett!
How are you finding the handling on Cooksports? It seems spring options are quite limited for MK2 Clios, Sportlines are the best option but hardly lower and Apex lower but break your back. The Cooksports do seem like a good compromise and at a decent price too.
To answer for him Jamie he’s barely had chance to drive it, we went out in it briefly to test them and the car was obviously stiffer with less body roll etc. I’m sure there’ll be other handling characteristics they change so he’ll update when he’d drove it on them properly
realnumber 1
ClioSport Club Member
I've just gone from Sportlines on my old 172 to Cooksports on my 182. So far they feel very similar although the weathers not been great to push the car much to really try them. They ride just as well on the pot hole ridden work commute.
The car also feels a little more planted at the back but I'm not sure if that's the springs or going from a 172 to cupped 182? It also sits a fraction lower at the front I think.
Given the choice I think I'd save money and go for the Cooksports if I was buying again
.OP's looks nice but could do with a better pic!
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Lol, yeah the photo isn’t to my usual standard, it was just a quick comparison I made on my iPhone. I do have a semi-decent picture of it from today but you can’t really get an idea of the ride height but anyway-
BG Clio 182 by Niall97, on Flickr
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
my experience with the cooksports is they ride very similar to standards, perhaps a little stiffer but in terms of body roll not much difference, noticeable but nothing to really write home about.
ride compliance is very comparable however, there is little extra harshness to the ride to standard and compared to apex they are an absolute joy.
they also provide a tangible and very suitable drop to the ride height, giving a nice stance and acceptable arch drop.
overall a very well priced compromise of ride, comfort, performance and looks
edit: I have had them on for 6 weeks or so and I came on the 182 from ktec coilovers, however I have driven a lot of clios, 172/182 and my old phase 1 was on apex then standard for comparison.
ride compliance is very comparable however, there is little extra harshness to the ride to standard and compared to apex they are an absolute joy.
they also provide a tangible and very suitable drop to the ride height, giving a nice stance and acceptable arch drop.
overall a very well priced compromise of ride, comfort, performance and looks
edit: I have had them on for 6 weeks or so and I came on the 182 from ktec coilovers, however I have driven a lot of clios, 172/182 and my old phase 1 was on apex then standard for comparison.
realnumber 1
ClioSport Club Member
Lol, yeah the photo isn’t to my usual standard, it was just a quick comparison I made on my iPhone. I do have a semi-decent picture of it from today but you can’t really get an idea of the ride height but anyway-
BG Clio 182 by Niall97, on Flickr
Nice pic
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