Double checking coilovers bolt spacing..

[LaurenTayla33]

I have a 2001 ph2 1.2 16v clio.. I want coilovers, am I right in thinking the bolt spacing is 58mm?
I know I can measure it.. Well I can't cause I have not got a clue what I'm measuring but, Would coilovers that say they are for a 172 but have 58mm bolt spacing still fit? Help Please

 

[Gandi69]

Take the wheel off and on the strut you'll see two bolts holding the upper part of the strut to the lower half. Measure the distance between them

 

[Struggler]

if theyre for the 172, they wont have 58mm bolt spacing, theyd have 54mm. other than the stiffness of the suspension the only thing that differs between them is bolt spacing so you wont find 58mm sport ones.

with such a car you would realy have to take the hub off and measure, it should be 58mm, but it might be 52mm.

 

[LaurenTayla33]

its just that i saw a chart on here something with ticked boxes basically like the 1.2 16v and 172 was the same, or something like that, but its not, thankyou! i didnt know what i was measuring but, yes, it was 58mm

 

[Struggler]

fyi, this is what is meant by bolt spacing, the distance between the centre of both holes in the hub where it bolts to the shock! (or top of both holes or bottom of boths holes lol)

i cant see any scenario where non-sports would have 54mm or sports would have 58mm but im open to being corrected!! post a link to the chart if you can still find it!

hope this helps