FAO Apex Owners

[steve1052]

Unfortunately I am blessed with 52mm hub spacing and have dropped my car 60mm on spax kit but have had nothing but problems e.g. rattling and harsh ride. Just wondered if the apex kit gives the low look but makes the ride as smooth as the standard set up?? Coilovers are an option, but put off by all the setting up and how easy changing ride height is.

 

[edde]

Coilovers are the way to go.
58mm hubs are the way to go though 52mm are a more difficult to get suspension for.

Setups not difficult you can do it yourself and adjsuting the height is easy.

 

[steve1052]

Coilovers are the way to go.
58mm hubs are the way to go though 52mm are a more difficult to get suspension for.

Setups not difficult you can do it yourself and adjsuting the height is easy.

Does cam etc need changing everytime you change ride height though?

 

[steviet]

ive always been told that coilovers give a mega hard ride and are best left for the track, or is that just bu115hit pub talk??

 

[Martin_172]

ive got the -60mm apex kit and the ride is harsh but i like it that way, infact i dont even notice it being that harsh now untill someone gets in n says "fukin hell!" every time i hit a small bump lol

 

[azzer2000]

mines down 40mm on apex, thats the most you can do a 182, the rides a little harsher, but thats how i prefer it. Every car iv had has been lowered, shame i can get it any lower without spending a grand on coilovers

 

[edde]

Does cam etc need changing everytime you change ride height though?

Nope just jack the car up remove the wheel then get the spanner on the seat where the spring sits and turn it clock/anticlock wise to lift the height.
Once you have them set up height wise to what you like. No one ever changes them though.

You should do the tracking if you adjust the height a bit but as I said noone ever changes them.

 

[edde]

ive always been told that coilovers give a mega hard ride and are best left for the track, or is that just bu115hit pub talk??

Nope load of pub talk some coilovers are very hard but that race stuff most coilovers if there correctly designed give a better ride. H and R's are often said to give better ride than stock suspension setup.
There only as hard as the setup desinged setups such as Yozzasports bleisten are said to be stiffer than H and R or Ledas. But all are softer than the trophy setup assuming there setup for the road.

 

[azzer2000]

H and R still dont lower it enough

 

[edde]

H and R still dont lower it enough

Some popele don't lower the car as much as you can though for other reasons.

 

[azzer2000]

Some popele don't lower the car as much as you can though for other reasons.

With a clio there is no other reasons, they are a warmed up car, they are not fast enough to need awsome handling

 

[steve1052]

are h and rs available on the 52mm spacing? and is there any other cheaper options that would work like fk highsports or are they real harsh?

 

[azzer2000]

they are all harsh m8, its part of lowering

 

[steve1052]

they are all harsh m8, its part of lowering

unfortunately i know, i will say less harsh then. h and rs sound the best on road but 700 norry is a lot.