FAO Fred

[BRUN]

Fred does your car have a torsion bar or not

im jus wonderin if the Clio IIs have em or not

 

[Fred@BTM]

they have a torsion beam with rear springs

 

[BRUN]

well how the f*ck do you lower one then ?

 

[Fred@BTM]

1.open the boot
2.remove ruber covers on either side of boot to reveal a nut
3.Undo nut on both sides using 16or17mm spanner(cant remember which) and a pair of mole grips to grip the sticking up bit
4.Jack both sides of the car up really high
5.The springs may fall out or you may have to give them a small tug
6.Put in new springs
7.Lower car
8.Tighten nuts
OOOOOer!!!
Job done

 

[BRUN]

so that torsion beam doesnt affect it then ?

does it still have dampers or not ?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yes its got dampers

 

[Fred@BTM]

The torsion beam is basically a platform for the springs to sit on

 

[Fred@BTM]

i can e-mail you a pic

 

[Chris`I]

Fred can you email me a pic plz?? I thought that with a torsion bar, you had to move a nut up and down to lower/raise the ride height (thats what a mate in Halfords told me).

Thanks
Chris
C.E.Ingram@ex.ac.uk

 

[gritter99]

Clios before 2001 have a rear torsion bar. My clio is the new shape and has 4 springs which obviously needs 4 lowering springs. But a car with a torsion bar needs 2 front lowering springs then get your renault garage or someone to lower the torsion bar, it just needs taken down a few notches, not a hard job but it takes a while.

 

[Ad]

Its clios before 1998 that have a torsion bar. Ones after 1998 i.e Mk2 Mk3 versions have springs alround. You either have rear springs or a torsion bar not both.

 

[Fred@BTM]

TORSION BEAM NOT BAR!!!!!!! Its a platform that spans the width of the car and the springs sit between this and the shell. Like a rear trailing arm(read the specs on 172s on this site) 98onwards clios ALL have the same setup 4springs all roung (inc 172s, but they have a wider front track, i think)

 

[Fred@BTM]

MK2 172 Suspension Spec

Front: Mac Pherson struts with coil springs,
telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers and anti-roll bar.
Rear: Semi-independent, trailing arms linked by a torsion beam, anti-roll bar.

 

[BRUN]

id love some pics mate

mbrunskill@blueyonder.co.uk