Front and rear lowering spring set up

[DannyLee]

hi all, after buying a clip 172 as a track car, I am thinking of doing a build thread as it progresses, however I am new to this site and may not be looking around properly but.....
I have stripped out the interior of the car and now the back end sits ridiculously high,
Does anyone know of a lowering spring set that lowers the front by approx 30-40mm and drops the rear approx 50-60mm in an attempt to level the car out?
Many thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions
Danny

 

[Cub.]

If it is for track use, and budget isn't an issue, I'd look at a decent set of coilovers. Bilstein, BC or top end is AST.

If it is springs you're after, then most use Eibach Sportlines or Cooksports. The latter being preferred I believe.

Not sure on how much they will lower them by, but it will be enough.

The last few pages of this thread have pictures of cars using Cooksports;

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/different-suspension-setups-on-all-models.308850/page-4

 

[smac4494]

There's plenty of adjustable shocks to go with lowering springs but together they'd add up to at least 250-350.

With that in mind would it be more cost effective to you to get some coilovers. The extra £150-200 is worth it if you're tracking it

 

[DannyLee]

Thanks for the advice guys, that's just made me think more now whether to just put springs on or like you say pay the extra out and get the coilovers, I only got the car not long back with its sole purpose as a track toy as I didn't want to smash my other cars up on track, it's not so much that the budget is the issue, just wanted to see if I could get into track days etc and warrant spending the extra money on coilovers, arb etc

 

[DannyLee]

is there any recommendations as to where I should be looking for prices on the coilovers?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Why do you want it level ? Just for looks ? A bit of front rake (nose down) is a good idea on these cars TBH...

Get a set of BCs from @MicKPM .. mine are superb. ~£750-800ish IIRC.

 

[Goodj]

If they're the original dampers on the car, you'd do well to replace everything in one go.
10-15yr old dampers may not like the lowering so you'll be looking at new ones anyway.

By the time you factor in new dampers as well, you're probably staring at the price of reasonably decent coilovers