H&R Coilovers

[Christophe]

is this really the cheapest i'll find for 172's

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/product_info.mhtml?id=32555

Thats so expensive and not only that but it dont lower more than 50mm at the back which is gay as i want 60mm.

Any other good makes that will give good handling and not to harsh ride. was thinking more around 500 quid coilovers.

 

[edde]

Thats so expensive and not only that but it dont lower more than 50mm at the back which is gay as i want 60mm.

Any other good makes that will give good handling and not to harsh ride. was thinking more around 500 quid coilovers.

Drop loony a message I'm sure he has a freiend who imports them or somehting.

Its a proepr 50mm though mosty likly not like other compnaies who's calims arn't real.

Other good stuf is Leda (£1k+).

H and R are super expensive but then again you cna go to the other end of the cost scale and cut your springs.

 

[Christophe]

any good makes at 500 quid?

 

[edde]

any good makes at 500 quid?

Fk's are good a bit lower quality and harder but for the price they are very good. There the minimum I'd ever look at suspenion wise.

 

[Diesel_Power]

I have H&R coilovers for my Saxo, i would pay well over £700 for them. The amount of people who own different cheaper brands who complain of rust, poor fitment and generally poor performance suprises me. I cant fault mine at all, fantastic, very firm ride though but if you drive sensibly then you shouldnt see any problems and on track they rock, significantly less bodyroll and change in direction is immesne. Im saving the pennies now for a set for the clio, if there half as good as they are on the saxo then ill be happy.

 

[Fletcher]

any good makes at 500 quid?

Tight arse

 

[Day]

you after some still fletch?

 

[Christophe]

any good makes at 500 quid?

Fk's are good a bit lower quality and harder but for the price they are very good. There the minimum I'd ever look at suspenion wise.

I had FK's for my corsa cost me 350 quid and it made the car look good but it was a very rough ride. Then again i was told mine wern't as bad as some peoples who only lowered 40mm. I havnt been in any other cars with lowered suspension so i cant compare.

I assume fk coilovers at 500 quid will be a lot better than 350 ones right?

 

[Christophe]

any good makes at 500 quid?

Tight arse

I was only going to spend 150 on sportline springs and now decided i want loooowness and have to fork out 4/5 times more lol.

 

[Lagerlout]

I fail to understand the logic in spending big money on expensive coilovers then just slamming your car to the floor and make it handle like a bag of s**t. You may as well just cut your springs in half.

 

[Day]

It's all about the camber and castor angle on height adjustables.

In reality you are never going to get the best from any set of coilovers unless you change them for each application i.e fast road / individual circuit and so on.

Probably the best and the worst mod if you think about it.

And yes, both my cars run H&R Coilovers LOL

 

[Christophe]

so if i want to lower 50/60mm without making the ride too harsh and handle really bad what should i go for?

 

[Dan R]

I fail to understand the logic in spending big money on expensive coilovers then just slamming your car to the floor and make it handle like a bag of s**t. You may as well just cut your springs in half.

TW*T. You really have no idea do you!! No you dont just slam your car with them. Slammin it can do more bad than good. Obviously you know nothing about camber, height, castor, rake or even anything about suspension setup!

 

[Christophe]

i can lower 50/60mm and have good handling if the kit is set up right?

 

[Fred@BTM]

one of the best setups on the market, don't forget to budget for fitting and setup (a proper setup by a motorsport specialist ain't cheap!)

 

[Lagerlout]

I fail to understand the logic in spending big money on expensive coilovers then just slamming your car to the floor and make it handle like a bag of s**t. You may as well just cut your springs in half.

TW*T. You really have no idea do you!! No you dont just slam your car with them. Slammin it can do more bad than good. Obviously you know nothing about camber, height, castor, rake or even anything about suspension setup!

You're the t**t pal. If you actually read my post you'll find you're agreeing with me. Muppet!!

I do understand and if you'll read the original post you'll see that all he wants to do is go low. That's all he's bothered about. "They'll' only go 50mm and I want 60mm" Kind of gives it away and suggests his priority is how his car looks, not how it handles hence the tongue in cheek comment about chopping his springs!

 

[Day]

one of the best setups on the market, don't forget to budget for fitting and setup (a proper setup by a motorsport specialist ain't cheap!)

Nope I have a receipt for £300...

 

[Lagerlout]

Ouch. Worth it though. I've been in a coilovered Clio that was just slammed and it was almost undriveable. lol.

 

[Dan R]

Ouch. Worth it though. I've been in a coilovered Clio that was just slammed and it was almost undriveable. lol.

ok sorry

 

[Lagerlout]

Apology accepted! It's nice that you feel so passionate about it lol.

 

[Christophe]

Well i've measured the arches and cause i have 17" i found 50mm is plenty 40 could even be enough. I just HATE gaps in arches.

 

[Turkish]

Bin the 17's, IMO they suck.

 

[Christophe]

I could never go down in size no more. just my opinion

 

[Day]

16's for GO
17's for SHOW
18's NO NO NO!

 

[DanCup]

16's for GO
17's for SHOW
18's NO NO NO!

15's for go

 

[Turkish]

I could never go down in size no more. just my opinion

Put a set of 16's on and drive the car (moderately to very hard) for a week. I pretty much garantee within a couple of days you'll never look back.

 

[Christophe]

I could never go down in size no more. just my opinion

Put a set of 16's on and drive the car (moderately to very hard) for a week. I pretty much garantee within a couple of days you'll never look back.

I'm sure performance wise it would be better but looks i'll always want my 17". Im more obsessed with looks than perfomance as i dont actually rce my car.

 

[Turkish]

I'm not talking about performance/lap times/speed etc. It's a more enjoyable drive ontop of any handling and performance benefits IMO.

 

[Day]

16's for GO
17's for SHOW
18's NO NO NO!

15's for go

15's = Wheelspin in the real world

Been there, done that...

 

[Lagerlout]

never had anything but 16"'s.... but it strikes me that Renaulsport didn't just pick the number 16 out of a hat lol. I'm pretty sure they're 16" for a reason.

 

[franx]

never had anything but 16"'s.... but it strikes me that Renaulsport didn't just pick the number 16 out of a hat lol. I'm pretty sure they're 16" for a reason.

15 inch for go, 16 inch is marketing show..