how low?

[ludaprix]

hiya guys could any of you take a guess as to how low my car is on the front and rear??this is how i bought the car and dont know how to measure how low it is!the front wheels slightly rub on the front arches on full lock if that helps

obviously im just after rough guesses but any idea would be great!

thanks!

 

[MOFO]

im guessing 70mm on front and 40mm at rear, what do i win?

 

[Dan Page]

im guessing 70mm on front and 40mm at rear, what do i win?

thats more than 40 on the back.

 

[MOFO]

i want to go that low, wish my bird did too lol

 

[dannyboy172]

When i had 17's they rubbed front and rear and i'm only down 40mm!

Although yours looks fecking well low!!

 

[MOFO]

your car looks like sex? i want a black clio, mine is silver, what colour can i do the badges? sorry if im hijacking the thread

 

[Gareth]

that's clarkie's old 172!

 

[ludaprix]

hmmm pretty divided at the moment. dannyboy i dont believe your car was only 40mm!!!

the reason im asking is coz ive got gaz coils at the moment and am going to get rid, was thinking of getting koni's and some springs but dont know how low the springs i need to get would be as i really want to keep the same look as to what ive got now!

im 99% sure im getting fk's though but am wanting a good ride quality aswel

 

[ludaprix]

that's clarkie's old 172!

sure is!

 

[dannyboy172]

hmmm pretty divided at the moment. dannyboy i dont believe your car was only 40mm!!!

Yep...its hard to belive aint it!

You should see it now on 40 profile tyres and 16" rims....

Really struggled on the rolling road...almost ripped my bumper off! lol

 

[Middo]

i'd go with 40mm, makavellis is 50mm and its much lower

 

[ludaprix]

so if i got with apex 40mm springs all round i'd get a similar stance you reckon??

 

[ludaprix]

if anyone has any pics of theirs lowered on 35 or 40mm springs please post em up!

thanks!

 

[dannyboy172]

so if i got with apex 40mm springs all round i'd get a similar stance you reckon??

I'd think so...for some reason they differ from car to car. Mine seems really low for some reason?? :S

 

[Middo]

apex lower alot, u'd prob get the same drop to be honest

 

[ludaprix]

wicked. had apex on my last car and they were superb!

 

[joel_b]

45mm all round at a guess

 

[dutty_112]

110mm

 

[joel_b]

lmfao !!! ^^^

 

[Damski]

110mm

Is that like sub zero on the top gear cool wall?? 110mm drop would need to be on airbags :S

 

[R20 CWH]

fred had 110mm rear drop on his 1,2 16v

 

[tommyboy]

hijacking the thread or what. but middo as you know how well apex lower (alot) What are spax kits like? Im hopefully going to be getting a 60mm kit for my corsa soon, just don't want it too low.

 

[BREMBO]

Love low cars!

 

[edde]

hijacking the thread or what. but middo as you know how well apex lower (alot) What are spax kits like? Im hopefully going to be getting a 60mm kit for my corsa soon, just don't want it too low.

CLio ones are a piece of junk.
The Pug stuff is apparetly very good I'd stay clear though.

 

[Ruffneck]

Looks like 60mm to me....

Here is mine lowered 40mm on Apex

 

[Andy_J]

i'd say 60ish too.. maybe more

 

[fUbAr]

wicked. had apex on my last car and they were superb!

don't expect much with apex springs on the clio, they're rubbish (but do look very good indeed).

i would say your car is lowered around 50mm max.

 

[Englebert]

Rick, did you get my PM the other day?

 

[ludaprix]

Rick, did you get my PM the other day?

hiya mate havent recieved any pms!

 

[Saner]

Fred's 1.2 had 110mm on teh back with custon coilovers iirc

 

[Jayb 172]

I would say 50-60mm looks a bit lower than 40mm might be wrong though does it scrub at all?