Just dont look right

[ukjohnny]

as in the title.......... I fitted some budget lowering springs to my clio yesterday *well my dad did* and it just looks wierd to me, what do you guys think, put the standard ones back on i was thinking ? looks higher at the front. Please no wise cracks

 

[nath.clio]

does look a bit high on the front but not too bad tho

 

[Big Iain]

U got stuff in the boot? thats looks well low unless they really ae pish springs, apex? front looks ok to me

 

[ukjohnny]

fronts ok. its the back end, boot is empty

 

[Big Iain]

what springs are they?

 

[keben6]

Looks ok but just no low enough at the front.

 

[S77CCP]

seems about right, had mine done over the weekend, and the front is higher than the back. Maybe the springs need time to settle.

 

[172 Dave]

that babs in the back is in for a bumpy ole time lol

 

[Sheila’s’ Wheels’]

Mine was like that when I had mine done. I think it only took about a week for them to settle though. It'll be fine mate.

 

[ukjohnny]

maybe it will look better after a wash and polish

 

[patty]

why don't you park it somewhere else and take a pic,,, the wheels are on different surfaces!

 

[JD]

^^^ good point, and dan is right, let them settle and if they still dont look right then talk to
the supplier . . . . what mmm are they meant to be? back looks like 60 front looks like 40 atm

jamie

 

[tommyboy]

dont look right to me

 

[Ali]

They'll settle! Give it time.

 

[BREMBO]

Front definetly looks high, maybe a splitter may make a slight diffrence

 

[Djw John]

Takes a good few miles and time before they settle properly mate, it'll come good!

 

[ukjohnny]

^^^ good point, and dan is right, let them settle and if they still dont look right then talk to
the supplier . . . . what mmm are they meant to be? back looks like 60 front looks like 40 atm

jamie

should be on 40's didnt want to go too low, heres it on a flatter road

 

[172 Dave]

look more like -60 at the back m8

 

[ukjohnny]

something thats kinda got me thinking i've been given the wrong ones is the shape of the back springs before we put them on they wasn't the same shape as the ones what came off, unfortunatley i dint take any pictures.
The ones that we took off are straight but the new ones where like a oval shape would anyone know if this is correct. or anyone have any pictures of some new apex springs so i could compare ? before fitting of course

Thanks John

 

[cliobritt]

100% sure they were for that shape clio?

 

[ukjohnny]

100% sure they were for that shape clio?

No.........I'm not sure

 

[ukjohnny]

took my car to visit the people who sold me the springs today, The young bloke behind the counter came out to look at the car he said after looking " that aint right " after speaking to his supplier he needed a number from the spring to try and match it up with his database and to confirm that he'd supplied the correct one.

So off i went to jack the car up, while i was undernieth i took a photo of the spring what you think ?

 

[Millsy]

look about right to me mate, thats what mine looked like iirc, defo aint -40mm drop though, looks like -60mm

 

[Gaz_]

nah they are not right, there is no travel at all imo, (too squashed together) need a stiffer spring

 

[dannyboy172]

look about right to me mate, thats what mine looked like iirc, defo aint -40mm drop though, looks like -60mm

Agreed!

-40mm and the wheel arch should sit nicely above the wheel.

What make springs are they mate??

 

[fUbAr]

new apex springs...

 

[fUbAr]

apex 172/182 springs are yellow, not red.

 

[ben_p]

the red ones will be Pi.......<---- really s**t.. (also looks like they have sent 40mm fronts and 60mm rear) the spring is coil bound so it will knock ur teeth out and shag the weak shocks

if i were you. i would want them chaging to apex 40mm kit.. much better than the Pi crap.!!

 

[Fred@BTM]

thats 100% not right!!!

 

[Boz]

Eibach sportlines are the way to go imo, decent looking drop and good ride/handling. Pi are poor.

 

[ukjohnny]

swapping for apex tomorrow, the supplier said they were 100% 40mm drop but the guy in the shop is changing them free of charge. cheeky b*****d supplier said he wont swap them if there damaged

BTW Jamex is the make

 

[kiza1986]

Jamex are a good make in my experience!!! But the ones on my mates corsa went like that but he was pleased lol!!

Kiza

 

[Leeshez]

Looks good

 

[fungusman]

i recon that looks good.. they always look higher at the back after time.. let them settle.

edit.

just seen that pic - thats fucked!

And whoever bought the apex's - HERO! - I got the same.

 

[ukjohnny]

update :

got the b******s to change them and got my cliosport sticker, a s**te week turned it to a good one