Clio 172
Hi I'm looking into building a clio race car to compete in the 2011 season of time attack here in ireland, and trying to decide whether to build it on a mk1 1.8 16v or mk2 172 chassis.
I would like to use a mk1 as i've been offered a clean 91 reg one for €300 (about £250), but the only thing that's really holding me back from going ahead with it is the torsion bar rear suspension.
A friend of mine had a vts time attack car, and spent obscene amounts messing around with different sized torsion bars and front spring rates to get the handling right, and in the end sold up to buy a vtec civic.
But i've noticed that the availability of thicker clio torsion bars is almost non-existant? And I'd imagine the standard fitment one won't be stiff enough for a race car?
For those of you with mk1 clio race cars, how do you work around this? Or will I just give up now and start searching for a mk2 172?
I would like to use a mk1 as i've been offered a clean 91 reg one for €300 (about £250), but the only thing that's really holding me back from going ahead with it is the torsion bar rear suspension.
A friend of mine had a vts time attack car, and spent obscene amounts messing around with different sized torsion bars and front spring rates to get the handling right, and in the end sold up to buy a vtec civic.
But i've noticed that the availability of thicker clio torsion bars is almost non-existant? And I'd imagine the standard fitment one won't be stiff enough for a race car?
For those of you with mk1 clio race cars, how do you work around this? Or will I just give up now and start searching for a mk2 172?
) that the cup cars run standard williams torsion/anti roll bars
