Ricardos
ClioSport Club Member
LY 200 EDC
Had the RB booked in with Matt today to have the new Spax coilover kit fitted as well as a Whiteline RARB along with a geometry setup. Initial feedback on the drive home is positive, with the damping set half way the ride feels good and not too harsh. Found a few country roads earlier and have to say the turn in feels a little sharper, overall a definite improvement.
WP_001050 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
New Spax V grubby Gaz
WP_001059 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
Whiteline and rear dampers, adjusters and springs fitted. Unfortunately pic was taken before we realised the bracket that bolts to the bottom of the rear dampers were the wrong way round. All sorted now
WP_001056 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
Ride height all sorted, the rear adjusters are on their lowest setting. Even with this it sits higher then the GAZ setup, the Spax springs are slightly longer. All done with half a tank of petrol.
The Spax front ride height is set to 10mm higher than the GAZ. The top hole on the front damper is elongated for negative camber, with the hub set to max negative camber the wheel rubs on the coilover adjuster so the hub is pulled back the other way. It's still only millimetres away so the plan is to fit a set of 5mm spacers just to clear the damper.
Geometry time: Once the front and rear dampers are on its then time to set the tracking and check the camber. Now the coilovers are on i'll hopefully book in for some trackdays along with hopefully sprinting. With this in mind Matt's tweaked the toe to just over a 1mm of toe out to start with, pulling the hub on the elongated top hub hole has given it 2 degrees of negative camber. This should be a good compromise for both track and everyday driving to and from work. The dampers also have over 20 settings on the damping rate so as a start off point they've been set to half way.
WP_001060 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
WP_001062 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
WP_001050 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
New Spax V grubby Gaz
WP_001059 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
Whiteline and rear dampers, adjusters and springs fitted. Unfortunately pic was taken before we realised the bracket that bolts to the bottom of the rear dampers were the wrong way round. All sorted now
WP_001056 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
Ride height all sorted, the rear adjusters are on their lowest setting. Even with this it sits higher then the GAZ setup, the Spax springs are slightly longer. All done with half a tank of petrol.
The Spax front ride height is set to 10mm higher than the GAZ. The top hole on the front damper is elongated for negative camber, with the hub set to max negative camber the wheel rubs on the coilover adjuster so the hub is pulled back the other way. It's still only millimetres away so the plan is to fit a set of 5mm spacers just to clear the damper.
Geometry time: Once the front and rear dampers are on its then time to set the tracking and check the camber. Now the coilovers are on i'll hopefully book in for some trackdays along with hopefully sprinting. With this in mind Matt's tweaked the toe to just over a 1mm of toe out to start with, pulling the hub on the elongated top hub hole has given it 2 degrees of negative camber. This should be a good compromise for both track and everyday driving to and from work. The dampers also have over 20 settings on the damping rate so as a start off point they've been set to half way.
WP_001060 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
WP_001062 by Ricard o1, on Flickr
