Spacers with Cooksports and cup suspension.

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Is anyone using spacers (front and rear) with Cooksport springs and cup suspension?

Pics if possible?

Ron

 

[banther]

Also interested.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

I've been looking at spacers but can't decide what size to go for. Hard to decide how much I want the wheels spaced without seeing them in action lol

 

[banther]

Yeah Im thinking 15mm all round just not sure how that works with the drop from Cooksports!

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Yeah I was thinking 15mm all round but then I thought that maybe the fronts might need to come up slightly more than the rears.

I'm thinking maybe 10mm on the front and 15mm on the rear.

I really don't understand what the different camber ones are all about though? (I'm mechanically inept)

 

[Rob]

Ronald, take a tape measure, get an idea of where you want the wheel in relation to the arch, have a measure, order. I had 25mm on the front of my ph1 and it made it look awesome!

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Yeah I will do that but I would like to see them in the flesh so to speak.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

I also think 25mm on the front will cause rubbing

 

[Rob]

Yeah I know what you mean dude. Does it get driven hard often?

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

lol nah I drive like Miss Daisy is sat in the back most of the time.

Mine is pretty low on these Cooksports. Quite a bit lower than some others I've seen on the same springs.

I know if I buy a set of spacers that I don't like ill get good money back for them. But I really would like to get it right first time

 

[Rob]

Ah ok, don't drive it hard, don't bother with camber. Simple as.

It'll only chew up tyres quicker and add no real benefit (unless you want to be scene y0)

 

[banther]

Helpful link to let you know what you need;

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...*-5MM-10MM-15MM-20MM-25MM-30MM-PRICE-LIST-ETC

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

That's the list responsible for me wanting to spend more money. I was reading it last night lol

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Ah ok, don't drive it hard, don't bother with camber. Simple as.

It'll only chew up tyres quicker and add no real benefit (unless you want to be scene y0)

Cheers Rob. Ill just go for non camber ones.

 

[banther]

Yeah and me mate haha.

Im new exhaust, spacers, tax, front and rear bumper this month. Ouch!!

Cant you use it as an undercover cop car? Use it to pull over 1.2 Corsas

​Claim them on expenses.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

lol it would be nice. Like a sort of chavvy version of the fast and the furious?

 

[Mr R.]

Ronald, take a tape measure, get an idea of where you want the wheel in relation to the arch, have a measure, order. I had 25mm on the front of my ph1 and it made it look awesome!

Rob, rons on 16 s which have a different offset.
Id say 15 on the rear will rub as 10s without -1 on harpmans sunflower did.
His now got 10mm -1 and its fine.

Id be taking a straight edge across the tyre face and a tape, then you can see what you can get away with ron.

Dont forget your car seems to sit very low on them springs.

We can sort it sunday mate if you want??

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Rob, rons on 16 s which have a different offset.
Id say 15 on the rear will rub as 10s without -1 on harpmans sunflower did.
His now got 10mm -1 and its fine.

Id be taking a straight edge across the tyre face and a tape, then you can see what you can get away with ron.

Dont forget your car seems to sit very low on them springs.

We can sort it sunday mate if you want??

Yeah sounds like a plan mate

 

[Mr R.]

Consider it done...

 

[banther]

Wish I had friends.

I'll have to call in when I'm up in Chelmsford

 

[Mr R.]

Yeah please do mate, anything you need doing give me a shout.

 

[banther]

Well if you could hand over your PH1 for some cash that would be very helpful

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Wish I had friends.

I'll have to call in when I'm up in Chelmsford

Likewise mate. Give us a shout if you're in the neighbourhood. I'm only 15 mins from Chelmsford.

 

[Rob]

We only help Ron in the hope he'll get us out of a jam one day.

"Dave, I've been nicked with a kg of chang, I need you to swap it for a kg of talc once it makes it to evidence".

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

We only help Ron in the hope he'll get us out of a jam one day.

"Dave, I've been nicked with a kg of chang, I need you to swap it for a kg of talc once it makes it to evidence".

mi casa es su casa

 

[Feates172]

That's mine with 25mm spacers up front and cooksports

All though, not a cup.

20mm was too much on the rear, so rears will need to be 15mm.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

View attachment 100094

That's mine with 25mm spacers up front and cooksports

All though, not a cup.

20mm was too much on the rear, so rears will need to be 15mm.

Cheers mate. Mine looks like it sits much lower than that on the front. I don't think I'd get away with 25mm.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Have you got a side view pic so I can see how low yours is sitting please dude.

 

[Feates172]

Yeah that pic is it after being jacked up. So is higher that usual.

 

[Feates172]

I will get a better pic lol.

That's a quick one out off the window.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Cheers buddy. Are those wheels 15's or 16's?

 

[Feates172]

16's. cup turini's.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

I think from looking at that pic mine is sitting slightly lower on the front. The back looks pretty much the same though.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

And your car looks sweet btw!!

 

[banther]

Yours does sit very low in comparison to most Ron.

Just something to watch out for as havent seen any that low!!

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

lol I think it might be time for new shocks too

 

[Feates172]

Cheers mate

I was just about to say, must be the cup shocks.

But maybe they are goosed. Mine are brand new shocks all round. Done the same time as cooksports.

I'd recommend getting the 15mm hub spacers for the rear. As the wheel spacer type will need either studs, or you cutting down the wheel bolt length.

Fronts, go 25mm, if its too much send them back in exchange for 20mm. Or buy both, send one set back.

 

[Chip-mk1]

You probably want something like 20-25mm on the front and 10mm on the rear.

The fronts always need more spacing than the rears on 172s

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Cheers chaps. Ill have a measure up on Sunday and see of I can figure it out.

Mucho gracias

 

[Chip-mk1]

Ive got 33mm on my Ph1 at the moment, which is a little too much but needed for my brakes.

Shows how much is actually possible to fit under there though, although that is running a fair bit of camber too.