Suspension for the roads

[finch wxm]

Thinking of buying some new shocks fot the front and rear on my white shell im building as it appears to have standard 182 shocks with lowering springs .

I see people fit Cup shocks , is there any difference in 172 cup and 182 shocks ?

My 182 is a non cup chassis

 

[Bluebeard]

Me personally, I find that B14’s are the perfect suspension for road driving.
Really really compliant for the roads and stuff enough to press on. But not so stiff that you hate using the car as a daily.

I really really like them on a 1*2.

 

[finch wxm]

Pretty sure im 54mm bolt space as ive had shocks on my silver 172 and the 182.

Also there are 172 cup rears and 182 rears listed, whats the difference ?

 

[finch wxm]

Ive got KW V2's on my red shell , i have bilstein b14 on my S2000 but havent given them a good test yet but imagine they are pretty good

 

[botfch]

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Pretty sure im 54mm bolt space as ive had shocks on my silver 172 and the 182.

Also there are 172 cup rears and 182 rears listed, whats the difference ?

Minor differences in rebound, I might be talking s**t but I’m sure people used to say the 182s where better with 172 cup shocks.

Tho if it’s for the road your not going to be able to push it enough to notice.

 

[Louis]

The b14s are spot on for daily driving

 

[finch wxm]

The b14s are spot on for daily driving

Im trying to keep the white build on a budget , im guessing bilsteins are probably around £800 as cup front and rears is around £160.