To Lower or not to lower....

[.Gem.]

that is the question.....

Was on 17's, now on 15's but seems to sit quite low as it is.... just debating whether to bother lowering...dont fancy scraping over bumps :S

opinions?
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[MT AUDIO]

get it slammed

 

[Pettsi]

Doesn't look too bad as it is.. Maybe just get some 40mm springs or something?

 

[cat171]

Deffo lower it, what profile tyres are they ? as the wall seems quite big.

 

[.Gem.]

They are 195/50/15's

Just not sure how much to lower by if I do :S

 

[VeinAST]

Do you not have to reconfigure when changing wheel sizes?

Because a wheel thats 17" will do less rotations than 15" to reach the mile mark so you're sort of misrepresenting the speedo/speed you're doing...

Just wondering for when I get some 16s.

 

[powey]

Like the sticker on the 3/4 panel

 

[cat171]

Vein - the speedo would be out by a bit yeah, unless the car still has the same rolling radius as per the 16's it came on from the factory.

 

[.Gem.]

Eeek! Now am even more confuddled!!

 

[VeinAST]

Oh right. My friend rang up Tesco for a quote as he's already with them and they said if you got larger wheels you'd have to get the speedo reconfigured or they wouldnt grant a policy...!

Sorry to hijack Gem. I think you should get it lowered but if you intend on passengers of the adult size then I suggest not more than 30-40mm otherwise you'll be scrubbin like a flannel on a hot day!

 

[Hazza]

Looks fine @ the moment to be honest...

But if u wanted to lower it a bit, then 40mm would be great

 

[DanD182]

the back end looks abit higher than the front........ maybe drop the back down so it's all level.

 

[MT AUDIO]

Oh right. My friend rang up Tesco for a quote as he's already with them and they said if you got larger wheels you'd have to get the speedo reconfigured or they wouldnt grant a policy...!

Sorry to hijack Gem. I think you should get it lowered but if you intend on passengers of the adult size then I suggest not more than 30-40mm otherwise you'll be scrubbin like a flannel on a hot day!

only applicable if you buy the wrong tyre size,when you buy new wheels though the supplier should give you the correct size tyre to keep speedo correct

 

[Marky_]

Not needed imo

 

[VeinAST]

Oh right. My friend rang up Tesco for a quote as he's already with them and they said if you got larger wheels you'd have to get the speedo reconfigured or they wouldnt grant a policy...!

Sorry to hijack Gem. I think you should get it lowered but if you intend on passengers of the adult size then I suggest not more than 30-40mm otherwise you'll be scrubbin like a flannel on a hot day!

only applicable if you buy the wrong tyre size,when you buy new wheels though the supplier should give you the correct size tyre to keep speedo correct

EXCELLENT stuff my friend

 

[Alastair.]

u cannot reconfigure wheel sizes on clip with clios, most others u can like laguna etc which is a bit silly


yer get it lowerd a tad

 

[whatisjustis]

Deffo lower it, what profile tyres are they ? as the wall seems quite big.

Ahhh, that's what it is!

Ged rid of them and you'll be lowering it...

 

[sideways danny]

Can still see air between tyre and arch. Get it low

 

[The Boosh!]

just get norm in the front, and me in the back, every where you go

 

[JON13S]

to the floor.....

 

[ChrisPearson]

Lower it.

Paint the caliper orange or paint the badge red it looks odd

 

[n0rm]

you don't want go any lower that 40mm at most like Ive said hun, even with 40mm that car will be low!!...remember you need practicality still

 

[Fletcher]

I'd drop it on some coilovers.

 

[Dan R]

the back end looks abit higher than the front........ maybe drop the back down so it's all level.

yeah and gain even more understeer!!!

 

[Mike_182]

Leave as is - sits well and lower doesn't equal better handling. RenaultSport spent some time making your car handle well and a random company making shorter springs isn't going to make it better.

Unless you're going to do it 'properly' with a good set of matched dampers/springs or Coilovers and getting them adjusted and set up correctly I'd suggest that you'll probably make handling worse and throw usability out the window.

IMO, obviously.

 

[Timmay]

keep it as is blondie

 

[Android]

Silly question.

Get it decked and get they badges black

 

[.Gem.]

NO BLACK BADGES!

The calipers are going to be orange to match

Sounds like 40mm is the way to go :S

 

[The Boosh!]

GEMMAAAA I LOVE YOU <3

erm. wheels and badges look the sex

 

[*Laura*]

I'd Buy some Eibach Pro/Sportlines if I was you for some Subtle Lowering and Improved Handling

 

[Coby.]

I'd Buy some Eibach Pro/Sportlines if I was you for some Subtle Lowering and Improved Handling

Girl speake Sense... I taught her well

 

[Rich]

Subtle drop will do the trick.

 

[172bagss2]

Lower it a little, get some 16s and sell me your 15s!!

 

[duncansharp]

A little bit lower would make it sweeeeeeeeeeeeet.

 

[Vish]

Could get away with it looking great on pro-lines since they only give a small drop.

What do YOU want??

ps. get orange indicators to match!

 

[.Gem.]

Orange side repeaters?? Or lose the silvervisions?? No to both lol!!

She has enough orange on her already!!

And the answer to your question... is the same as any female would reply...

I dont know!!!

 

[GazM]

Made a choice yet? Sportlines would be the best bet imo, they dont lower as much as it states, 30mm at most a reckon

 

[Ali]

Needs lowered.

 

[kie1an]

lower

 

[BoomOne]

it looks lower than std at the moment to me, but it will look better a bit lower i recon. do it proper tho, on koni's with eibach's or get some coilovers..