Whats normal life of rear shocks ?

[D1CKY]

Whats the average life of rear shockers on a 1*2 ?

As one of mine is pissing out oil.

And i just dug out the receipt to see when the 2 rears were replaced last, and they were fitted 9000miles ago

Grrr, just before Fcs too.

 

[ed the driver]

not sure on their life span mate, but only getting 9k miles out of them aint right!!!!
I have for 172 cup shocks with h&r springs for sale if needed.

Hope you get it sorted soon

 

[D1CKY]

not sure on their life span mate, but only getting 9k miles out of them aint right!!!!
I have for 172 cup shocks with h&r springs for sale if needed.

Hope you get it sorted soon

I know 9k aint right, but if you went back to Renault with them they'd f**k you off.

It must be the roads up here

 

[Fletcher]

I was on 80k+ when i got my coilovers.

 

[D1CKY]

f**k knows whats wrong with these ones i fitted on the rear of my car at 50k.

Probably the roads up here that are all full of f**king pot holes.

 

[ed the driver]

The roads are a joke!! Are they not covered by warrenty?

 

[sideways danny]

seen a 197 with leaking shock on only 8k. it's a common problem on clios

 

[Geddes]

Mines done 76k still ok on the shocks and springs from new

 

[Russ.]

My car was on about 45k when the rear shock gave up

 

[Martin_172]

i replaced both mine at 30k after loosing the back end and heading for a bush backwords.20k later they are still ok

 

[Gstar2006]

Think mine are all in need of doing. Carlton Garage insisted I was rolling on lowering springs as well. Erm... Nope. I think they've probably just sagged or summat :/

Looking at it and replacing all the shocks and springs is gonna cost more than coilovers

 

[JackoR26]

Mines done 76k still ok on the shocks and springs from new

Driven like a girl iirc :rasp:

 

[D1CKY]

The roads are a joke!! Are they not covered by warrenty?

I dunno, do you think i'd have a leg to stand on if i went into Renault with my receipt and the burst shocker ?

Driven like a girl iirc :rasp:

Lol

 

[rctempire]

Maybe not. Unless they can be proven faulty.

I replaced mine at 55k on the mark 1. due to be replaced again at 65k. Just to make sure they are ok with the compression.

 

[ed the driver]

its shocking that some last for ages and others fail.

 

[D1CKY]

its shocking that some last for ages and others fail.

Tell me about it

The Renault dealer up her are useless.

So i'll give it a miss going up.
They take about half an hour to get a oil filter and sump washer

 

[powey]

time for aftermarket shocks?

 

[D1CKY]

time for aftermarket shocks?

I was thinking that.

But the only ones i've heard that are worth having are Koni's.

And for 4 off them i may as well keep the £££'s and get coilies

 

[bobby_the_one]

i bought 2 off ebay, brand new, not sure what make! £35 each and everythings sweet!! mine did 107,000 before busting!

p.s assuming clart didnt change them!

 

[ed the driver]

i bought 2 off ebay, brand new, not sure what make! £35 each and everythings sweet!! mine did 107,000 before busting!

p.s assuming clart didnt change them!

Thats got to be some sort of record!!!!!

 

[Spongebob 172]

mine got 103k out of them before they let go....

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Right my rear O/S rear is shagged, oil all over it on my Phase 1 172

Will 2003 172 Cup shocks be okay to replace them? Or are they different?

 

[ed the driver]

Im sure the cup stuff will fit

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Thanks again mate, i added this in here aswell as no one had replied to my other thread!

 

[D1CKY]

Whats the average life of rear shockers on a 1*2 ?

As one of mine is pissing out oil.

And i just dug out the receipt to see when the 2 rears were replaced last, and they were fitted 9000miles ago

Grrr, just before Fcs too.

Thats one of the rear shockers pissing out oil again and i replaced them back in June 2009 when i posted this thread

Any ideas why i'm going through so many rear shocks in so little time ?

The car has standard shocks all round c/w Eibach Sportlines.

 

[Fletcher]

Thats one of the rear shockers pissing out oil again and i replaced them back in June 2009 when i posted this thread

Any ideas why i'm going through so many rear shocks in so little time ?

The car has standard shocks all round c/w Eibach Sportlines.

Strange...

Time for coilovers fella

 

[D1CKY]

Strange...

Time for coilovers fella

Thats what i'm thinking.
I'm pricing them up the now and will just have to live with the clunk for a wee while longer when i go over bumps.

 

[Fletcher]

^^^Yes mate.

 

[D1CKY]

I just wish this s**t weather would shift as don't fancy fitting new coilies to be all corroded come summer

 

[fizzy_drink]

My rears lasted abour 50k IIRC.

TBH, you might as well do the fronts too... as they'd be past their best at that point.

 

[Adamio]

Mine lasted about 50k, they were replaced a couple of months before they were removed

If you get desperate, these are a bargain imo - http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=433707