coil over suspention???

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

I've got Blistine shocks all round on my 19 16v, so is there any benifit to be gained by Upgrading to coilovers?

Site Subscriber Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 2281

I believe coilovers offer a greater amount of control over the ride height and other aspects of the cars' handling.

I wait to be corrected on that tho'!

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

OK, Happy with that.

However, is there any point to uprating for normal road use or is it mainly for the WOW FACTOR and track days?

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

not really, they were originally designed for track, but, it can have a good affect on a road cars handling

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

Not worth wasting my money then. Thanks

Site Subscriber Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 1575

dochertya765 wrote:

I've got Blistine shocks all round on my 19 16v, so is there any benifit to be gained by Upgrading to coilovers?

is the back not torsion bar???? if so how do you convert torsion bar to coil over with out changing the rear inner wheel arch?? also by coil over do you mean 2 1/4" diameter springs because most renault front suspension is coil over from what I understand! ie mcpherson (sp) strut and rising rate spring.

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

Yes the back is Torsion bar, however there are still rear shockers on there. (may not be the technical term for it but most people understood)

Yes the front are Mcpherson strut but if you check the link you should see what I mean. Wink

http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/suspension.jsp?make=H%26R&model=Coil-Over+PCS+Suspension

I saw a better example the other day but this link is just as good.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

David is being arsey about it! Laughing

But no not worth the money, time or effort tbh.

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

I knew he was being a sarcastic Wanker!

Cheers Chris anyway.

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Don't bother