Recent content by barwell1992

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    Poor handling after new rear contisport contact 5 rears

    Yup stiffer side walls. And usually slightly softer compound.
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    Poor handling after new rear contisport contact 5 rears

    There worn and original but not to bad, I'll check them for play. Car has just shy of 39000 on the clock
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    Poor handling after new rear contisport contact 5 rears

    I'd say that's exactly what mine felt like, apart from I'd lost a lot of progression from the rear when it started to break loose, even when my old tyres were down to the wear markers they I'd still say they had more grip. Ill ly do some miles with it over the next few weeks as I've only just...
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    Poor handling after new rear contisport contact 5 rears

    Right, so went and purchased a gauge to check pressures properly rather than using petrol station kit, turn's out that both rears were sitting at 26psi, fronts were at 31psi (I'd checked them yesterday At a petrol station, they were supposedly at 2.1bar/30psi , they were done cold) I had also...
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    Poor handling after new rear contisport contact 5 rears

    I'm sure there the correct way round but will double check, I don't think there symmetrical
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    Poor handling after new rear contisport contact 5 rears

    Yup 33f 30r, I'm going to drop to 28 rear, I figure the tyre been a XL will have a stiffer side wall meaning to tyre isn't as compliant possibly reducing the contact patch.
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    Poor handling after new rear contisport contact 5 rears

    Hi all Had some new rear tyres fitted a few weeks back and I've had handling issues since. firstly the car previously had sport contact 5 XL's on the front and sport contact 3's on the rear (not sure if they were XL rated) the car felt sure footed even when cracking on in the wet, My driving...
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    Lower balljoint pinch bolt size or part No:

    Cool, that would be great, my dealer isn't that switched on..
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    Lower balljoint pinch bolt size or part No:

    Some one must had the Part No: or size
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    Lower balljoint pinch bolt size or part No:

    Hi there, Does anyone know what size and length the pinch bolt is for the lower ball joint or what part number the Renault part is ? It's item number 9 on the attached image. Cheers Dan
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    Mat Red 200 and blue 197 Stratford on Avon.

    Red 200 was parked outside subway in the may bird shopping Center mat red wrap? And followed a blue 197 out of Stratford toward a46.
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    Hi From Northampton

    Im in lower boddington just outside Banbury literally just in Northampton cheers all Dan
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    Hi From Northampton

    Hi both, Boxer the roof is painted as standard on the silverstone gp.
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    What's your number !

    I have No:30 1- Gilmos1 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- Luke-200silvergp 9- chrisG200 10- 11- 12- 13- Matty_doh 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 19- 20- 21- 22- 23- 24- 25- 26- 27- 28-Sean_89 29- 30-barwell1992 31- 32- v6clo 33- 34- 35- 36- SimonK 37- wezza 38- 39- 40- 41-SGP41 42- 43- Colt3003 44-T200 CUP 45- 46- 47-...