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Hi - I am interested. Are you able to supply these, or divulge details? I wanted to get you to do my box, but I have no local garage that is willing to remove the box and take up a ramp for two weeks waiting unfortunately. What evidence do you have to suggest that these are better? Very...

Perfect - this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a million mate :sunglasses:

Thx for the advice - was hoping to keep my box as it's like butter when warm. Don't want to end up with a worse box. Not seen any spare boxes anywhere, apart from reconditioned ones?? I'd definitely want the box to be done by a specialist who know the Clio RS box, and who don't cut corners.

Long and the short of it – I think my syncros are on their way out. My box has the usual refusal to go into 1st and reverse when cold, but is actually a pleasure to use once warmed up and changes are like butter in all gears. Until… high revs. Then it crunches into 3rd, 4th and 6th. I’d like...

Thanks. I think the Oreca will be too loud for me. What I want is quiet at normal cruising speeds, with perhaps slightly more bass, and then a scream above 5k revs at WOT.

I can already hear you lot sniggering... So took the exhaust to my local garage. Cut the original system in two places to get it off over the rear sub frame. The new back boxes fitted well, with the clamps in the right place, which was a good start. We tried to fit the centre section, but...

Yes, completely agree. I said the same to them, but they wouldn’t divulge anything. Obvs not buying them without knowing what I’m buying! Very strange??

The rear is firm, but seems controlled. The rear springs are a little firmer than stock, but within the tolerance of the damper I'd say, and there is still plenty of travel left. The front however has a much bigger drop than the rear, and there is barely any suspension travel left in the...

No. Any lowering spring worth its salt, will compensate for the reduction in travel with a proportional increase in spring rate, to ensure that the spring doesn't bottom out. I spoke to Cooksport yesterday,and they agreed on that principle, however are closely guarding their spring rates and...

Thanks for all the comments. Yes it's definitely clear that the springs are poorly matched to the dampers. When you raise the front of the car up, it's quite telling just how much droop there is on the spring, which also demonstrates how much of the available damper travel has been used up due...

Hmmm... Not sure you've quite got that right fella. :) A softer damper will be even more bouncy, as it will be even less able to contain the loads transferred through the spring. I think the bounciness is mostly due to the shorter spring not being very well matched to Cup damper. Obviously...

I wonder why they'd spec anything hard if it wasn't suitable? Whiteline tend to go the extra mile with handling parts, so hard to believe they'd get it that wrong?? But then again, you could say that of H&R...

What makes you say that?

So…. I’ve spoken to H&R in Germany, and they have suggested that if the car is bouncy over bumps, then it sounds like the spring is compressing too much and allowing the damper to bottom out and hit its bump-stops. When you think about it, this makes sense and explains why most of the other...

Here you go. 255/35/18 tyres with 5mm spacer front and 10mm spacer rear. IMHO they look like they were made for the car. Looks completely OEM to me.

Thanks, yep I am coming to similar conclusion. This is a good thread with similar verdicts from a few years back on the 197: https://www.renaultsport.co.uk/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=60455

The wheels made no difference tbh bud. I was running stock Cup 17" wheels before and there was no difference, just lots less grip, lighter steering and very puny looking skinny tyres that looked very lost under the massive arches! I don't really want to 'soften' the ride, I just want to lose...

I had the original Cup wheels on the car when I bought it, only changed the wheels recently. I fitted the H&Rs after buying the car, and the ride definitely got worse then. The std Cup springs were firm yes, but nowhere near as bouncy!?? BTW - the extra grip and steering weight with the 255...

All the dampers are brand new 200 Cup ones, so definitely not them. Tyres won't make any difference, as it's the the way the damper is struggling to control the rebound momentum caused by the harder spring compressing over bumps, combined with the lack of travel I'm guessing. I'm talking...

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