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Don't bother with these springs again. They don't seem all that to me. Eibach Prolines or Mark Fishes (gettit) all the way. In the past When I wanted a ricecooker, sorry evo, I sooooo wanted Exetc suspension as it sounds the bx. On the front I'd say it is the damper doing all the work. On the...

I also thought about 4x4s, but the weight penalty is quite high. They can do lots, but they are not very rewarding. Its controlled by a computer etc. They are also expensive to run. You get tired of the silly boost as well eventually.

Ok Smart Roadster, please no. Heard lots about them, all bad I'm afraid. M3's are a great all rounder, but you wouldn't want to mod them really. Don't know if that is your thing. The brakes are not good, AP's are the very expensive answer. £1300 per axle. Great cars but costly to run. Its true...

I have spent a lot of time in the lotus community, as my bro has an elise. So as me anything you need to know. If I don't know i'll be able to point you in the right direction. VXT is a good car. But you can get a S2 Exige 190 now for £18k-20K. It looks much better, has more downforce, and has a...

There is a place in Hemel Hempstead that sells bearings, transmission seals and v belts called Stateline bearing and transmission. Don't know if that helps. My dampers are slowly leaking oil, presumably from one of the seals. It has made the ride alot less damped over small bumps, I'm going to...

blimey Ive always thought my front springs feel stiffer than the rears. But it might just be cause ive adjusted the front nicely and cant adjust the rear. Great activity day BTW. 70mph on high speed bend and a 1:07 on the top cone circuit. Shamed an R32 haha.

Mine came loose, but Mark Fish used his "special" way of tightening them lol. But after the North Weald activity day on Sunday, they might come loose again haha.

yey one up for the hardcore T fans =D> :lol:

vibra technics mounts? Price, where to purchase etc... SPILL :mrgreen:

Anyone tried the rs2s? How do they compare to exaltos?

I had a creaking from the front end, but it went away. I think it was the antiroll bar bushes. I oiled them. Certainly i want front and rear acting as one.

Ok where do I start. I re-read the ready for the track yozza page on suspension. I have finally worked out that, in order to fit coilovers, you need to fit the renaultsport rear strut as per clio cup race cars. This is because it is much stiffer, like someone touched upon earlier. They would...

I will do. Bilsteins - I heard about them on the cup cars, they use penske now. So would they be the PSS9 or something better/worse? And are they still damper and spring separate or coilovers?

Lots of helpful info there, thanks. Thats one thing too. Elises dont use top mounts as the chassis is very different, therefore they have no worries there either. I was thinking of going for mark fish strut top mounts, so that isn't a problem.

yes I was there, theoretically too. I think its double wishbones verses single, basically. But all race cars run about 800lb on the rear. So if that were true, why arent theirs different? As for ARB, I will try to find out the make of his arb. I was looking on the ohlins website at their 3ways...

Thats the idea of the helper springs. My bros car doesn't feel stiff at all, but it is. You have to experience it to believe it. It seems impossible. Id go out and by an elise tomorrow. I probably know more about them than I do my T, through my brother. However, my mum could never get in an...

Yes they are coilovers. Also, he has both stiffer springs and a very stiff ARB thats about an inch thick. So I assume that both together keep the car neutral. I also thought that stiffer front springs compared to mid engined car will help to counter the extra weight and conering loads.

no cause the helper springs and normal springs go together. The idea is that the helper is fully compressed and only extends down potholes and in corners etc (droop). The damper needs to seemlessly change from one to the other. BTW the work my bro had done came to £5000 lol

I believe on the Super2000 clio rally cars they do change the rear strut so they can fit the ohlins three ways. Yozza mentioned this too. But I dont know which part this is or where to get it from?

but what if i did want to. I believe you cant fit helper springs without going "coil over"?

I have a week of work soon, so I was thinking of getting the front dampers refurbished. However, having seen a new suspension setup on another car (more in a minute), I want to do some suspension mods at the same time. Ok, in my opinion, The car is far too soft, more so at the rear. This is...

want them NOW! =D>

ok what benefits have you really noticed?

keep them! My exhaust is playing up at 3000 rpm too, when the cams come in I think. Its a french car, not a lifeless german or jap one. It makes noises all the time anyway, at least it will be THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE LOL! :lol:

Yes those are the puppies. I can put up with rattles now. I've told myself the car stereo plan is off for good. The trophy is a terrible car for ice installs and would take my own body weight in sound deadening material to make it quiet. Besides, when i get the new exhaust made, it will be the...

Ok how much for what? And when you say rattles, are they small annoying ones or big bad ones? Is it like an S1 Lotus Elise with a hardtop on?

no it sounds like the flexy section has rusted through. could be the dogbone. Maybe best to get mf to check it or get the jack out.

Does anyone know if there are any mainifolds better than standard 182. It is £600 with fitting lol.

I have realised that if you get in the car for the first time, don't switch on, the windows wont move. The drivers side only moves after the car has started and switched off again. I think its a safety feature that prevents kids being trapped, or more stealable lol.

false alarm. Seems its meant to do it. rubber + vinyl lube quietened the windows down.