suspension

here is my pride and joy. only owned the car for 18 months, need something bigger due to family getting bigger. always run on vpower. ktec ultra performance 182 exhaust system without silcencer, but car isn't as loud as you would think. the car is great to drive and so much fun. you really do...

Lol I know this is a longshot My dampers have been away for refurb for over 3 weeks now and I get a different excuse everyday. I am doing a trackday at donnington this Monday 25Th July. I need to borrow some dampers for the day :D Obviously would pay if they were damaged and happy to pay...

Hi guys, I'm confuzzled. Looking through so many threads on here about the original Eibach sport springs i have found a glitch i would like ironing out. I recently replaced my trophy springs with a new pair. the part number number on the springs on the ones i replaced and like wise...

I have for sale my front and rear trophy suspension the fronts where rebuilt by BG motorsport on the 16/02/2011 with invoices to prove and the rears where bought brand new on the 23/02/2011 again with invoices to prove. Since then they have done roughly 1500 miles so are as new. This suspension...

Just front suspension units + springs. Must be off a 182 cup (60mm stuts), to fit a trophy. Looking to either buy or borrow for a week or two. Thanks

Hi chaps, wonder if anyone can help with my issue. I've been doing quite some work to my T the last month: Front sachs refurb, fitted Ktec solid top mounts, Poly bushes fitted to lower wishbones and anti roll bar, new track rod ends, lower balljoints, koni adjustable rear dampers, mark fish...

It may just be me being worried or the road angle or something, but i seem to feel my front n/s bounces more than the o/s on flat full road width speed bumps where i can feel both rebound at the same time more or less, and there is a little knocking noise every now and then, i know the knocking...

Hi guys Just wondered if anyone had experienced this before. If you imagine a multi-storey car park, and the 'spirals' you have to drive up in order to go up levels; I have noticed that I experience quite a loud and profound grinding noise when driving up these. The steering wheel also tends to...

hi all havent been on here for a while thought il just post some pics of my new car to replace my 200, its been 7 years having renaults and the trophy was the best of the lot :D. i wanted something abit faster and lighter what do you think? http://flic.kr/p/9UhA4n

I am currently looking at selling my 182 which has the full sach suspension front and rears The fronts have been rebuilt by BG motorsport and the rear sach where bought brand-new from Renault They have had roughly 1000 miles use. These are perfect if your suspension is due a refresh as there...

I've managed to get the ball joint from the hub despite the thread spinning with the nut, grr! But now i can't shift the rod from the bar. I'm using a 21mm spanner on the rod and 13mm spanner on the bar...i could do with more leverage and will try and think of something. I'm spraying wd40 but in...

I've been trauling through suspension threads for the last hour and can't find an answer. Where does everyone buy them from? And, What is 'revalving'? Is it just matching the damping settings to OE spec or is it something specialist that the likes of MF would do? Thanks

I have loved my Trophy for many years but now it is time to sell. Number 370/500. I had a clio expert take a look today and they said it was great to see a totally standard vehicle, an honest car. Serviced annually, recently cared for my M&N motors (renault specialists) full service in...

when i pull away i get a knock from the front, when i change low gear i get the knock aswell like something is moving backwards as i pull away. after driving about 60 for a few mins the service trac light comes on. i know my suspension needs rebuilt but this wouldnt be the cause of it i dont...

Had the speedlines sorted out so it was time to get them on the car and take the 182 wheels off. Had them done at "The Wheel Specialist" in edinburgh and i must say the price was cheap and the job is spot on with almost an excact match.

As promised i have a few photos of before and after of the dampers once shot blasted and sprayed. If anyone else is thinking of doing this then from my own experiences i would suggest you look into building up the lost material once the rust and corrosion has been removed, the guy who done mine...

Righto, my front sachs started leaking so i've removed them from the car, sent them off to BG to be stripped, they've sent them back to me to be blasted and coated then i'm sending them back for refitting. While that's being done i'm working on the rest of the susp. Removed the arch liners and...

Hi I am currently looking at getting a 182 and see this on Autotrader. It looks like a good example but not been to see it yet as it is over 100 miles from me and my car doesnt go away until Sunday. Has a couple of mods and I was wondering if the owner or previous owner was on here - I see the...

Hi all, I've recently had the front and rear dampers replaced/rebuilt as well as the top mounts. Its going back in the shop tomorrow to have the ball joints replaced as well ready for a full geo alignment on saturday. The guy at the geo place mentioned the track rod ends can sometimes be a...

Just had the front dampers back from BG motorsports, and replaced the rear dampers and top mounts at the same time. Imagine my surprise to hear creaking still coming from the front suspension somewhere [-X I've done some digging around on here and people suggest replacing the ball joints at...

Swapped my rears to the front as treads heading towards 3mm. That way I can replace them ASAP and put the new ones back on the back for winter. Wondering if this was wise as car feels very odd! Had balancing done on them but since then car still seems to wander more. Wondering if the tyres...

I'm sure most of you attempt or have attempted to carry out work on your own car before, mechanical minded or not. I for one have very little experience working on cars but can't resist having a go with a 'how hard can it be attitude'. As of yet I haven't caused any major damage (touch wood)...

Hi all now i know this has been covered many times before however i have a query that as far as i can see no one has asked. Now im getting the front dampers refurbished middle of May, im currently running standard springs but im looking into the rears. Im unhappy with how the Trophy likes to...

My first post & a sad one. I've had my Trophy (#61) for a v enjoyable year & took it for its first track day with me the Saturday before last at Lydden Hill, having just had the expensive full cam/aux belt done. Unfortunately it seems to have blown a valve & my local Renault dealer that I...

Good day chaps! My recent MOT revealed a leaking driver's side damper. So it's my intention to whip the shocks off, send them to BG for refurb, off which i have just emailed. Just a note, I emailed Mark Fish first, who basically said use BG as they have the market covered for this job. While...

Well even after nearly 6 years of ownership this little pocket rocket still surprises me. I know how quick it is on a B road, but in a straight line i always thought it slightly underpowered to take on the great and good of Germany's finest but boy was I wrong. 100 octane racing fuel on board...

Hi, Newbie just signing on and wanted to introduce myself. I'll be on the lookout for a Trophy or possibly a 182 with both Cup packs and recaros as a daily driver. I have a S1 Elise for the weekend, although I'm expecting that if what I read about the Tropy and 182 is right, I might be using...

Tonight I was looking at my Trophy and something wasn't right with the stance, jacked it up to find the driver side front spring broken. Somehow it had managed to break and go under the upper half??? So the car sits higher on that side now :? Before I phone Renault tomorrow I was considering...

Dont know if anyone is interested on here but i have an almost new gmax suspension kit for sale on eBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-fiesta-Gmax- ... 33666ba43e Thanks

Hi Guys, I know some of this has been covered in other topics but I'm trying to bring it all together and get peoples views. As my dampers are going away soon to be rebuilt and depinned, I was wondering about the rest of the suspension setup. What kind of things have you guys done to sharpen up...