SPRING Just Snapped

[motorola222]

well driving home today with my mate i went round a roundabout and heard a clunk(loud) i thought at first it may of just been a bottle or something untill a metalic rattle started to appear.

the car drove and still does perfectly i raised the wheel when i got home on the jack to discover the bottom of the spring has completley sheared off. rusty as hell too.

now i dont know whether or not to go for the £330 coilover kit from K-Tec and do the whole car or just replace the springs on the front.

What do u guys think?

 

[AhmedRSi]

do it

 

[sideways danny]

coilovers, or at minimum a set of eibach springs

 

[motorola222]

dont wanna spend to much thought

 

[motorola222]

this has happened on the same day ive had the belts done

 

[motorola222]

aint eibach expensive dont mind if it improves handling

 

[iimushroomzii]

Get some coilovers mate

 

[Sam]

go for coilovers mate. you wont look back, and you will regret it if you dont.

 

[motorola222]

so its the consensus its just so expensive

how about lowering springs as a replacement.

 

[sideways danny]

so its the consensus its just so expensive

how about lowering springs as a replacement.

lowering springs was what i was refering to as eibachs

 

[DrR]

Lol at being willing to be paying £330 for coilovers but then saying new eibach springs are to expensive.

 

[motorola222]

lol i didnt realise he meant just the springs. i thought i he meant a complete eibach set up lmao

 

[motorola222]

Or do I just go for a standard again

 

[motorola222]

????

 

[Greeny.]

Its up to you? the Ktec coilovers are decent for £330 but the rear springs dont let you go super low, have a search around the Ktec thread for pics.

 

[motorola222]

I don't wanna make it too low I don't wanna me it to obvious that it's had suspention mods

 

[motorola222]

alright decided i want coilovers as im borrowing the money to help me buy them, which do u rekon i should go for sensible ones please no £800 kits!!!. i wont be doing trac days but i do drive on the roads like a complete T***

 

[Jonff]

Or do I just go for a standard again

I'd only do that if you're planning on getting rid of the car anytime soon. Set of Eibachs will be cheaper than standard springs (if you buy new from Renault)

Edit: Just noticed your last post.

 

[sideways danny]

I'd go for v-maxx coilovers on a budget

 

[motorola222]

yeah ive put my name down for the vmaxx i hope there gonna be ok on my 172 its the only car ive been able to mod as the others were on finance.

got a miltek sport exhaust now ill have coilies!!!! thinking about tinting the windows next.

 

[littleC18]

go coilovers mate. this happened to me yesterday. except i didnt know it had done it. no rattling at all, no difference. changed my springs yesterday and when we took it off. on spring was split down the middle on one end. and another had about a 4inch piece snapped off on one end. was so surprised. your standard springs done many miles? mine had done about 80,000, would have expected them to have lasted longer tbh.

 

[motorola222]

84,000 mine have done mate and it's the last 4 inches of my spring too

 

[iain187]

Personally if you're not interested in track days and you don't want the car to look too obvious that it's been lowered, I'd just get a set of Eibach lowering springs.

(it will also be more comfy)

 

[motorola222]

Yeah I thought that but I've lost my faith in renult so I'm doing the whole lot besides I might do a track day