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Track day suspension



Doris

ClioSport Club Member
  Renault Clio 172 Cup
I'm looking to replace my bilstein b14s as finding the suspension too soft for track use. Clio 172 cup used for track days and driving to/from circuit.
I already have ktec solid top mounts and white line rear ARB fitted.
Suggestions for kits and suppliers please.
Cheers
 
If on a budget then have a look at BC DR coilovers with custom springs (10kg/8kg) or if you're up for spending £1500-2000 then AST's are pretty much the dogs for the 1*2.
 

Doris

ClioSport Club Member
  Renault Clio 172 Cup
Thanks everyone, looks like BC Racing DR kit is the best option for my budget
 

M.C..

ClioSport Club Member
I have brought some Gaz gold off @Mash. i am yet to fit and try them but they are going to be much better than the standard shocks and cooksports I have now.
It was hard choice between the Gaz and BC’s but the rear coilover with the Gaz swayed me as it is easier to change rear spring rate if needed.
 

Doris

ClioSport Club Member
  Renault Clio 172 Cup
I have brought some Gaz gold off @Mash. i am yet to fit and try them but they are going to be much better than the standard shocks and cooksports I have now.
It was hard choice between the Gaz and BC’s but the rear coilover with the Gaz swayed me as it is easier to change rear spring rate if needed.
Yeah I did look at Gaz Gold, slightly more expensive than the BC's but do look good quality. I don't know anyone with any experience of them so would be interested to hear how you find them
 

Hyperhatch

ClioSport Club Member
  182
I run them and have no issue at all with them. I do run stupidly hard springs (650 front / 450 rear from memory) which makes road driving a bit hard! I've never driven a car with ASTs (or BCs) so can't compare. I did have Gaz topmounts but they were rubbish. I have PMS topmounts now. I paid £800 with topmounts. They are now 2 years old and and have covered 5 track days and two ring trip (30ish laps and 1000 miles each trip) with no problems at all.
 

Doris

ClioSport Club Member
  Renault Clio 172 Cup
Ok, so BC DRs and Gaz Gold are good options.
I see ktec do a coilover kit for just over £1100. Does anyone have any experience of this setup?
 

Doris

ClioSport Club Member
  Renault Clio 172 Cup
Ok, so BC DRs and Gaz Gold are good options.
I see ktec do a coilover kit for just over £1100. Does anyone have any experience of this setup?
Just noticed this is manufactured by Gaz!!
 

Doris

ClioSport Club Member
  Renault Clio 172 Cup
Bearing in mind the car is predominantly for track day use, how about replacing all the bushes with Powerflex black series? Has anyone replaced all the bushes? If so, is it worth doing before I invest in replacement coilovers?
 
If on a budget then have a look at BC DR coilovers with custom springs (10kg/8kg) or if you're up for spending £1500-2000 then AST's are pretty much the dogs for the 1*2.

I pressume the first figure is the front spring rate?
Just because with the reading up ive been doing Ive noticed a lot of people tend to run a stiffer rear spring. But on Kam racing they only offer up to an 8kg rear spring on the BCs..
 
I pressume the first figure is the front spring rate?
Just because with the reading up ive been doing Ive noticed a lot of people tend to run a stiffer rear spring. But on Kam racing they only offer up to an 8kg rear spring on the BCs..
Sorry meant 10 rear, 8 front. BC should be able to do 10 rears even though they don't advertise on Kam but the rear dampers may need to be revalved to suit.
 
Bearing in mind the car is predominantly for track day use, how about replacing all the bushes with Powerflex black series? Has anyone replaced all the bushes? If so, is it worth doing before I invest in replacement coilovers?
Got mine to do, more so just to freshen them up and the powerflex bushes are cheap enough and will last longer than OE.
 
Bearing in mind the car is predominantly for track day use, how about replacing all the bushes with Powerflex black series? Has anyone replaced all the bushes? If so, is it worth doing before I invest in replacement coilovers?

I have only replaced the engine top mount and the dog bone bushing with the black powerflex, but its a big difference for the better, gears are lot smoother and engine responds quicker. If its a race car then im sure you are not bothered about noise and vibration, because its pretty bad. The interior was so loud on first start up, I did a video and was talking it was so distorted the audio was one big distorted noise! Its calmed down since then but there are a lot of loose rattles still
I have also the upper gearbox mount from vibra techs which was a good purchase to, definitely worth doing the lot
 
  182
Go with the BC DR's with their solid camber/caster adjustment top mounts for £866 then sell your KTEC solid top mounts...to me 😄

https://www.kamracing.co.uk/car-tun...ilovers-172-182-renaultsport-inc-172-cup.html

reviving an old thread here. i am looking for a track spec coilover and was about to pull the plug on some Gaz gha but then saw this post. i was all excited but i am confused. this link to kamracing suggests that the clio has a DS range of coilovers for track cars..... but BC Racing dont list anything of the sort on their website???

has anyone bought the kit as linked? with 10kg/8kg springs?
 

MLB

ClioSport Club Member
This seems to link to the DS series on the bc racing website, is that what you're looking for?

Edit:
Think I see what you mean, if you select Renault Clios it doesn't show the DS series. That's strange.

Interesting though, these are on my wish list for the clio as well.
 
  182
i called BC they said they do sell the DS range but not many so they didnt bother listing it on the website. so KAM racing website is correct!!

problem i now face is the BC DS coilovers are more than i paid for my car!!! lol
 

Eddie555

ClioSport Club Member
  Q7 2018 & 172 Cup.
i called BC they said they do sell the DS range but not many so they didnt bother listing it on the website. so KAM racing website is correct!!

problem i now face is the BC DS coilovers are more than i paid for my car!!! lol
I paid £1900 for the car.. I paid £1980 for my AST's... My car now owes me triple maybe even quadruple what I initially intended to spend on a cheap track car.. [emoji2958]

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  182
I paid £1900 for the car.. I paid £1980 for my AST's... My car now owes me triple maybe even quadruple what I initially intended to spend on a cheap track car.. [emoji2958]

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haha nice. i spent nowhere near that thus far. i, £1300 in and just need coilovers, cage and harnesses. id love to look in the forsale section but need to be a member :(
 

frayz

ClioSport Club Member
High end dampers will literally transform a car, so well worth what they cost IME.
ASTs at £500 a corner for 5100s are the very entry level of decent quality items too when you're talking good quality dampers.
Very much a "you get what you pay for" item.
 

Kev@KAM

ClioSport Trader
  Badass Toyota
i called BC they said they do sell the DS range but not many so they didnt bother listing it on the website. so KAM racing website is correct!!

problem i now face is the BC DS coilovers are more than i paid for my car!!! lol

The BC Ds series is our biggest seller. We have pushed the UK distributor a bit on this range as we were making them special order all the kits for us.
Good news is we sold so many with custom top mounts that the Ds series now comes with camber adjustable top mounts as standard.

For track get a 8kg if used on the road. 9 or 10kg fronts for a more track only car.
 

Kev@KAM

ClioSport Trader
  Badass Toyota
High end dampers will literally transform a car, so well worth what they cost IME.
ASTs at £500 a corner for 5100s are the very entry level of decent quality items too when you're talking good quality dampers.
Very much a "you get what you pay for" item.


Its something like £2400 with the top mounts which is a real shame.
With the BC at £894 for a kit its a huge gulf in price. Personally I'd leave AST for the race car where the kit may give a few tenths of extra performance. The damping is better for sure but the Clio is currently regarded as a budget trackcar.
 

MLB

ClioSport Club Member
@Kev@KAM My 182 is on cup shocks with grams springs which I find bottoms out quite often going over potholes and feels quite harsh on the road. Felt pretty good on track though.

How would my setup compare to the bc DS series in terms of performance/comfort? I drive the Clio on the road and on track.

Is the 8kg option a big compromise compared to 9kg or 10kg on track? Especially if coming from cup shocks and grams springs?
 

frayz

ClioSport Club Member
Its something like £2400 with the top mounts which is a real shame.
With the BC at £894 for a kit its a huge gulf in price. Personally I'd leave AST for the race car where the kit may give a few tenths of extra performance. The damping is better for sure but the Clio is currently regarded as a budget trackcar.

Entirely fair comments Kev, given the budget allowed.

Slightly off topic for the OPs usage.

I've purchased a set of ASTs purely for the road as i believe this is arguably where higher end dampers come into their own. Its all well and good running super hard spring rates when you're driving on a billiard table smooth circuit, You can get away with a more budget damper and achieve similar performance in terms of lap times. Actual chassis control over undulating roads i think is a greater test of any damper unit and why i opted for a set of ASTs.
 

Kev@KAM

ClioSport Trader
  Badass Toyota
Entirely fair comments Kev, given the budget allowed.

Slightly off topic for the OPs usage.

I've purchased a set of ASTs purely for the road as i believe this is arguably where higher end dampers come into their own. Its all well and good running super hard spring rates when you're driving on a billiard table smooth circuit, You can get away with a more budget damper and achieve similar performance in terms of lap times. Actual chassis control over undulating roads i think is a greater test of any damper unit and why i opted for a set of ASTs.

Personally my issue with the clio for road use is poor bump steer. Mine is on Sachs dampers with Cooksport springs at the moment and I dont like the way it rides.
 

frayz

ClioSport Club Member
Personally my issue with the clio for road use is poor bump steer. Mine is on Sachs dampers with Cooksport springs at the moment and I dont like the way it rides.
I've got a set of Northloop hubs to go on mine, (actually dropped them at the electroplaters today).
I'm hoping these with the track rod cones will all but eliminate that and make the road manners even better. Josh Cook spec'd the ASTs especially for road at 70kg/40kg so should be interesting to see how it all works when they go on together.
 


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