KW Clubsport...good or bad? - Page 2

phoenixcsl · 15-05-2012, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by karbonkid

Toby seems a shame to start from scratch again. I really would get in touch with Nitron and insist they take a look at them on the car FOC. Something doesn't sound right and sure they will be to sort if anyone, unless it's car related but doesn't sound like it.

Spoken to previous owner to see if he had any similar issues?

Alternatively your more than welcome to come down to me and compare like for like and set up on mine.

Actually, Alex can you pm me your ride height front & rear (floor to bottom of wheelarch), that would be mega handy

karbonkid · 15-05-2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by shimmy

LeonB had a car on Nitron back in 2010 and suffered big ime on set up

What issues did Leonb have with his?

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Originally Posted by phoenixcsl

Actually, Alex can you pm me your ride height front & rear (floor to bottom of wheelarch), that would be mega handy

Yea no problem. I have 18s on ATM. I will be back later today so will PM you details. I can also post up pic if you need a visual.

phoenixcsl · 15-05-2012, 04:54 PM

Right, have spoken to Nitron again, they want me to send back the rear shocks, they reckon they could have been over pressurised, so they want to check them, they have done me a discounted price on their service rates, so i'm going to give that a shot before I get grumpy and buy something else.

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Originally Posted by karbonkid

Yea no problem. I have 18s on ATM. I will be back later today so will PM you details. I can also post up pic if you need a visual.

Legend thanks Alex.

karbonkid · 15-05-2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by phoenixcsl

Actually, Alex can you pm me your ride height front & rear (floor to bottom of wheelarch), that would be mega handy

OK my ride heights from floor to w/arch (running 18s)

FR - 645mm
FL - 645mm
RR - 623mm
RL - 648mm

**shimmy** · 15-05-2012, 07:27 PM

Can't remember LeonBs Nitron issues, but his car was very difficult to drive on track and he was working with them on it for weeks.

Ride height is better measured from centre of wheel

phoenixcsl · 15-05-2012, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by karbonkid

OK my ride heights from floor to w/arch (running 18s)
RR - 623mm
RL - 648mm

sounds a bit wonky to me!

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Originally Posted by shimmy

Ride height is better measured from centre of wheel

Is it? Whats the best ride height for coilovered CSL's?

**shimmy** · 15-05-2012, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by phoenixcsl

sounds a bit wonky to me!

Is it? Whats the best ride height for coilovered CSL's?

Who knows, certainly not me.

Just hat centre of wheel takes out all selects of tyre/rim size when comparing ride height.

If you set ride height and swap old tyres to knew or 19 to 18 rims, ride height will change of course.

phoenixcsl · 15-05-2012, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by shimmy

Who knows, certainly not me.

Just hat centre of wheel takes out all selects of tyre/rim size when comparing ride height.

If you set ride height and swap old tyres to knew or 19 to 18 rims, ride height will change of course.

You're no help at all

Thats a good point on the height measurements.

I need to find a good ride height balance, for some reason the rears were a tad high when I left Simpsons the other week, I'm going to send off the rear shocks to Nitron on the weekend and get them to have a look / rebuild / re-gas the rear shocks.

**shimmy** · 15-05-2012, 10:29 PM

Ride height depends on what you use car for tbh. The only thing I insist on is front to be 5-10mm higher than rear with driver in, corner weighted as best you can and front clearance big enough so I can still park over speed bumps at Stansted airport short term parking!

phoenixcsl · 15-05-2012, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by shimmy

Ride height depends on what you use car for tbh. The only thing I insist on is front to be 5-10mm higher than rear with driver in, corner weighted as best you can and front clearance big enough so I can still park over speed bumps at Stansted airport short term parking!

That was the problem I have, the car looked level, where I wanted the rears to be a minimum of 5mm lower than the fronts, to be honest the way it has been set up doesn't look too far from standard.

The chaps at Nitron think the rear shocks may be over pressurised as I cant get the drop I want and my rears are not going as low as Alex's from the numbers he's just given.

15-05-2012, 07:27 PM	#15
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	Can't remember LeonBs Nitron issues, but his car was very difficult to drive on track and he was working with them on it for weeks. Ride height is better measured from centre of wheel __________________ .

15-05-2012, 10:29 PM	#19
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	Ride height depends on what you use car for tbh. The only thing I insist on is front to be 5-10mm higher than rear with driver in, corner weighted as best you can and front clearance big enough so I can still park over speed bumps at Stansted airport short term parking! __________________ .