Front end light as **##
Discussion
as you are probably aware i have just bought a v6 clio,
all is excellent apart from the front end skates like a tart on an ironing board.
i have tried the tyre pressures checked wear and also matching tyres etc,have driven a couple of v6's and not had this problem before can anyone shed some light on this, it starts doing this at about 30-40 mph and contiues right up to(not saying)and scares the cr#p out of you as it wanders.
Thanks in advance
Dave.
all is excellent apart from the front end skates like a tart on an ironing board.
i have tried the tyre pressures checked wear and also matching tyres etc,have driven a couple of v6's and not had this problem before can anyone shed some light on this, it starts doing this at about 30-40 mph and contiues right up to(not saying)and scares the cr#p out of you as it wanders.
Thanks in advance
Dave.
Dave have you tried the V6 forum (can't remember address) or cliosport.net? Probably more likely to find an answer there.
I know that the V6 is very sensitive to chassis setup and the mk1 is known to be a bit lary anyway. Perhaps it needs some fine tuning?
I remember I read an EVO article (£10k performance cars IRRC) where an owner of a Mk1 V6 like yours had the his suspension settings changed by a Renault specialist (possibly Mark Fish motorsport) which had improved the handling making it less edgey (similar to what Renault did for the mk2 I assume).
I know that the V6 is very sensitive to chassis setup and the mk1 is known to be a bit lary anyway. Perhaps it needs some fine tuning?
I remember I read an EVO article (£10k performance cars IRRC) where an owner of a Mk1 V6 like yours had the his suspension settings changed by a Renault specialist (possibly Mark Fish motorsport) which had improved the handling making it less edgey (similar to what Renault did for the mk2 I assume).
Baldylocks said:
Dave have you tried the V6 forum (can't remember address) or cliosport.net? Probably more likely to find an answer there.
I know that the V6 is very sensitive to chassis setup and the mk1 is known to be a bit lary anyway. Perhaps it needs some fine tuning?
I remember I read an EVO article (£10k performance cars IRRC) where an owner of a Mk1 V6 like yours had the his suspension settings changed by a Renault specialist (possibly Mark Fish motorsport) which had improved the handling making it less edgey (similar to what Renault did for the mk2 I assume).
Thanks jI know that the V6 is very sensitive to chassis setup and the mk1 is known to be a bit lary anyway. Perhaps it needs some fine tuning?
I remember I read an EVO article (£10k performance cars IRRC) where an owner of a Mk1 V6 like yours had the his suspension settings changed by a Renault specialist (possibly Mark Fish motorsport) which had improved the handling making it less edgey (similar to what Renault did for the mk2 I assume).
Will do a bit of research i have half an idea that the geo is out slightly,
thanks for the info edgy is a tad understated
or maybe its my large boots 
www.v6clio.net is your friend - there's also the Mk1 and Mk2 geo settings in the v6Wiki that you can get to via the site.
If you're getting that behaviour at low speed it points to a geometry issue.
Both versions have a tendency to front-end lift at high speed that can be at least partially sorted by installing a trophy style splitter.
If you're getting that behaviour at low speed it points to a geometry issue.
Both versions have a tendency to front-end lift at high speed that can be at least partially sorted by installing a trophy style splitter.
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