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Bonzai

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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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29th Jun 03 at 22:57

can somebody post pics up of corsas on 15's, one lowered 40mm and another lowred 60mm

cheers guys

Fear

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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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29th Jun 03 at 23:06

My Mates lowered 60mm on 15's

and mine lowered 60mm on 16's

SRi_m00k

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Registered: 19th Jan 03
Location: N.Ireland
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29th Jun 03 at 23:48

here's mine just to throw it in lol

60mm at front on 16's and 90mm at back on 16's!!!

this is wat i'd recommend!!

Bonzai

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29th Jun 03 at 23:57

no offense but i think 90mm on the back looks gay, looks like ure riding with 4 fat birds in the car. i think 60mm all round is the way forward for my corsa

SRi_m00k

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30th Jun 03 at 00:17

nah i have mine back to 60mm at the back an it looks pants, really bare around the back of the car!! keepin it low reduces need for aftermarket bumpers etc IMO

Bonzai

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30th Jun 03 at 00:28

lol i like that idea then

how much arch work have u dun for 90mm tho??

Makarus

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30th Jun 03 at 01:18

Mine 60mm all round on 15" TSW Evo R's. The pick was taken just after it was lowered, it has bedded in better now and is a little lower.

Makarus

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30th Jun 03 at 01:19

Oh and to solver the problem with the high back bumper, its easy, just spend a little money on a rear nice splitter and your sorted, instead of lowering it an extreme amount, may get a few stares but I personally dont like it and I am sure a lot of the stares you get are people thinking the same.

Get a good splitter and your sorted, will show you mine at the back when its had its work done.

and-m

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Registered: 5th May 02
Location: Liverpool. Drives. Skud vRS.
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30th Jun 03 at 08:08

Mine lowered 40mm on 15s

Piccie here

Bonzai

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30th Jun 03 at 10:39

does 60mm all round require any archwork at all?

SRi_m00k

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30th Jun 03 at 12:17

quote:
Originally posted by lordbonzai
lol i like that idea then

how much arch work have u dun for 90mm tho??

cut back at metal of the arch and removed the bolts holdin the plastic arch on then bonded the arch to the body

easy enuff job

as for it not lookin gd, each to their own!!

SRi_m00k

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30th Jun 03 at 12:18

us hud be fine on 60mm all round as long as ur tires aren't bigger thean 195's and the wheels are the right (or close to correct) offset

TOMAS

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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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30th Jun 03 at 12:24

So how do you get 90mm at the back, is it just sat on bumpstops? I read that you had cut the springs but how do you go about cutting coils off of pig-tail springs???

oztek corsa

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Registered: 31st Jan 03
Location: luton
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30th Jun 03 at 12:43

will 195/45/16's go on standard arches with 60mm springs?

Eastbounre Corsa Bloke

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Registered: 7th Apr 02
Location: eastbourne, east sussex, uk
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30th Jun 03 at 13:08

god how many ppl r goin 2 aska bout the wheel qs on hear, ifs its et 45 or 49 u`ll b ok but best 2 take the to middle screw thingys on the plastic arche out

Legless

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Registered: 4th Nov 01
Location: Thetford,Norfolk,Red Corsa 1.4i 8v
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30th Jun 03 at 13:37

WHat side skirts are those on cheekycorsa (the black one) and were you get them from ??

SRi_m00k

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1st Jul 03 at 01:17

quote:
Originally posted by TOMAS
So how do you get 90mm at the back, is it just sat on bumpstops? I read that you had cut the springs but how do you go about cutting coils off of pig-tail springs???

easy, get a grinder, turn it on and cut!!

i'll get a pic posted of em for ye!! i have them outta the motor at the mo!!

i had the springs outt her other week and had to let her off the jack temporarily and to be honest it didnt go a lot lower than she does at 90 mm!! i need more!!!

TOMAS

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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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1st Jul 03 at 13:10

Yes but with pig-tails the turns get tighter at each end so if you cut them away you are left with big turns which surely means the spring wont seat properly and you risk it falling out over big bumps/jumps etc? Sorry to be a pain but what dampers are you using with them as my standard dampers lasted 3months lowered 60mm with uprated bumpstops and I cant find any sports damper that will actually go lower than 60-70mm when bottomed out onto bumpstops?

SRi_m00k

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Registered: 19th Jan 03
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3rd Jul 03 at 23:52

yeah u do risk em droppin out!!! and it will of course fail mot and as you say its hard on shocks!!

i'm runnin gmax gas shocks which are shorter stroke but not short enough!!

the springs havebeen secured to the bottom leg of the suspension so that in event of it 'droppin' say over a bump etc they will not come out of they're seatin,

i understand this is still not particularly safe and a lot of people will completely ridicule such a suggestion but it is my car and my choice!!

it has been spot on for the past 2 years so i'm rollin wi it!!

C()RSA

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Registered: 11th Dec 02
Location: Milton Keynes
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7th Jul 03 at 15:54

I got mine lowered 80mm all round with 195/45/15's and i dont have any problems at with arch rubbing etc. I will get a couple of pics up..

Adam

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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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7th Jul 03 at 16:18

-80/90 on 15" 's on AVO Coilovers

http://adampetherick.co.uk/images/My_Car/IMG_4045.JPG

Pic is 20MB tho

Andy4B

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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: U.K.
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7th Jul 03 at 16:50

20mb?