Rocky
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HI Peeps
I recently had me car dropped 40mm on 17s Apex springs and shocks i know its a hard ride and shite like  but do any of ya with 40mm and 17s get banging noises like wen u over bumps and slite drops in the road,  is every1s like this or is it just me or wat can i do to make it better>???? 
Just like to know if any 1 got same props as me coz i can find out then if its not a prop lol
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Stuckey
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exhaust hitting speedbump
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Tim
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Could be your zorst knocking on the axle or rear bumper...
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Andy4B
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Exhaust hitting the rear.
Happens to all Corsa's.
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Rocky
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is it dudes wat can i do to stop this happening getting a lot of bagining from back  by the way sorry for posting this on genral thought i get better response like
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Tim
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What exhaust you got? Proper corsa ones don't have that much of a problem. Can be worth getting some harder mounts though or moving the bracket which holds the backbox onto the centre pipe round a bit so the bolt is away from the axle...
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Rocky
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so ya guys with a 40mm drop get this banging noise to is it didnt know it was commen phew lol
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Tim
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It's to do with the hardness too -- the exhaust bounces around more. Plus the gap is smaller cos it's dropped...
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Rocky
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just normal standard 1 dude so its the exhaust then didnt know that thought it was the apex kit lol
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Tim
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I don't get a banging anymore though -- it is fixable...
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Rocky
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so its all down to the exhaust is it christ i thought it was the apex kit lol so easy prop to fix then is it dude wat wud i have to do then to stop it banging
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Drew
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it could be.........
moved to the help forum 
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JayC
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It's either the springs hitting it's maximum compression, mine does this. Or zorst on the rear axle, solved by getting some ford focus rubber mounts and tape up some pipe insulation on the axle where the zorst is hitting.
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Rocky
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cheers jayc for that advise i will get on to it get me mate to do the work like
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IntaCepta
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just turming the braket slightly willw sortg it out.
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Rocky
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ok dudes cheers for advice 
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Mikorsa16v
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im lowered -40mm n apex mate, with a sebby zaust, the zaust bracket bangs on the torsion bar or summit
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Rocky
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yeh guys i still get a lot of banging me mate which is a 10 year mechanic said that most of the banging is from the hard spring kit coz its rock solid i sorted out the exhaust today but still bloody moves but there u go do all ya guys with 40mm kits get a lot of banging or is it just me, is that wat u got to put up with if ya lowered on 17s and 40mm!!! i can here it from inside but dont know whether any1 can hear it outside!!
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DanielJ
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stop complainin man i tld u id hav 2 put up with hassle, mine does it an my zorst is frm powerflow
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Rocky
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ok dude lol does anybody else get this banging from the springs coz of the hardness>>?????
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Adam
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yup
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Blade_sri
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turn ur radio up louder, wont hear it then
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Rocky
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so all ya geezers get it then not just me is it lol kool anyways guys does anybody outside hear it or is it a inside noise lol
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Rocky
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ttt
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moddedcorsa
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just turn ure clamp for ure backbox so the nuts are facing sideways, as opposed to downwards, (if u havent already done it)
Mines down 40mm on p1 springs and std shocks, bangin at first (it was the clamp)
Problem solved, it started doing it again, thought it was zorts hitting fuel tank as it was very close, adusted it. noise still there.
Found out it was the rear springs had collapsed, 2 coils were touching, the noise was the coils hitting and rubbing (this was with only me in the car aswell)
So ive ordered a full FK Automotive suspension kit (-40mm) from PVD
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