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FLYING CORSA
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3rd Oct 03 at 08:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can anyone tell me please what the handling is like on a 2.0 conversion corsa.....it has been suggested to me that they are not that great at being thrown into bends and they just want to go in a straight line, but whats your opinions??
cheers folks
MikeH
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3rd Oct 03 at 08:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've heard that as well...... like a lead arrow
Cybermonkey
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3rd Oct 03 at 09:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my corsa 1.6 suffers terribly from understeer, so its just the chassis that is screwed. Get it on decent suspension and it will be just fine.
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3rd Oct 03 at 09:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Decent suspension setup, wider tyres and some decent anti roll bars.
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dotcom, i think you will find that the thicker anti-roll bars cause more understeer problems than they cure. Sport ones are 24mm, which is a large diameter for such a small car. Its just a shit chassis.
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furry muff
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3rd Oct 03 at 09:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ARB's just prevent body roll, which does help reduce understeer

i recently got uprated ones on my golf, and it has helped bucketloads
Cybermonkey
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3rd Oct 03 at 09:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how thick were they gambit?
Adam_B
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3rd Oct 03 at 09:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
anyone that tells u they handle shit is just scared cos they dont want you to have a quicker car than them V6 corsa on the other hand..
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front replacment one is 22mm (std is 19mm)

rear is 25mm, and is an extra roll bar on top of the already existing one which is also bout 19mm

both Eibachs
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aaah cool. Mine is 24mm!
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3rd Oct 03 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah thats because your car sits higher than mine, therefore more body roll is created therefore a thicker ARB is required to offset this
FLYING CORSA
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3rd Oct 03 at 10:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so what we sayin then they do ahdnle like shit or not.....honest answers here would be good as this could make my mind up as to whether or not i get one
cheers guys
jjcymru
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put it this way,i can put my corsa anywhere i want on the road without fear of sticking it in a hedge.

Bollox to those who say the extra weight of a 2.0 makes handlin poo!
ajscorsa
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they handle well if you set them up right. any corsa handles poo unless you do something about it.
jjcymru
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quote:
Originally posted by ajscorsa
they handle well if you set them up right. any corsa handles poo unless you do something about it.


well put!

 
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