MoNkEy MaGiC
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Registered: 12th Apr 03
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as above guys, hopefully i will have a set of 17"x7 et 45, and wanna lower it by about 50mm ish, will this look good?? i want it low? the arches to actually cover sum of the tyres?? but dont wanna loose toooo much handling or performance?
has anbody got the KONI YELLOW ADJUSTABLES???
heard they will lower a GSI 50mm and have good handling coz of adjustable shocks and bump stops??
wat u guys reckon??
cheers
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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Registered: 10th Apr 02
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coilovers
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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oh man!
i knew someone wud say that!!
but are they really worth it, how low and high can i have them adjusted to??
im convinced KONI are good and quality, so how much for set of coilovers from koni for a gsi or wud it be for any corsa type??
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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I wanna know this too My GSI is meant to be -40mm on Apex springs, looks 40mm at front but only about 20mm at the back, i wanna go 50 maybe 60mm but on springs that do drop that low, let me know yeah
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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"monkey" aint u heard about APEX???
they never drop the car as much as they say they do!!!
also its likely u got the springs that are for any corsa!! and not specifically for the Gsi because the Gsi is 15mm lower as standard means if you buy a kit or springs which not specific for ur Gsi then it will lower it 15mm less that it says
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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All corsa chassis are the same, on a GSi the shocks themselves are slightly shorter coupled with a heavier engine. Any 50mm stated shocks should lower any corsa 50mm, only thing is weight can come into play but shouldnt effect lowering that much unless its one massive install in the boot.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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serious??
well ive heard the Gsi/Sri corsas are 15mm lower than other corsas??
i dunno wat to believe now.
ive not got no sub in the back, or a spear wheel!! so my cars quite light.
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Greasemonkey
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I got 2 subs in a box in the boot and i am serious this thing is as hevy as a person!!!!, and it still looks only -20mm at the back, the difference is so much, i popped into my local tint place who did me windows a week ago and first thing the bloke said was thought ya car was lower than this!!!
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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i've got GAZ Coilovers on my GSI, they can go anywhere from higher than standard to -130mm all round,
Coilovers are deffers worth the extra money but koni adjustables are good as well
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Scott
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i do FK suspenison , coilovers kits starting from £369.95
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MODDEDCORSAGSI
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Registered: 9th Sep 03
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My GSI is lowered 40mm on specific gsi g-max lowering springs and dampers! I have 16s on an it sits just perfect! over half the 40mm profile tyre at the bac and just on top of the tyre at the front! anymore and arch work wud be needed! can have 1 person in da bac just about! 
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TOMAS
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Ive got 195/40/16's on mine et 45 and 7" wide, you can go 60mm down easily with those tyres and not catch, ive debolted the tops of the arches though... Yes GSI suspension is 15mm lower than others but if you are changing the suspension then its just as any other corsa if you understand...
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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can you get a 195/40/17 ???
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TOMAS
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Never heard of them and if they were available they would be bloody expensive! Would save a lot of people a lot of scrubbing though...
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
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never heard of 195/40/17. They would look weird anyway, similar to a bicycle wheel.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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oh, i could of sworn i saw them once!
anyway so the smallest for 17"s are 205/40/17 ???
if i lowered it say 50-60mm it would look Mad
and if i debolt the arches i shud be ok even with 2-3 passengers ???
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