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SabasSRi
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Registered: 30th May 05
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18th Aug 05 at 12:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Would it okay to lower the car 40mm on springs but keep the standard shocks?
Cybermonkey
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18th Aug 05 at 12:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

shocks wont last long
colette
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18th Aug 05 at 12:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

best gettin lowering kit.
SabasSRi
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18th Aug 05 at 12:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It's best to do both then?
ed
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18th Aug 05 at 13:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

MInes been lowered 40mm on just springs for years now. No probs at all, the dampers are still damping. You only need the shorter shocks when lowering more than 40mm because the springs fall out the dampers and off the rear beam at MOT time when the car goes up on the ramps.
Will_Sport
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18th Aug 05 at 15:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

mine is on -35 pi springs... tis a corsa sport... do they come with better shocks?

anyways... must be a year since i put the pi's on and its still going fine...although i would uprate shocks if i wasn't saving all my money for uni.
SabasSRi
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18th Aug 05 at 15:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

So 40mm springs only is do able then?
3CorsaMeal
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18th Aug 05 at 15:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i did, for about 1.5years, was alright
SabasSRi
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18th Aug 05 at 18:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

How much am I looking at? Just get some shocks and springs off here?

 
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