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Adam-D
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16th Dec 07 at 20:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i want
the best height and kit for a corsa

road/track use
not interested in coilvers and asjustability if i can avoid them i will

i want bolt on and forget

car is lightweight.

so i want fixed kit with the best spring combo

was thinking 50r-40f
or similar
teamed with bilstien shocks
ShEp
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16th Dec 07 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bilstein shocks and eibach springs i'd say
Adam-D
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16th Dec 07 at 20:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im thinking along them lines.
car will be on 15's
not sure weather to have 45 profile or 50 profile tyres
ShEp
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i found 45's had no give and the car would slide easier

with 50's there's a bit of give, imo 50's would be the best choice
AK
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16th Dec 07 at 20:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fit 888's or 048's... they have a slightly higer profile than 45's but have a much stiffer sidewall.

Just fit the same spec suspension (bilstein) that Harry Hockley sells.

If you are keen to use it on track fit very firm springs (300lb or so)
Stu
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16th Dec 07 at 20:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
bilstein shocks and eibach springs i'd say


Amen!
Robin
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16th Dec 07 at 20:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Road AND track is always going to be a compromise, you can't have the springs as stiff as you'd need for the best track setup on a road car.

The Bilsteins with the chunky damper pistons, plus some stiff springs is your best bet, most lowering kit springs won't be anywhere near stiff enough to be any good IMO.
Lucky B
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What tyres will you be using, will they be different for road & track?
Dave A
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16th Dec 07 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
we do a custom fixed rate and height set up for a corsa using bilsteins and custom springs, has been tested on track and road, we sell them a lot to the rally lads.

come with optional spring height and poundage and we have corner weighted a car with full interior and fully stripped (both a 1.6 and 2.0 engined car)

all for £350.
Dave A
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16th Dec 07 at 20:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
plus its only an extra £ 50 to have an extra set of front springs for track use. rears are fine with 6.5" 225lb for both road and track


(by changing front springs rate on non adjustable dampers it does cause the car to be a bit bouncy with the stiffer springs, but not a problem for track use)

[Edited on 16-12-2007 by Dave A]
AK
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you sell what to rally lads?
Dave A
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16th Dec 07 at 20:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
our suspension kits.
Adam-D
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sounds interesting.
its for road and occasional track use. im slowy building the car up now/
Dave A
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17th Dec 07 at 10:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
we have suspension solutions for pretty much any requirement adam so feel free to call me and have a chat about different ideas.
Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
all for £350.




Thats value for money
Adam-D
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will have 2 sets of wheels lucky-b

1 with road tyres 1 with track tyres

 
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