Stoneyginger
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I know this has probably been spoken about to death but I take it the 1.8 rear disc beam is a straigh swap with the b? Suspension as well. Which handbrake cable will i need if I need a different one?. Also I need to pick the beam up, what are the chances of it fitting in my Corsa c to drive it home haha
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jay.jay
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I managed to fit a disk rear beam in the back of my C, as for the other questions I'm afraid I'm no use
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davegreen
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the beam from a c does not fit a b. wrong width and spring platform.
think the hubs can be swap though with a mix of corsa c and b cables.
easy fits in the boot of a corsa c with seats down.
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Stoneyginger
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I've seen conflicting information, some saying the rear beam does fit. I know the springs fit as I have seen them used from a b to a c. The cables would be no problem to figure out.
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davegreen
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springs fit but the mounts are in a different place on the b to a c.
why not just do the big hub conversion? weld the plates on then used either 4 or 5 stud hubs?
pretty sure the c's disc hubs bolt straight on to the b's beam though?
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Stoneyginger
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I have the rear disc beam, all bolts holes line up. Spring mounts work and I have Corsa c Sri updated shocks which mount fine just need to sort the brake lines out
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Stoneyginger
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And the track is the same width. 
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davegreen
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cool
thanks for the feed back that they fit
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IainL
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You've probably found this out already, but the C drum braked beak is a 99% straight swap, that's what I replaced my rotten rear axle with on my B. Only thing that needed modifying were the brake line brackets on the top. I thought a disc beam was a touch wider, seen a few posts with Comps fitted and they were pushed out quite a bit with the new axle.
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Stoneyginger
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i put the two axles together earlier and i can see a very small difference in length! ive been taking progress photos so once i get it all mounted up etc i will post it in my build thread!
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Stoneyginger
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right everything is mounted up but the only thing i cant work out is the handbrake cables, has anyone got advice on this?
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