mwg
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Got a Magnex oval on my Corsa B and it fits really well but it rattles/vibrates at just over 1000rpm when its cold! The rattle is still there once it is warm but not anywhere near as bad. And if I go round a roundabout quickish or tight right hand corner it knocks on the suspension! it never used to do this when I had standard suspension! How do i stop it from doing this as it allready fits really well and sits just right on the car and there is hardly any movement if I try moving it with my hands?! Any ideas please 
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big eck
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get under the car and see where its hittin the suspension, you might need to adjust it slighty, if your not keen on moving it them fit a harder set of rubbers.
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mwg
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cheers!
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mwg
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where would I get a harder set of rubbers from?
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big eck
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That I dont know, I think you can buy polyutherene ones, there very hard and are also used to harden up suspension components
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mwg
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think Ive seen them in Demon Tweeks coem to think of it!
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Robin
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if your car is lowered more than 40mm, it catches on the rear beam, mine did, so i got it raised from -60mm to -40 mm, handled better too, might be the clamp on the rear box, try turning it round so the bolts dont face down
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mwg
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mine is lowered 30mm BUT it sits alot lower than my mate that has 17s and -40mm Apex kit!
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Robin
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try the clamp then, mine used to catch when cold, but sorted it by turning clamp and raising rear
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mwg
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ill try that aswell
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Cybermonkey
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if its the mounts that are hanging it too low, look for Vauxhall Vectra ones as they are meant to be shorter and pull the exhaust closer to the underside
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italianjob
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mine does this.. very simple cure.. get under car, see where exhaust is hittin the beam, then get a bit of rubber, like a flat exhaust mount and cabletie the rubber to the beam. now the exhaust will still be resting on the beam, but there will be now nasty rattle.. cheap, easy solution
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Cybermonkey
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i cant see that being very healthy for your exhaust, surely with the beam moving all the time, you dont want the exhaust constantly being tugged up and down.
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