mwg
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What are good ones to go for?
People say G-Max and Apex are crap?
Seen some Jamex ones at a reasonable price. Are Spax any good?
Any pics of Corsa Bs on 17s lowered 60mm welcome.
Allready have Cobra shocks so I only need to buy springs...
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marklawton
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ive got g-max, iam happy with them and they give a good drop unlike some others
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kiddy-sean
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60mm springs on 205/45/17
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mwg
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What springs are those?
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kiddy-sean
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spax
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RobHayes
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spax -50mm springs (for a 1.4 sport so effectively -60mm for everything else)
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mwg
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Spax seem to be very low. I like it 
Do you think it would be advisable to have camber adjustable top mounts if I go lower? Also I should be ok keeping my Cobra shocks shouldn't I?
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DaNnY_LaD
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Mines lowered -60mm at the rear with apex springs sits nicely and doesnt scrub and my wheels are 205/40/17's
 
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hopper
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im on 60mm jamex kit and happy with it
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dja
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I was using a full gmax -60mm kit.
The shocks didnt last so i replaced them with koni adjustables,this made a superb difference.
Then one of the gmax springs snapped so i bought a set of -60 Eibach springs,theese springs are superb,much comfier than the gmax,just as low,and the handling is sooo much better.
Eibach springs are twice the price of anything else but are well worth it IMO,they cost about £135 for the four.
And yes, your cobra shocks will be fine to use with whatever springs you want.
Also,If you want your car to handle better,replace the 17's with 15's.
I have goodyear eagle F1-GSD3 195/50/15's ET49mm and it handles way better than with my old 17's on,much more precise steering,no tramlining and it just generally behaves much better.
And a bonus is that tyres are cheap as chips!
Dave
[Edited on 16-04-2006 by dja]
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X 60RSA
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Rob, what tyres were on your speedlines as they look wider than a 195 width.
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by dja
Then one of the gmax springs snapped so i bought a set of -60 Eibach springs,theese springs are superb,much comfier than the gmax,just as low,and the handling is sooo much better.
Eibach springs are twice the price of anything else but are well worth it IMO,they cost about £135 for the four.
And yes, your cobra shocks will be fine to use with whatever springs you want.
Have never heard of 60mm Eibach springs? Only 50mm front, 30mm rear 
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abdus
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Spax...no problem at all with 50mm lowered on Corsa sport but 15s
[Edited on 17-04-2006 by abdus]
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Dave A
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-60mm eibachs?
I had the -50 kit (which is more like -40 front and -20 rear) that was exellent!
more infor on the -60 please, I cant find anything about them anywhere!
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Wrighty
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didnt think eibach did 60mm springs?
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mwg
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I dont think they do either.
Its down to Spax and Jamex! No one seems to have pictures of their cars on Jamex springs though. Think I will go with Spax...
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Wrighty
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cough,mines on jamex 60mm springs matty g 
if eibach did 60mm id have them
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mwg
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Schweet
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RobHayes
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quote:
Originally posted by X 60RSA
Rob, what tyres were on your speedlines as they look wider than a 195 width.
195/45r16 pirelli p5000 drago's
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mwg
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Worth buying adjustable top mounts off Ebay or will it not alter the camber much from what it is now?
Also another thing - haven't adjusted my brake bias valve thingy and never had a problem so far. Will I need to adjust it when I lower 60mm?
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