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mantamark
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16th Feb 08 at 23:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Right, once the car is finished (2-3 weeks), i was wondering if there is anything a pro could tweek for me?

I mean, i have spax rsx coilovers (not the best i know), front & rear whiteline arb's, full cage, rear brace, poly bushes, new rack, track rods, bottom arms, ball joints & was wondering if theres anything that can be done to obtain some "optimum" settings?

i hear things like corner wieghting & stuff?

ideas around newcastle?
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Mr Vsport at Dave A........
mantamark
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forgot about dave

what can be done though?

and what tools are used?

corner wieghting, is that literally some scales under each wheel??
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17th Feb 08 at 08:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Does dave really know about geometry/suspension setup though???
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He said that he does. With them "Spinny top mounts" (i forget the word ) so your car has the best possible set up.
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Saying and doing is completely different.

Is this for a corsa? I have heard that ditching the front ARB allows the corsa to corner better as the front will "Twist" and grip in to the corner.
that could be a good tweek
mantamark
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hmm, got a whiteline arb on, not used the lowering blocks for the xe conversion though.

will see how it does with it on & take it off, see what difference it makes.

once its on the road that is lol
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i have the XE conversion and couldnt get the right blocks to lower the ARB. i have left it off and it works great. i only drive on the streets with it though vand not done a track day in the car. I will find some blocks or make some blocks for when i do eventually do a track day to test this theory myself.

I run Koni coilovers that ar around 3 -4 years old. rear ARB with 15's and the car is ok round bends
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17th Feb 08 at 16:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by AK
Does dave really know about geometry/suspension setup though???



If I were you i'd look at a decent garrage with laser alignment gear who have experience in setting a car up.

I'm pretty sure Leda is now up north, when they were based down here Wilay had his H&R coilovers set up by them and it was spot on the money!!!

[Edited on 19-02-2008 by jr]
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
Does dave really know about geometry/suspension setup though???




well we have corner weighting facilities as well as full computerised camber/castor/toe settings available. We also designed the new range of Gaz coilovers for the Vauxhall corsa C, Cav 4x4, Suzuki ignis and some TVR stuff.
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Dave, prices for a setup?
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do you have adjustable topmounts?
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18th Feb 08 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Noooop

should i?

I remember the hassle you had with yours the last time i was there lol.
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cant do much to set up the geometry without adjustable topmounts really. make a big difference when they are fitted and set up correctly though.
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much monies?

Easy fit? (you got an easy fix from your troubles?)

also, will be round once engine is run in for a power run
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I like the way you ignored fad's comment's
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Err.

Im collecting info, and also looking into Leda and another place.

Also, have been thinking about top mounts anyways.
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Oh, Fed, was it Randall Motorsport who done Wilays?

Seems that Leda are still daaannnn saaafffff, might be worth the trip though, and theres a decent looking setup in wrexham too.
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Mark, the topmounts are £90 a set and I did a tutorial on here about how to fit them. I had hassle with them because the coilovers i was fitting them on had the wrong size strut top.

[Edited on 19-02-2008 by jr]
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No worries.

And they are adjustable so you can set the camber / castor?

What do you charge for a full setup once they are on?

Nothing will be rusty, 90% of suspension bits are new.

Would like hieght set, camber / castor, poss corner wieghted if its worth it?
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to set them up once fitted (toe, camber and castor) its £60.

corner weight it if you are willing to spend more money on new springs.
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Mantamark try compbrake.co.uk for topmounts, got mine from there and I believe the adjustable corsa ones are CMB0207 £45+VAT.
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same as the ones I sell Ollie, £45 each + vat is more than I charge though
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anyway, hows the nova?
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
same as the ones I sell Ollie, £45 each + vat is more than I charge though


Wasn't sure if their price was each or a pair, just remember them being a lot cheaper than anyone else when I was shopping for them a while back.

I haven't seen the nova for 5months, could've been stolen for all I know . .......
Really struggling to justify keeping at the moment...

[Edited on 19-02-2008 by dhdev]

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