Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Obviously every kit is different but I just bought spax rear shocks and compared them to a set of originals I have and theres only one difference between them.
There the exact same length.
When I compress them neither feels stiffer than the other.
The only difference I can notice is the rebound. The spax ones are alot stiffer at rebounding out after being compressed.
Is that what supposed to be different? Are they ok for a Corsa lowered 60mm?
Apologies for being a total n00bie here but its the only way to learn 
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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I thought all aftermarkets were shorter?
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Phillips_91
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Registered: 20th Jan 10
Location: Blackpool. Drives: Sapphire Black Mk4 Astra 1.8
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Mine are the same height, just a tiny bit stiffer, bilstein b4's btw
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Jamie-C
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Well the spax ones I've got now and the Apex ones I had before were all the same length as standards, and theres no difference in stiffness when your compressing it, only when its decompressing.
If that makes sense
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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Basically it means when your driving, standard shocks with 60's would make the car bounce about and be harsh, uprated doesnt bounce about as much
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Jamie-C
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I just wasn't sure if they were fucked due to them not being any stiffer when compressing them.
Are they all like that?
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JaffaTB
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Registered: 7th Oct 09
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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ive got some apex ones that are slightly shorter than standard, i had some g-max 60mm springs that would flap about on standard shocks but fitted on the apex they were snug
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combat corsa
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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ive got spax on the rear mine do the same nothing wrong with them as i got them new when i brought them
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