Cut them with a hacksaw. Obviously they will need to be removed first. I wouldnt advise it cos the originals are very soft anyway. You'll hardly notice the difference.

how do u shorten the original bumpstops?

Harder bumpstops such as Polyurethene ones that powerflex sell shorten damper life if it rides tham a lot. So its saying with Gmax springs and standard dampers you need shortened bumpstops? If I were you i'd keep the original GM ones in but they will only last about 6-8months as they are soft foam. I wouldnt upgrade to powerflex ones as they are too hard, try Jamex rubber bumpstops or keep replacing them with GM ones but they are pretty costly!

there is a paper in the box saying i need to use shortened bump stops. id i really need these? if so where can i get them.

with the wheels being 15s and and offset of 40mm. will they rub?

you r crazy m8 i wauld like to have a go round a track but car not up 2 it like m8 after somthing else this year mabey a crx or somthing or even a vectra

hehe.... its a bucket!

Its my wee track corsa thingy, the bucketV1 (version1 - 2.0 16v, 165bhp)

Its way too low on the back but the coilovers seemed to have seized. I have not had a chance to get it on a car lift to knock the shit out of them yet.... dont fancy trying it on axle stands etc as i'll prob knock the car off knowing me

makes the car a bit arse happy that low, and hard! adj dampning on one strut seems to be broken too. Dial just spins round and round. Bloody AVO's :mad: i think i will splash out on LEDA's when i get it going in V2 spec :)

oh yes sorry m8 forgot to put your name in there sorry yes looks nice

me?

your corsa looks well low in that pic m8 looks nice is it your corsa m8

yes adam my front 1s just got through mot if u jack it up they will come away from the top so when u lower it back down they have to go back with out been pushed back in to place luckly mine droped back in just got through like

my experiences-

I had PI lowering springs on my std 1.4 sport shocks for around 1yr...

The shocks lasted, the springs did not.

The ride was ok, not too rough, and not at all too bouncy (id say it rode better than a Avo kit day to day town driving)

You will have to watch come MOT time too... 60mm rears have a tendancy to pop out of the mounts where the car is fully raised on std 'longer' shocks


:)

mine is droped 60mm on springs and it is a realy bouncy ride m8

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Originally posted by VenomTurbo
R.I.P standard shocks

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R.I.P standard shocks

been on standard hocks for couple of months on -60mm drop
Very bouncy indeed!

my car has been dropped 60mm on standard shocks for bout 17 months now, and only just now the rear shock has gone :(

If you are gonna get them pretty soon after then either live with it cuz if you kill the standard shocks and you aint gonna want them again then no loss, but one thing to think about is two lots of fitting costs, enless you are doing it or a mate etc:thumbs:

better to fit new uprated shox as well mate, the standard ones wont last too long tbh!

you'll suffer from a very boucy ride, standard shocks will die within months depending on driving style...

i have gmax 60mm drop springs. has any1 fitted these on standard shocks if so how long will they last? would it be better to wait and fit shortened shocks at the same time?