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Matty Hall |
posted on 16th Mar 03 at 12:08 |
mines lowered on pi springs the ride is a little bumpier than standard, but not uncomfortable. Been lowered nearly 2.5 years now and had no negative comebacks from it. | |
Kris TD |
posted on 15th Mar 03 at 14:29 |
quote: mine is the same, dont have bumpstops at the front though, well only the foam ones that came on origanal shocks. have petrol springs on my td so they are too soft and the front is sat stupidly low. | |
Scott |
posted on 15th Mar 03 at 09:20 |
:lol: | |
dig dave2811 |
posted on 15th Mar 03 at 09:13 |
65MM ON 17'S THATS ALOT, bumpstops will must make your car seam like it has no suspension at all. | |
TOMAS |
posted on 15th Mar 03 at 00:40 |
Brake bias valve lets the rear brakes off slightly when the rear rises (looses weight) thus stopping the rear wheels locking up under hard braking. To alter it its just one bolt/nut on my 1.2 16v and its just a case of altering it and trying it out down the local empty car park!!lol. Lowering will improve it a lot both looks and performance. Ive slammed mine 65mm with 17's - its sat on bumpstops to stop the wheels from scrubbing- im going purely for looks! Its Ok ive coped with it urban driving for 20K miles now no-probs but the ride is THAT hard its beginning to do my nut in, I wreckon its going to shorten the life of my chassis by no end let alone the other suspension/steering components. Either considering raising it to 40mm drop to aid comfort or going for coilovers and slamming it properly with a touch more comfort and adjustability to tailor it to suit me. | |
RickV6 |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 20:30 |
Mines lowered 40mm with Billies, took mine in for service and asked the masterfit guy to adjust brake bias valve (called a proportioning valve) cos i cudn't be arsed to do it as ya need a ramp, told the guy it was lowered and it was gettin light at back under brakin, he did the big breath thru the teeth thing an said 'springs aint gonna fall out are they'? | |
dig dave2811 |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 20:09 |
quote: HAS ANYONE ELS HAD THIS CHANGED AND HOW HARD IS IT. ALSO HAS ANYONE HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING IT THE SAME | |
Dav |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 20:06 |
Mate I was exactly the same as u before I lowered my car. | |
bluecorsaSXi |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 19:09 |
lowering will improve handling and braking, consequncely (?spl?) making it safer to drive!!! | |
c0r5a_gsi |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 19:04 |
I think adam is on about the load proportioning valve located on the rear axle, it controls the pressure to the rear brakes, depending on the weight in the back of the car. | |
Lazarus1 |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 18:48 |
Dave go ahead and lower.Granted,the ride will be harsh(u'll get used to that after a while) and the driveshafts will be put under a lot of stress,but compared to the crap suspension that the standard corsa B has,you'll feel like driving a new car.And i feel a lot safer driving my car now that is lowered then before.:) | |
animality-gt |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 18:28 |
its dangerous to lower a car ur self by cutting coils off the springs. peopl do this not knowing that if the spring pops outta its seat it could put the car through a wall. make sure the garage no ur fittin new springs and not just cuttin d coils. | |
corsa120 |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 18:11 |
the ride is not that bad if u buy a full kit ie shocks and springs ive lowered mine 60mm at the back and 45mm at the front on G-MAX gas shocks and springs bin on a year now and no problems with them or the car!!! bin through 2 MOT'S with them on 2!!! handling is great tho i mean wicked:D | |
dig dave2811 |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 17:31 |
WHAT DO U MEAN TO SORT THE BRAKE BIAS OUT | |
Mav 3000 |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 17:15 |
Just do it sensibaly - I'm sure big name companies wouldn't make kits for cars if they didn't think they were safe as it's their reputations on the line at the end of the day. | |
d0gz_bollox |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 17:01 |
some mods (turbo 2ltr) even help to shorten the DRIVERS life | |
d0gz_bollox |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 17:00 |
Most mods to a car help to shorten its life. so what | |
stuyw |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 16:58 |
u will have no probs m8 | |
dig dave2811 |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 16:51 |
it would be a full kit as well springs and shocks | |
stuyw |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 16:48 |
i think they tried to blag u m8 :mad: | |
3CorsaMeal |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 16:47 |
theres lowering and theres slamming. | |
dig dave2811 |
posted on 14th Mar 03 at 16:45 |
i have been enquiring with some garags out fitting a suspension kit to my corsa b. |