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Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » Help! I cant get my Sport round corners I went round with my NovaGTE » Post Reply
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Kris TD |
posted on 8th May 03 at 14:25 |
quote: thats not quite true, on a race track which has smooth roads lower is better, however on our rubbish roads you dont want to lower that much as there will be less suspention travel and our roads are bumpy so more chance of the back coming round etc... | |
Fad |
posted on 8th May 03 at 14:22 |
get 15's about 7 wide lower about 30-35mm on upratd dampers and u'll be fine. Dont go stupid low as 60mm cos its a myth cars handle better the lower they are. If u go too low as marcus sed when bumpy it will skip and wont handle as well. | |
Gambit |
posted on 8th May 03 at 13:49 |
what do u expect?!?! of course u gonna be able to go round corners faster than larger cars with soft suspension | |
3CorsaMeal |
posted on 8th May 03 at 13:48 |
i gotta get my suspension, :( standard ride is shocking | |
Makarus |
posted on 8th May 03 at 13:42 |
I have 15" rims with 60mm drop, when its not stupidly bumpy the car handles perfectly, turn the stereo off and I can ignore the bumps and nail it even more. | |
Gambit |
posted on 8th May 03 at 13:04 |
lowering springs/dampers & uprated anti-roll bars | |
Bart |
posted on 8th May 03 at 12:22 |
where abouts do rear strut braces go? | |
jmucorsasport |
posted on 8th May 03 at 11:52 |
Get 15 inch wheels and a 60mm drop all round on new springs and dampers and your laughin mate. I'm on 15inch monzas with apex springs and Spax VSX dampers handles like a dream....If your droppin more than 35-40mm i would advise new dampers all round...:thumbs: | |
mav |
posted on 8th May 03 at 00:20 |
Stick to 14/15 inch wheels. | |
Wolf In Welsh Clothing |
posted on 8th May 03 at 00:14 |
Front strut brace only realy helps control torque steer on mine, rear does allow you to slide the car slightly instead of it snatching round. | |
miles |
posted on 7th May 03 at 23:37 |
quote: Strut braces do hardly anything to improve handling. They are for fine 'tuning' once you've got an excellent suspension set up. Rear ones do nothing full stop unless you have a really soggy shell and drive it like a rally car. I would hope that with all of the corsa's weight it would have a firm shell....... The nova stuff will fit but wont make it any better. Its the design of the car and not the individual components I think. If you purely want handling improvements then get some 35/40mm lowering springs and shocks. Anything lower than that is worse for handling on normal (not race tracks) roads. You'll never get the handling of the nova without spending a fair bit. | |
Kris TD |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:53 |
m2rv_h is down 85mm on 17's at the front and he has only just started to have to mod the front archs. | |
psycho sport |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:51 |
60mm easily i'd say, could be wrong! | |
Kris TD |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:50 |
bout 120mm before they touch the arch liners. | |
psycho sport |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:50 |
I'm too retarded to even atempt to put lowering springs on myself! | |
pnorledge |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:49 |
Thanks for comments - how low can you go before std tyres rub? | |
Kris TD |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:48 |
20 quid for spring compressors then do it ureself. | |
psycho sport |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:45 |
How much is fitting of lowering springs? | |
Kris TD |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:41 |
nova gte stuff is worse, its just the fact the corsa is a heavier car. | |
psycho sport |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:34 |
front and rear strut brace (if you can be assed) £120 for both, and it'll help a treat! | |
pnorledge |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:34 |
Just on the back, or all round, and what about shocks- would NovaGTE stuff bolt on do you think? | |
Kris TD |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:31 |
lowering springs. | |
pnorledge |
posted on 7th May 03 at 20:30 |
Can anybody tell me the cheapest way to get my std. 1600 Sport to handle as well as my std. NovaGTE used to on the twisty bits! or have I bought the wrong model?:( |