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Neil Dagens

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Registered: 14th Apr 07
Location: Fareham, Hampshire
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6th Dec 07 at 15:56

60mm all round on Jamex shocks and springs. looks 100x better now. got a bit of rubbing on the back arches though when theres any weight in the back, so ive gotta fix that. opinions?

debating whether to spray the wheels black? and i also have a gsi spoiler still to go on and it needs a good clean too

deano87

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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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6th Dec 07 at 15:57

Clean up the black plastics before you do anything

Ben G

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6th Dec 07 at 15:58

thats not 60mm at the back yet but looks good

N3CRO

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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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6th Dec 07 at 15:58

Not sure if its just me but it doesn't look 60mm to me. What size are the alloys?

Ben G

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6th Dec 07 at 15:59

and the rubbing will be caused by the offseton your wheels being wrong. my guess is that your offset is 38-40.

Neil Dagens

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6th Dec 07 at 16:01

yeah as i said it needs a very good clean, havent washed it for a while. they look awful at the moment.

the wheels are 15". i think the rear is still settling because the passenger side rear is lower than the side in the pic at the moment.

wot can i do about the rubbing??

Neil Dagens

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6th Dec 07 at 16:02

ill get cleaner pics when the suns out and its been washed

messham11

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6th Dec 07 at 16:04

get wheels with an offset of ET49

Neil Dagens

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6th Dec 07 at 16:08

i dont want to sound stupid, but how do i know what the current offset is? and how do i change it? do i have to get complete new wheels?

adamC20xe

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6th Dec 07 at 16:10

that is no way 60mm at rear mine was 60mm with 15's and a looked much low

Ben G

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6th Dec 07 at 16:12

quote:
Originally posted by Neil Dagens
i dont want to sound stupid, but how do i know what the current offset is? and how do i change it? do i have to get complete new wheels?

the offset will be on the wheel somewhere. will say ET then a number.

if they are et 38-40 like i think they are you will either have to mess about with your plastic arch bits/the metal behind them or get new wheels.

FruitBooTeR

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Registered: 18th Jan 07
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6th Dec 07 at 16:14

Looks like 40 at back and 50 at the front to me.

Still looks good though mate

Neil Dagens

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6th Dec 07 at 16:19

quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Looks like 40 at back and 50 at the front to me.

Still looks good though mate

cheers mate, its low enough for me at the moment anyway

leekeefy

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Registered: 8th Sep 07
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6th Dec 07 at 16:50

if its a new kit chances are you'll lose 10mm ish as the springs setlle under the pressure of the car.

Toby

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6th Dec 07 at 17:02

have you takien the handbrake off, when i fitted my rear 60mm springs it was high like that took handbrake off and it dropped another 20mm

Hamish

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6th Dec 07 at 17:03

quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
have you takien the handbrake off, when i fitted my rear 60mm springs it was high like that took handbrake off and it dropped another 20mm

was gunna say, the back still looks spudly high

May have to take it for a drive to get them settled/bedded in if they are new

Ben G

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6th Dec 07 at 17:09

quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
have you takien the handbrake off, when i fitted my rear 60mm springs it was high like that took handbrake off and it dropped another 20mm

that only happens if you haven't moved the car at all after fitting the springs/shocks...

and it would mean the front would also be stupidly high still.

JM_16v

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6th Dec 07 at 17:10

looks like 40 back and 50 front to me 2

Neil Dagens

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6th Dec 07 at 17:15

ive just had a look now and they look slightly lower than they did earlier. but i really need to get the rubbing sorted, its shreaded the tops of the arches. so i may try and sort that out tomorow

Toby

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6th Dec 07 at 17:15

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
have you takien the handbrake off, when i fitted my rear 60mm springs it was high like that took handbrake off and it dropped another 20mm

that only happens if you haven't moved the car at all after fitting the springs/shocks...

and it would mean the front would also be stupidly high still.

not necesrily (sp) you put your handbrake on and roll backwards in the car it raises the rear but not the front. also he may have fitted the shocks and then taken pics without going for a spin

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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6th Dec 07 at 17:16

quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
have you takien the handbrake off, when i fitted my rear 60mm springs it was high like that took handbrake off and it dropped another 20mm

that only happens if you haven't moved the car at all after fitting the springs/shocks...

and it would mean the front would also be stupidly high still.

not necesrily (sp) you put your handbrake on and roll backwards in the car it raises the rear but not the front. also he may have fitted the shocks and then taken pics without going for a spin

i'm only going by what i saw when i fitted my springs on the old corsa

Neil Dagens

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6th Dec 07 at 17:18

ive done about 10 miles in it since the pictures were taken, although it looks a lot better than what it did before it was done
BEFORE IT WAS LOWERED: