Daveskater
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Post pics of your Corsa lowered on JUST 60mm springs, thanks 
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those tyres look hugeee 
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scaron5188
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just an excuse ... 
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http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii9/ricky352/heatwave3.jpg
Seen this once at Junction 1 in Antrim, loved it. So little done but very effective!
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Ricky352
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Nice one, cheers!
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Mark B
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The red corsa up the top looks minted
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60mm spring on back
60 mm spring and shock on front
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corsa-jr
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60 mm al round but fronts coilovers and rear is shock and springs
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your black one looks really smart mate, simple yet effective 
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Daveskater
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Cheers for all the responses
My mate's wondering why his car isn't sitting as low as it should, he had springs put on yesterday but it's nowhere near 60mm down. He thought it could be because of the standard shocks.
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Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
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Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
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My garage
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forfarcorsa
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Rattle can bumpers and arches was it
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Firestate88
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
Cheers for all the responses
My mate's wondering why his car isn't sitting as low as it should, he had springs put on yesterday but it's nowhere near 60mm down. He thought it could be because of the standard shocks.
Front:
Back:
it takes at least a week for the springs to settle in and set to there true height  give it a week and it'll be much lower
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thegsi
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it takes at least a week for the springs to settle in and set to there true height give it a week and it'll be much lower
I'm sorry but that's bullsh*t. The way it sits after a few miles or so is the way it will stay. They don't take 7 days to 'bed in' Did he buy them 2nd hand? Are you sure he hasn't bought some 40mm's or something?
[Edited on 10-05-2009 by thegsi]
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Firestate88
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i guess my dads mate who fitted my springs and runs the place is chatting bullshit, ill be sure to tell him that next time .....
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Iain M
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thegsi
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quote:
Originally posted by Firestate88
i guess my dads mate who fitted my springs and runs the place is chatting bullshit, ill be sure to tell him that next time .....
I couldn't care less who said what at where and when. All I know is I've fitted countless numbers of springs, shocks, coilovers etc. to loads of cars not just Corsa's and pretty much every brand and I've never discovered the ancient myth of springs bedding in after a week or so. Once they've been driven for a few miles, that's pretty much how they'll stay.
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Daveskater
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Originally posted by forfarcorsa
Rattle can bumpers and arches was it
Yep, not prepped properly as you can tell 
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Originally posted by thegsi
Once they've been driven for a few miles, that's pretty much how they'll stay.
I agree with this, I've had my car up in the air at least twice every weekend for the last month or so, and it doesn't take much more than me sitting in the driver's seat to get it back to the right height.
I'm pretty sure they weren't new springs, I think they're 2nd hand Jamex ones. I'll check anyway though. They're definitely meant to be 60mm.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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thegsi
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
I agree with this, I've had my car up in the air at least twice every weekend for the last month or so, and it doesn't take much more than me sitting in the driver's seat to get it back to the right height.
I'm pretty sure they weren't new springs, I think they're 2nd hand Jamex ones. I'll check anyway though. They're definitely meant to be 60mm.
Hmm looks to me like he's been sold a dodgey set of springs as in they're not 60mm. No way should it sit that high.
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Daveskater
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Just checked, they're brand new and from eBay. They're the same as these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230340193806
Came from this company, it's the ones at the top of the page: http://www.tuning.co.uk/vauxshop/en-gb/dept_425.html
[Edited on 10-05-2009 by Daveskater]
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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