ianastle1990
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Registered: 22nd Oct 07
Location: York
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pros and cons of this please people: in two minds about going from 40mm to 60mm with spax dampers
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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im 60.. its bumpy but handles good. had 40's on my old car and it was ok too, depends on what you can be bothered living with
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Minty_Fresh
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Registered: 1st May 08
Location: westmidlands
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pros it looks better
but no cons as 60mm is not that low at all tbh
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ianastle1990
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Registered: 22nd Oct 07
Location: York
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yeh 40mm aint bad but i cant help think that 60 would look so much better every time i look at the gaps under the arches  (on 16's btw)
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Jordan C
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Registered: 3rd Dec 07
Location: Dundee City Drives: Valver Corsa
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Go for 60mm then!
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Bufton
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Registered: 12th Feb 08
Location: Powys
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40mm handles better and smoother ride.
60mm...looks sweeeeeeeet but is bumpy as **** and wont handle AS well.
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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60mm is fucking bumpy! My Corsa was meant to be 60mm down, which it wasn't, and even that was bumpy.
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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quote:
Originally posted by Bufton
40mm handles better and smoother ride.
60mm...looks sweeeeeeeet but is bumpy as **** and wont handle AS well.
Its down to the suspension set up more than the height so your pro and con is invalid. 60mm will look much better though! But as said, 'tis a bit bumpy.
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Minty_Fresh
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Registered: 1st May 08
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get some adjustable shocks...
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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I have had the same kit in both 40mm and 60mm form on two different corsas and the ride I felt was roughly the same.
However when I had 40mm I always wished I had gone 60mm 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Minty_Fresh
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Registered: 1st May 08
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im 60mm rear (looks abit lower now as its settled) and about 65mm on the front on spax coilovers and it just aint low enough thats why im getting 90mm rear springs and lowering the front down 80mm..
if you are botherd about the ride comfort get some 60mm springs and adjustable shocks and put them on the softest setting..
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Ricky352
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Registered: 6th Apr 07
Location: Northern Ireland
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Get shocks for it with the springs and itll be fine. Ive got a corsa with -60mm nova springs and shocks (So a bit lower than 60mm) and it isnt as bouncy as my other corsa thats down 50mm on standard shocks
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Li-SRi
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Registered: 25th Oct 05
Location: Wirral
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Well it depends on what size wheels your have talking about the fact its not sitting low enough i.e 16/17". Im on 14s atm lowered 60mm and mine is on its arse. Front splitter is about 2"s from the floor. Got 15s to put on soon though!
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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Mines 60mm on 15's, bumpy as foook, and rear silencer was catching on speedbumps, and eventually fell apart, so ive just had a stainless pipe put in to replace it, its louder, but doesnt scrape now.
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
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heres my old banger 60mm , i loved it that low and i now find driving a car thats not lowerd dangerous 
go for 60mm mate you wont look back
[Edited on 04-05-2008 by mobby]
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
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thats with 195 55 rears and 195 50s fronts, if you lower 60 mm, get at least 195 50 rears and 195 45 fronts
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Li-SRi
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Registered: 25th Oct 05
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Yeah mine sits abit lower than that as im on 14s. Im going 195/45 when i put my 15s on.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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60mm on 14s is the way forwards  <<<<
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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chapcorsa
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Registered: 13th Nov 05
Location: Greater Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by mobby
thats with 195 55 rears and 195 50s fronts, if you lower 60 mm, get at least 195 50 rears and 195 45 fronts
or just get matching tyre profiles whats with the different tyre sizes mate??
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Minty_Fresh
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Registered: 1st May 08
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60mm rear and 65mm front on steelies how mines sitting at the moment..
looks realy low..
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by chapcorsa
quote:
Originally posted by mobby
thats with 195 55 rears and 195 50s fronts, if you lower 60 mm, get at least 195 50 rears and 195 45 fronts
or just get matching tyre profiles whats with the different tyre sizes mate??
alloys came with 195 55 15s on so just to save abit of money i only replaced the front for the time being as they rubbed like hell, i was just saying the highest you could go imo, but yeh i should have just said 45's all round lol,
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
60mm rear and 65mm front on steelies how mines sitting at the moment..
looks realy low..
when mine was on steelies it was well low
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Li-SRi
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what size steelies haha
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Minty_Fresh
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Mobby
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same
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