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Cazy-Corsa
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5th Oct 09 at 22:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
was wondering, if i was going to buy standard 60mm springs, would i need shockies too?

if so where would i get them so they would suite the 60mm springs?

cheers, callum.
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5th Oct 09 at 22:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You can put 60mm on standard shocks no matter what anyone says, but the ride is awful.
Cazy-Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
You can put 60mm on standard shocks no matter what anyone says, but the ride is awful.



thats why i want better shick, but i mean can i get any make of shocks, or would i need specific ones for me make of springs?

if not or if so, where would the best place be to go to get them?

cheers.
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5th Oct 09 at 22:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any aftermarket shocks will fit all springs...

i mean the cheaper fk coilovers kits are only like £150/160, fixed 60mm rear and front lowers around 65/70mm, cheaper then non adjustable gmax 60mm kits..

[Edited on 05-10-2009 by mk4_boy]
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Any shortened shocks will be fine for your springs, the quality of the shocks all depends on what you spend.
Cazy-Corsa
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5th Oct 09 at 22:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where woulf i go to get them?

also for my year 2000 corsa, whats the best kind of coliover kits?

cheers.
Cazy-Corsa
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5th Oct 09 at 22:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and to kindy sum up, what should i be looking at gettin, as the best thing for the price range of £100 maybe a bit more?

cheers again.
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5th Oct 09 at 22:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i mean for £100 you will get some new 60mm springs, or 2nd hand 60mm spring kit..

if you can stretch to around £150 then like i said you can get the cheaper fk coilover kit, i have had it and tbh for the money you cannot grumble for the money, does exactly what it says on the box and 2 years warranty..
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5th Oct 09 at 23:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so like yeh said mate for 150 i could get the fk coilover kit that can lower from what to what?

also take it its front and back?

and if i get that, wouldney need shockies?

cheers.
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5th Oct 09 at 23:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its the full coilover kit, front coilovers, rear shocks and 60mm springs..

front lowers up to 65mm ish, rear is 60mm fixed..
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http://www.corsacentre.com/Nova%20corsa%20vauxhall%20parts/Detail.asp?PID=3070&CatID=20&CarID=1
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5th Oct 09 at 23:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
does the above link, the item..

does it only go 40mm at back?
and upto 70mm at front?

also when you lads say fixed at say 60mm, stupid as it souns, what yeh mean by that?

like auto set up at that, or wont go further than that?


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5th Oct 09 at 23:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
shep beat me to it, cant find the 60mm rear spring set, but spose 40mm will do you then just get yourself some cheap 60mm rears int he future, or just swap the new 40mms for some

it says what it is mate, upto 70mm front, but goes around 65mm from experience, and 40mm rear, it means fixed because its 40mm only, its not adjustable like the fronts..

[Edited on 05-10-2009 by mk4_boy]
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5th Oct 09 at 23:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
40mm shoukd be okay a would think?
especially if a plan to use the back seats ?

also i could like do 40mm at the back, but would i only need to go 40 mm at front, or could i go for example 60mm?

or would that look stupid?


btw, cheers for the help lads, just that ma pnly 17. still to pass my test, just turned 17. so kindy unsure what am doing in the lowering spec

cheers.
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5th Oct 09 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can have it at 40/40 then if you decide it's too high all you need is some rear srings, then wind the fronts down a bit
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5th Oct 09 at 23:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ah see now, so shep like yeh say if its at 40 at the back but say i want 60mm, just take the coilovers out the back, put the springs in the back, then just wind the fronts down to 60mm to suite?

if that was to happen, would i nedd shockies for the back etc?


cheers.
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5th Oct 09 at 23:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No

The rears come as shocks and springs anyway, so you'd leave your uprated shocks in and just change the springs
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5th Oct 09 at 23:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so just buy new 60mm springs and plug them in ?


cheers

 
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