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WhiteGSI
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27th Sep 04 at 14:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i wanna get a fatter anti roll bar for the front of my gsi
do Gsi's have a rear anti roll bar? if not is it possible to get one of a corsa that has?
any halp appreciated
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27th Sep 04 at 16:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

a fatter front anti roll bar will increase understeer so you'll need an aftermarket rear bar to balance it out as the rear increases oversteer

AFAIK no corsa came with rear anti roll bars

[Edited on 27-09-2004 by Gambit]
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27th Sep 04 at 16:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Deisels have the bigest standard ARBs in the corsa b range
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27th Sep 04 at 16:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

wouldnt bother messing abotu with them to be hinest mate, save for good suspension
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27th Sep 04 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

all of you are wrong.

1. diesels dont come with a front atb atall and they come with the smallest rear one you can get.
2. every corsa came with a rear atb except the 1.2 8v.
3. the thickest ones available from the factory came on the late 1.6 sports.
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Could you get a rear anti roll bar on a 1.2 8v if you were to upgrade the front one?
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yes, they just didnt put on on.
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27th Sep 04 at 16:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cool, another question Would there be any point in getting branded anti roll bars or would a set stolen off of a Sport or GSi do - the cars going to be mine with a set of high quality coilovers and probably front and rear strut braces - with a 2.0 16v of course Thanks....
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Or is it simply a matter of preferance?
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   27th Sep 04 at 16:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

the big antiroll bars will almost eliminate all the understeering from your car , no matter what coilover or springs you use. I should know because I've made all those suspension changes including Eibach upgrade antiroll bars.
I think whitekine make a set of them, and eibach ae no longer available, Demon Tweeks sell Whyteline stuff. You will get almost no bodyroll at all
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27th Sep 04 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

so if i get a set of whyteline antiroll bars that will prevent the terrible bodyroll i get in my Gsi?
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=95490 look there maybe of use
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27th Sep 04 at 16:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

cheers broster i think i may have to invest in a set, my handling is shite
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lol nah get som springs first, ull notice a hell of a difference! come out in mine and see what yo uthink!

[Edited on 27-09-2004 by broster]
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im gonna do that as well at the same time, car goes in to garage in november for mot and other work while im off work on holiday so i wanna get all this sorted so i can have my car back. i need my car for job really
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   27th Sep 04 at 17:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Change both things. The difference is amazing
With black Bilstein dampers the setup is comfortable. With Konis and Eibach springs the ride is too stiff. That's the reason why I'm investigating Whiteline springs and getting my Konis revalved
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27th Sep 04 at 18:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My car handles better without an anti roll bar. Im running Grp A tarmac spec Harry Hockley coilovers upfront with 40mm Bilstein inserts and 300lb springs lowered 40mm....

Rear 60mm spax springs with spax RSX adjustable dampers and its the best setup ive EVER had and ive had many on my Corsa.
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ok now im confused?i was gonna get eibach 30 mm springs
so are eibach too stiff.
i want to keep a comfy ride as much as possible

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no they wont be stiff, only stiff with koni dampers. the springs are very comfy! cars wuth coil overs are recomended to remove the anti roll bors, least on a corsa they are...........
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Tomas:
And the understeer?
And what about the ride?
Is it too stiff?
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i know it sounds stupid but whats the difference between coilovers and normal lowering suspension? i assumed it meant adjustable. please clarify broster
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coilovers allow the user to adjust the ride height and the spring hugs the damper uni, normal suspenion allows no adjustment in height.
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27th Sep 04 at 18:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah thats what i thought. hence the large price gap
cheers broster
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no probs
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yer gonna have to comprimise dude......

corsa's have to be one of the worst handling cars ever on standard suspension (well mine was anyways)

get some sort of matched springs and shock kit... but in doing so yer gonna be tightning up the suspension thus making the ride harsher.

just fitting an anti roll bar although being a good modification wont make alot of difference

i have coilovers and the handling is absoulultly superb after ALOT of thinkering with them... but they are very very harsh but i can live with that.

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