MJ
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I am looking to lower my car soon on 195/45/16 ET45 wheels. but i am not sure how much to lower it by 35mm or 40mm or 50mm or 60mm. also i want a kit and not just springs as my shocks are very old 140k.
Which of the following kits would be best? and any pics of them on ur car.
Bilstein - Shock absorbers and Jamex springs - £189.00
Puma - Sports Suspension Kit - £195.00
Gmax - Sport Suspension Kit - £199.99
Jamex - Suspension Kits - £220.00
PI - Suspension Kit - £230.24
Spax - VSX Fixed Rate Kits - £234.99
Apex - Suspension Kit - £235.00
Koni - Red Adj. Suspension Kit - £245.00
FK - Adjustable Budget Coilover Kit - £295.00
Cheers
Mark 
[Edited on 03-11-2004 by mark_jarman1]
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3CorsaMeal
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does the koni kit include springs for £245?
can't remember if i have red or yellow 
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PaulW
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I have a SPAX RSX kit which has covered 6k miles but is in need of refurbishment & unsure how much it will cost to sort out...
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Stu_22
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Coilovers. So you can choose the height of you car and change it
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by mark_jarman1
I am looking to lower my car soon on 195/45/16 ET45 wheels. but i am not sure how much to lower it by 35mm or 40mm or 50mm or 60mm. also i want a kit and not just springs as my shocks are very old 140k.
Which of the following kits would be best? and any pics of them on ur car.
Cheers
Mark
out of that lot that is what I recomend
[Edited on 03-11-2004 by vibrio]
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3CorsaMeal
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i have the yellow 
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PaulW
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I would like to get a set of Koni Yellows with either Eibach or Whiteline springs with a 40-50mm drop 
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3CorsaMeal
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i have some "ROC" springs
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AdiSRI
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Yes koni yellows and whiteline springs are very good, but for that money you can get FK highsport coilovers with front and rear height adjust....
Im loving my FK's now and can reccomend them myself.
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MJ
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i only want a budget kit, as i dont want to spend over £300 about £260 max
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vibrio
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I can't recomend any of those kits
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MJ
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and y not
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3CorsaMeal
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because vibrio has no modding expericene, apart from chicken wire grille and cutting rubber mats for his gauge to sit on 
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MJ
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ok then
i just emailed tuning.co.uk and they can do Bilstein - Shock absorbers and Jamex springs - for £189.00, wot would these be like.
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corsa5dr
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bilstein are good, dunno about jamex.
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corsa5dr
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Seems very cheap for bilstein, bilstein full kits are £300+
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3CorsaMeal
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i thought G-max was the new name for Jamex
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3CorsaMeal
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i think its worth waiting and getting a decent set when u can afford it.
"buy cheap, buy twice"
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corsa5dr
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Not sure, if so stay away
^ Very true.
I need new shocks but dont have any cash
[Edited on 03-11-2004 by corsa5dr]
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MJ
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http://www.tuning.co.uk/vauxshop/en-gb/dept_424.html these are the ones i am thinking about
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AdiSRI
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the billie blacks aint great....
I have to agree with 3CM save up and buy a good set that will last and be woth it, i had apex kit b4 the coilovers and they were ok, but the difference now is amazing...
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Corsa Sport Gav
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i hav the gmax 60mm kit
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by mark_jarman1
and y not
because they are all cheap shite. if I really had to pic one it would be the koni purely on name alone
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa5dr
Seems very cheap for bilstein, bilstein full kits are £300+
it's the cheapo shite ones. they use the normal OE spec shocks
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Xs
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the bilstein kit is so cheap becasue its the streetline kit,,, 4 OE shocks with lowering springs, the sprintline kit is the kit that comes with sportier shocks
gmax - poo had them on my last corsa,
out of that lot id pick the Koni kit, but change the springs as there also pish with that kit
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