Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
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give us sum piccytures guys, i think mine aint dropped enough coz of the silly bumpstop rubbish in there 
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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my old corsa was
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
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any pics... i need to sort any probs this weekend when i do... windscreen, brake discs, brake servo, petrol tank and rewire my sound system 
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Joff
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"-60mm" springs are based on guesswork.
If you wanted an exact -60mm drop on whatever model/spec Corsa you've got, you'll need coilovers to set the height.
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
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ok, but will the bumpstops cause it not to drop enuff? if i remeber right the suspension bits i nicked to build the struts up were off a 1.4 ls or something, the ones from my SRi looked shorter ?
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welshdude
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Registered: 6th Feb 03
Location: Swansea. Drives: 2006 Impreza STI
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Lowered on FK 60mm shocks and springs
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
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about an inch or so lower than mine then 
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
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the springs will take a month to settle down dude
<<< that pic there is my old motor down 60mm at the front on G-max springs and Apex shox
[Edited on 07-01-2005 by Greasemonkey]
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Rileysport
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its been together 2 months or so and aint got any lower... the back is spot on that settled nicely 
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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could be worse this is what my car looked like when i had apex -40mm springs
whats does -60 mean anyways? 60mm less from the front bumper to the road or the spring is 60mm smaller...?
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Greasemonkey
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60mm less than standard ride height, so i guess its 60mm closer to the road yes
/\ Apex makes me laugh, thats why i had apex shox with G-max springs, the apex only stayed on car 1 week before i ditched them for G-max as the car sat higher than before on Apex springs!!!!!
[Edited on 07-01-2005 by Greasemonkey]
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Rileysport
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i just think the wheel in relation to the arch isnt much, if any different at all
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi-Co
i just think the wheel in relation to the arch isnt much, if any different at all
get coilovers u pikey...
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Rileysport
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nah i aint posh 
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Siberia
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theres a group buy on at the moment so not that dear....
greasy i always though the front of my car was higher than standard on the apex ones too i lived with them for 2 months and got coilovers...
and then ended up with loads of problems fitting them 2
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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i'd raised it up about 20mm here to get it up on the ramps
but normally it was like...
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Rileysport
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big knife meets bumpstops this weekend then !!!!!
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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my bumpstops disintigrated after 500miles with roads round here
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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i have half a vauxhaul bumpstop in my rear fx shocks..... works well no rubbing
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M2RTY
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Tom_1.216v
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Here's mine looks so much lower in real life though. on gmax -60mm kit and 15"s.
http://public.fotki.com/Saintsfc/my_car/rimg0046.html
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by M2RV H
i like this!!
mmm rear disks? what handbrake cable did u use?
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dan.payne
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Registered: 19th Dec 03
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nice
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Corsa Sport Gav
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TOMAS
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Just have a good luck under the car with a torch if possible when its sat to see if its sat on the bumpstops. ONLY true way to work out where it bottoms on bumpstops is to fit the suspension without springs.
If yours is an inch higher than welshdudes then I'd say it ISNT the bumpstops, just push it down on the front to see if it compresses much that will tell you if its sat on the stops, it will also drive like a pig if its sat on the bumpstops.
Shortening is not really the answer as it lessens the protection you have against hard impacts and will cause CD skip and possible chassis/suspension damage over time. The proper answer is to fit shorter dampers or the best soloution would honestly be coilovers...
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