silver_V179GNA
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
Location: Darlington
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i think ive got the right name  cant remember lol anyway the one thats on the rear axle... how have you guys modified yours so its not affected when the car has been lowered  ? shorter spring? thanks 
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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The tighter the spring, the more braking force on the back wheels. I slackened mine off so theres hardly anything there.
Do have big front brakes though.
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mattievRS
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: Leicester
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If you go 40mm then you wont need to do anything,60mm and you will need to to fabricate a bracket for it but it needs to be a certain length.Its covered in the haynes mod manual and do a search on here.
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by m17tty
If you go 40mm then you wont need to do anything
Disagree. Mine is lowered 40mm. I stamped on the brakes one day, the back overtook the front.
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k e l
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Registered: 10th Dec 06
Location: Sheffield
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been told to jamm mine up but it might be different becase got disks on the back but always had problems with the back stepping out.
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mattievRS
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Registered: 20th May 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
quote:
Originally posted by m17tty
If you go 40mm then you wont need to do anything
Disagree. Mine is lowered 40mm. I stamped on the brakes one day, the back overtook the front.
never had a problem with mine mate.Ive got spax on which came off a nova and as corsa is a little heavier it sits around 43mm.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Thats assuming the valve is correctly adjusted on your car at standard height and indeed functioning correctly. Personally I would always always always check the bias after lowering and slacken if its even a bit happy.
Few sharp stops on quarter of a turn in an empty car park will tell you. Don't assume that because your car isn't lowered much it'll be OK. I've driven standard stuff which has had pad/fluid changes etc. and it has still needed attention.
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Chris_Sport
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Registered: 6th Jan 05
Location: Barrow In Furness
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Agreed. I lowered mine 40mm and ended up sideways down an empty road trying it. 
I just disconnected the spring on mine and left the flap thing sat at the top. (or bottom, can't remember.) Do a search on it.
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