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Author ordered lowering kit updated*now with pics*
waters
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28th May 08 at 09:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
follow up from my engine rebuild thread,

http://corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=432009

I've just ordered an eibach -50mm complete lowering kit
it should be here for the end of the week......can't wait

are eibach ones any good? and are the fronts easy to fit?


[Edited on 29-05-2008 by waters]
Wrighty
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28th May 08 at 09:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
corsas are a piece of piss to lower mate, takes about an hour/hour n half
Dave A
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28th May 08 at 09:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the eibach -50mm spring kit is good, only issue I find is that the rear only goes down about 25mm
waters
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sounds good......I'll have a look at my haynes manual before weekend and just pray it aint raining lol
waters
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
the eibach -50mm spring kit is good, only issue I find is that the rear only goes down about 25mm


why's that dave? the rear only goes down 25mm?
Dave A
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28th May 08 at 10:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats how eibach make them.
Ellis
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28th May 08 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Random - whats the proper way to losen the rear shocks, i've always put vice grips on the top and losened the bolt, is there a better way just out of curiousity?
waters
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that was quick delivery.........ordered yesterday and they've just arrived, 30 seconds ago.

guess what i'm doing this afternoon
Dave A
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licking windows?
Corsa_Sport21
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28th May 08 at 12:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Posting pics of ur car lowered 50mm on Eibach springs??
Dave A
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28th May 08 at 12:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
making a bacon sandwich?
B3KAN
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
making a bacon sandwich?


Sounds good
waters
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are you lot spying on me...I had a bacon sandwich for dinner

off to fit my new suspension now
I'll take some pics later
waters
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28th May 08 at 14:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got fronts done now......easy peasy lol

its very low!
I'll do rears after tea
P1CK4D
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28th May 08 at 16:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by waters
got fronts done now......easy peasy lol

its very low!
I'll do rears after tea


You only had a bacon sandwich 2 and half hours ago you fat cunt. Crack on with the lowering!
waters
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28th May 08 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lowered!....well pleased

will get some pics when it stops raining
swill_omnibus
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28th May 08 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Has it stopped raining yet??
Joe
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28th May 08 at 17:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
the eibach -50mm spring kit is good, only issue I find is that the rear only goes down about 25mm


I found that too, great springs though.
waters
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quote:
Originally posted by swill_omnibus
Has it stopped raining yet??


no...absolutely throwing it down
Mark.W
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28th May 08 at 19:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
-25mm seems pointless to me
waters
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pics.....

http://public.fotki.com/carrhouselofts/vauxhall-corsa/

car now needs sideskirts and a good clean
Timbaland
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29th May 08 at 09:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Excellent, Lokks good mate.

Main thing is you done it yourself!
Mobby
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post 97 colour coded bumpers and a new set of alloys and that car will look great
waters
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29th May 08 at 09:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so car spec now, as follows,

engine
x16xe fully rebuilt with
uprated bearing shells
arp con rod bolts
'wossener' steel con rods
arp head bolts
288 cams

gearbox
f15 with quaife limited slip diff

suspension
lowered 50mm on eibach kit

brakes
cavalier 2 litre with red dot pads

shell
fully seam welded and strengthened
all running gear painted blue (same as engine parts)
fully undersealed

to do list.........

throttle bodies
sideskirts
full respray (when I get round to it (scabby in places))
take it to a rolling road session to see what power its chucking out (after throttle bodies are fitted)

nearly there


[Edited on 29-05-2008 by waters]

 
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