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jr
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28th Aug 08 at 11:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
When the cage is made for J18, was going to get the fabricaion people to widen the top mount centre hole as dave a etc has done

firstly whats the diffrence between concentric and excentric ? and also any companies that are cheap to get them from ?

also need them to work with my GAZ coilovers, so dont want to have to machine anything
P1CK4D
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28th Aug 08 at 11:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This sounds way to complicated for my little mind
ed
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Concentric top mounts are on the vehicle as standard. The mounting point for the damper shares the same internal axis as the outer mounting points.

Eccentric mounts allow for camber and castor adjustment because the inner mounting point has a different centre axis than the outer mounting points, so if you twist the mount round you can increase or decrease the camber and castor depending on where you choose the top of the damper to sit.

Though the don't really allow you to adjust the camber and castor individually because if you reduce or increase the camber, you will increase or decrease the camber too...
ed
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28th Aug 08 at 11:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As the are solid they are noisy, and if you hit a curb or something you can say bye bye to your damper, or even turrets because they have no VDF rubber in them to absorb the energy...
jr
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28th Aug 08 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers ed, did think about the caster and camber adjustment, but didnt know if i was correct in my thinking, confirmed that for me
Mussolini
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28th Aug 08 at 11:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Whiteline do camber adjusting bolts for the Corsa B BTW
ed
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BTW James, if you want camber only adjustment, I have designed some solid top mounts for a Corsa that slide to give camber adjustment because the camber on my Corsa is about 11 miles out because of my silly wheels...

I have no idea if they work though
Butler
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28th Aug 08 at 13:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do you really need them?
jr
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28th Aug 08 at 13:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
in what sense, if i can make an adjustment that will benifit the car then yes
Xs
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28th Aug 08 at 13:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
compbrake do them.

http://www.compbrake.co.uk/top_mounts1.htm
Butler
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What are you plans for the car eventually? Its a lot of money for not much, and another delay for getting it on track! Or is purely going to be a show car?
jr
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28th Aug 08 at 14:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i not completly sure why my car gets labled as a show car ? since it hasnt been to a show for 3 years ?

ive powder coated items yes, but the engine spec (xe tb's) and componants (6 pots/pedal box/coilovers) should suggest i dont plan to leave it sitting in a field, not matter how shiny it looks
Butler
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28th Aug 08 at 14:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No one labelled it a show car.
jr
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28th Aug 08 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
people tell me it at shows etc, so they do

[Edited on 28-08-2008 by jr]
DaveB
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28th Aug 08 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
6 pots? lol
jr
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28th Aug 08 at 14:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes......... combined with the right master from compbrake should be fine very cheap and new too, so too good to ignor

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/800/p1010014.jpg
DaveB
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first pic ever of a corsa doing an endo? lol
Massive brakes them; I'd sell them on and get some lighter 4pots tbh
jr
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28th Aug 08 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not massive in terms really, only use a 280mm disk, and physical size ia no bigger than most alloy 4 pots

combined with pedal box/bias adjustment/balance bar should brake fine

also my mate (svm on here) has the same set up on his escort, which is similar weight and wheel base, and they are amazing on that, with no drawbacks

[Edited on 28-08-2008 by jr]
DaveB
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28th Aug 08 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh but you could sell those to me and then buy some 4pots for yourself

[Edited on 28-08-2008 by DaveB]
Butler
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PMSL at endo. You could get some money from them as Dave says. Cant help thinking your a sucker for the wow factor james! lol.
jr
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28th Aug 08 at 14:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
disagree myself, found a bargin, bought them

if i was after wow factor, i wouldnt have a white corsa, the will impresses 10 people from the internet
Butler
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lol, how much did you pay for them?
jr
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28th Aug 08 at 14:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
under £400 with pads and disks and carriers
DaveB
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28th Aug 08 at 14:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
damn, cheapness

Your car impresses me jr x
jr
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28th Aug 08 at 14:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is it the wow factor that impressed you

or the fact your car is technically better in everyway xx

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