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Karnage Corsa
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23rd Feb 03 at 20:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Right I got a scorpion manza backbox fitted about two months ago and it was banging like mad whenever someone was in the back of the car i traced the problem to the clamp on the backbox and the middle section which was hitting the rear axle. I sorted that out and now its back its p!ssing me off it cost me 180 fitted from the vauxhall garage and they wont do a thing about it. Can anyone give me any ideas what to I was thinking of maybe putting some foam or something on the axle but its a bit dramatic isnt it. Could it be something else like the shocks or springs ? how do u know when they are on there way out ? soz for the long story any help well appreciated
Cybermonkey
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23rd Feb 03 at 20:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

No its definately hitting the rear torsion bar. pretty much every corsa will suffer this during its life! Its down to crap exhaust mounts. Get Vectra ones, they are supposed to be much better at holding the exhaust close to the car.

Dave
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23rd Feb 03 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how much will they set me back ? and it is easy to do ? cheers
mrempire
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23rd Feb 03 at 20:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

more than likely hitting ur suspention at back, mine is lowered 40mm and when ppl are in the back it just catched now and again, nothing to worry about, Pete
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Karnage Corsa
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I know but I am a perfectionist when it comes to my car and everything has to be spot on and it p!sses me off to think of all the money I have spent on me car and thats the only thing thats wrong with it so I want it sorting out
supacorsa
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24th Feb 03 at 01:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

corsas dont have torsion bars
mrempire
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24th Feb 03 at 01:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

exactly supacorsa live with it or dont have ya car lowered or have passengers in the back.... there are millions of threads with regards to similar questions like yours.
5RI 16V
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24th Feb 03 at 01:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

mine was hitting the axle too and its snapped off now i need to fix it.

how much would it be for some of those vectra exhust mounts?
mrempire
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24th Feb 03 at 01:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

another reason why i havnt gone lower than 40mm
Gambit
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24th Feb 03 at 09:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

had this on my corsa, just put secure some foam around the rear axle where it bangs, secure it with gaffer tape and that will stop it bangin loudly. i used two lengths of pipe foam insulation cut in half, cost me £3 from B&Q for all the bits
Cybermonkey
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Oops i didnt mean torsion bar, i meant trailing arm. I was helping out a mate with his saxo lowering y'see at the same time

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24th Feb 03 at 12:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Mines dropped 60mm on 15s and rattles with 1 in the back.

I did ttry sorting it but it came back.

Just gonna wait for a custom exhaust powerflow or the like. Tell them exactly what I want and that I dont want it to rattle with a full car.

Pete
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24th Feb 03 at 12:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

So if you go 40mm or lower your gonna hav this problem on a corsa? what about 35mm?
keithSRi
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24th Feb 03 at 13:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

"it could also be the the new clamp on your back box hitting the rear axle, to remedy this buy a band type clip looks alot like a hose clip. "
(advice taken from 1 of the max power magazines)


i have a nasty knocking coming from the rear left brake on hard braking, what could this be? warped/warn drum?
gareth9584
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24th Feb 03 at 15:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

use a cable tie instead of the rubber block!its a bit bodged but it works!
Karnage Corsa
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24th Feb 03 at 19:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

right so do u reckon if I drop it say 40mm it will make it ten times worse or does it not affect this area will it just drop the arches ? any help appreciated

 
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