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Author What Drop on 17s?
Voyto
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22nd Jul 03 at 11:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have just put some 17s on my corsa and now im lookin to have it lowered. dont want rubbing tho so i was thinkin 40mm. does anyone have any pics of a corsa on 17s with a drop of 40mm so i can see what it looks like?
Gary GSi
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When i had 17s on my old corsa they rubbed on the rear arches and that was lowered 35-40mm. You will need minor rear arch mods. Take off the plastic outer arches about 5 or 6 10mm nuts on inside. Draw a line with a marker pen just below the holes where the plastic arch threads go through and angle grind off up to the line then tap the lip out and underseal the bear metal. Then with a sharp knife get your plastic outer arches and cut the lip off where it curls in so they are flat. Put the plastic arches back on using a good silicon glue. Put you plastic nuts back on and grind off the rest of the thread that is showing on the top middle 3 threads. Now it will only scrub with people in the back on bumpy roads.

[Edited on 22-07-2003 by Gary GSi]
luca2020
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22nd Jul 03 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
drop it 35mm, i think ull be safe then, my mate had 17s and either a 35 or 40mm drop and that dident rub, looked nice as well
Makarus
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22nd Jul 03 at 12:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Will tell you how my idea for 17's with 60mm drop goes.
Voyto
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22nd Jul 03 at 12:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok, thanks
Voyto
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22nd Jul 03 at 12:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no-one got any pics then?
Kris TD
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17's 60mm drop on mine

http://groups.msn.com/krispringle/exterior.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=38

with the origanal archs on the bk tyre sits well inside the archs, oh and it doesnt rub atall even with a full car.
MatthewR
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What wheels are they? offset??

Mine was dropped -40mm on 17's wiv no9 rubbing
Danny P
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22nd Jul 03 at 13:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any Pics of 17 with 60mm drop on a 3 door Corsa.

Mines Dropped 40mm now, was thinking about going a bit more
Kris TD
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22nd Jul 03 at 14:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they are et45.
MatthewR
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If there et45 you'll be fine witha -40mm drop! I was on my et45.
the closer you are to et49 the easier it is to go lower

[Edited on 22-07-2003 by Evisu]
DanielJ
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22nd Jul 03 at 14:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
17s lowered 40
Voyto
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mine are et45 aswell. will i be ok dropping it 60 then on standard arches all round? or will i need to trim it and stuff?
DanielJ
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will need 2 trim, mine rubs with a few in the bk on drivers side,
Voyto
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how much will it cost to get it trimmed?
Gav S
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DIY!
antz1
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got mine dropd 60mm on 17s , had 2 get rear archs rolld but it still rubs a little wen i fly rond bumpy roaeds
L33 LEG
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i wish people would stop bringing up old posts
Mattb
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wow, july 2003, late answer or what!
AndyCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
wow, july 2003, late answer or what!




Yeh I was a bit confused then. I thought 'Don't voyto already have 17's?' then I looked at the date
Jason
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u do realise everytime u hear that buffing sound the tyres rip off all the underseal in the arch leaving bare metal exposed to rust?
shawboy
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7th Feb 04 at 10:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
here is a few pictures of mine down 60mm on 17"
ArdenSXi
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Heres mine down 75 mm on 17s, 55mm at the back. Im either trimming the arches or selling the wheels (u2u me offers), it rubs on full lock.




calidus
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14th Feb 04 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine im my owner gallery is dropped 45mm on pi springs on 17s with et45, looked great but u will always want ur car lower

 
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