1600power
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thats me car on 13's at the min, however I had a set of 17's on their for a while as its a work in progress.
However I went to take it for its MOT and was getting rubbing on the rear wheel arch (drivers side) took wheel off and grinded off part of the edge of the plastic arch cover then noticed that the actual wheel was rubbing on the inner arch as in the metal on the inside 
all the other wheels are fine including the passenger side rear wheel so wtf is going on with this wheel???
I've decided im probebly gonna have to raise the rear suspension but I just wanted to know if any1 knew how low it was before i did???
a shot of the rear passenger side arch
is it 40mm, 60mm, etc???
Cheers
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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i would say that is 40-50mm mate,
wat size tyres are those??
my car on standard 14inch Gsi alloys with 165/60 tyre is about a inch of the rear arch and the Gsi's are about 15mm low as standard, so if it was lowered by another 25mm (1 inch) it would look like yours with total of about 40mm lowered
[Edited on 18-06-2004 by MoNkEy MaGiC]
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Greasemonkey
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just tap out the metal arch a little bit like 1-2mm and it should be fine, not too much or the plastic arch wont sit flush
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1600power
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Originally posted by Greasemonkey
just tap out the metal arch a little bit like 1-2mm and it should be fine, not too much or the plastic arch wont sit flush
nah its not their thats the problem its inside the arch as in the upper part near the chassis!!!
its rubbed it shiney from me just moving it around my yard  I can only put it down to the springs being 2 low or summut....its very odd!
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Greasemonkey
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dads odd, i got 17's lowered 60mm no scrubbing
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by 1600power
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Originally posted by Greasemonkey
just tap out the metal arch a little bit like 1-2mm and it should be fine, not too much or the plastic arch wont sit flush
nah its not their thats the problem its inside the arch as in the upper part near the chassis!!!
its rubbed it shiney from me just moving it around my yard I can only put it down to the springs being 2 low or summut....its very odd!
i have this problem lowered on FK coilovers.
thinking of changing the bushes on the rear beam as its the only thing that hasent been replaced.
there was a creeking sound coming form the back when i sat in the car before i changed the suspension and its still there so this has to be the bushes
[Edited on 18-06-2004 by Siberia]
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Greasemonkey
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yeah bushes could give a slight left and right motion, but every corsa is different the rear beam can differ on each side by a few mm
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1600power
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
yeah bushes could give a slight left and right motion, but every corsa is different the rear beam can differ on each side by a few mm
its defo got more space on the passenger side thats for sure so i think ur right about the beam it seems to be a few mm's over to one side!
Any ideas on how to cure this?
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Siberia
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i should add that i have the drivers side hight adjusted about 5 threads from the top of the adjuster and the passenger side about half way down the adjuster platform but the driver side is lower
10 years are catching up on this motor.
y cant cars just work 
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1600power
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
i should add that i have the drivers side hight adjusted about 5 threads from the top of the adjuster and the passenger side about half way down the adjuster platform but the driver side is lower
10 years are catching up on this motor.
y cant cars just work
wot do u mean adjuster, is this std on a corsa???
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KennyT
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do u mean its rubbing the inner arch like this?
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Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by KennyT
do u mean its rubbing the inner arch like this?
mine did this when i had 17's so i stuck some longer bumpstops in teh rear shocks, then i lowered it 60mm and could carry a fullc ar without it scrubbing.
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Kris TD
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not being funny, but your car cant be a 1.6 or it has the wrong brakes on it cos the min wheel size for the 1.6 brakes is 14".
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1600power
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quote:
Originally posted by Kris TD
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Originally posted by KennyT
do u mean its rubbing the inner arch like this?
mine did this when i had 17's so i stuck some longer bumpstops in teh rear shocks, then i lowered it 60mm and could carry a fullc ar without it scrubbing.
that is exactly whats happening to it!!!!
As for my brakes ur right they are 1.4 spec i really dont know why i took it to vauxhall tho and they have confirmed that it is a 1.6 car but for sum reason the wrong spec brakes have been fitted to it, and i can only presume this is how it came from the factory  i wasnt pleased either!
Now back to suspension what the hell are bumpstops and where do they go on the rear cause there are no shocks just the springs?!
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Kris TD
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bumpstops are inside the shocks, its stops them bottoming out. just put longer ones in.
they reduce the suspention travel thats all, nothing technical about doing it.
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1600power
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yer but there are no shocks on the rears! just springs so where do they go?
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Kris TD
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of course there is shocks there or you would have crashed it by now.
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by 1600power
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Originally posted by Siberia
i should add that i have the drivers side hight adjusted about 5 threads from the top of the adjuster and the passenger side about half way down the adjuster platform but the driver side is lower
10 years are catching up on this motor.
y cant cars just work
wot do u mean adjuster, is this std on a corsa???
i have FK coilovers on there hight adjustable.
were cant ya get bigger bump stops?
that picture is the exact problem i have on the back
[Edited on 18-06-2004 by Siberia]
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Kris TD
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got mine from demon tweeks.
powerflex ones code BS004
then i cut them too 8cm i think and replaced them for the ones that were on the pistons of the shock.
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1600power
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cheers for the powerflex code I shall put an order in at work for them!
Do i have to remove the shock or anything to fit them or do they just push on?
as for no shocks ur rite im thick :/ i got confused with the spring and shock being seperate from each other on the rear lol
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by 1600power
cheers for the powerflex code I shall put an order in at work for them!
Do i have to remove the shock or anything to fit them or do they just push on?
as for no shocks ur rite im thick :/ i got confused with the spring and shock being seperate from each other on the rear lol
ive been watching the telly for the past 2 hrs wondering this
id think ya'd have to undo the top of the shock and lower the rear beam enough to get the bumpstop over it
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