gavin18787
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Right ive ordered some 16" team dynamic speed 8 wheels for my car. I now need to decide on a suspension kit to lower it with. Ive decided on the G-max kit (i think ) But i need to decide on weather to go 40 or 60mm. Its going on a corsa with standard body work etc. Are there any problems with practicality with 60mm as my area is infested with speed bumps in all directions  . Other then that is insurance more on a 60 drop then a 40.
ARGH I cant decide  
Help please
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Fear
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60mm, i got 40mm to start with when my car was standard and regreted it ad ended up buying 60mm springs not long after!
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marklawton
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yep, i agree with fear, ive got 16s on mine, was lowered 40mm when i got it and now lowered 60mm, handles better and sits perfectly, speed bumps arnt a problem
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Dave A
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go 50mm.
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gavin18787
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sounds like 60mm then
Whats the deal with insurance on 60 compared to 40. They wanted £124 extra to have alloys and 40mm drop will it be more? Il phone elephant in the morning but I just want an idea of what to expect.
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gavin18787
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anybody got any pics of cars lowerd 60mm and 40mm on 16" so i can get an idea of both
60mm is what I have decided on at the mo if my insurance agrees.
what other suspension kits are there for a 60mm drop around the £200 mark other then the G-max kit? And is the G-max kit any good?
Cheers
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L330wnz
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I have 16" Speedlines dropped -40mm but now I am gonna go -60mm soon.. soz mate no pics as of yet 
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DarrenGSi
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my car on 16's lowered 40mm
i dont think i would go lower round my area.
[Edited on 23-08-2005 by DarrenGSi]
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Rebrabuk
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60mm is definately the way to go, but you might struggle with speed bumps.
I went down 50mm in my old SRI on standard 14" SRI rims and big fat tyres and it was scraping over speed bumps and up the dropped kerb onto my driveway. Just be careful..
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gavin18787
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may change my root to work as i go down the seafront in southend to get there and those speed bumps are quite harsh their the ones that are like /----\
is it really that much of a prob as having 16" over 14" wheels would make it higher anyway wouldnt it ? So there would be less chance of it catching
Anybody got any 60mm kits to recomend?
Also my wheels are et45 would i need to debolt my arches to go 60mm?
cheers
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mav
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16's 40mm drop
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gavin18787
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Car looks nice mav
What kit is that lowered with ?
60 or 40 is such a hard decision and its only 2cm
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Charlene
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I would say 40mm if there is a lot of bumps you need to go over as you may catch if you lower it 60mm
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Rus
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60mm. i wouldn't go any higher
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mav
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Car looks nice mav
What kit is that lowered with ?
60 or 40 is such a hard decision and its only 2cm
thats my old corsa, sold that got a veccy v6 sold that now got a 2.0 corsa...
loved that one though and i loved the look of it...black/green
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mav
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quote:
Originally posted by Charlene
I would say 40mm if there is a lot of bumps you need to go over as you may catch if you lower it 60mm
not really alot of bumps around me and i'm down 60mm, only front mudflaps catch sometime, go slow and fine.....thats with gsi kit etc, now and again front splitter rubs but not on them all...
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gavin18787
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still none the wiser which way to go
Is the G-max kit my best option for around £200?
Think i will decide on the 60 / 40 jobby after i have phoned me insurance company
cheers for the replys
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mav
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sorry gavin my old corsa was on apex -40mm springs and monroe gas shocks.
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AndyW
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ill ask a question in ere as its an appropriate post...
im lowered -40mm with 15s, hopefully soon changin to 17s. will -40mm still look good? or will i need a bigger drop?
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mav
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my same old corsa on 17's with same 40mm drop
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AndyW
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
my same old corsa on 17's with same 40mm drop
Shexy!!!
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mav
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gavin18787
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indeed
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mav
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i had
14's
16's
17's
then back to 16's
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WATSON
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iam a 60mm drop on a set of 15's
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