s20 gee
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im thinkin of gettin a new corsa c n was just wonderin how low i could get it with the standard 15inch wheels coz the first thing id do is sort the handling! n also is irmscher suspension any good?
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Red_SXi
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The standard suspension on the Sxi is actaully very good. Obviously compared to very lowered cars it moves around, but compared to standard Corsa B's its like a Go-Kart.
Imscher suspension i would amagine is very good quality
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Gambit
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going as low as possible is'nt the best way to improve your handling
just get a decent suspension set up, then look at ARB's and struct braces etc
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s20 gee
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yeh i no but i like the look of it aswell when its low! does anyone no how low the suspension from irmscher is?
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Fraser Young
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Irmisher Suspension is infact eibach suspension re-priced at hugely inflated costs...
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s20 gee
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ahh so whats the difference in cost? n do irmscher do coilovers?
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Gambit
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aye then go as low as possible and it'll start eating driveshafts, putting increased strain on other parts also etc
ideally you want the drivershafts to be perfectly horizontal, that is your optium ride height
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s20 gee
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ok point taken so how low would u take it?
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Gambit
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get a set of coilovers and keep lowering till the driveshaft are horizontal, thats how low i'd go
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s20 gee
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and then put new bushes n stuff on? i just want it to handle like a bitch!
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si_reading
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s20 gee - you haven't got a blue corsa b by any chance have you?? I sure seen one about near me with similar number plate to your username!
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s20 gee
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yeh why where u from?
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si_reading
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from Macclesfield, sure seen u about!
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s20 gee
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yeh thats where im from but i cant say iv seen u about
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si_reading
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I aint seen your car about for quite a while though. You had a nice grill on the front last time I saw you I think.
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s20 gee
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you takin the piss my grilles shit! just waitin to get a new one once iv decided wether im keepin it or gettin a new corsa
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si_reading
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What other stuff you got on it at the moment? Cant really remember seeing anything else on it.
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Cunners_sri
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Hey i just got my brand new Corsa C, SRI 1.4 16v bout 2 weeks ago, looked into all the Imscher stuff, they will go as low as 30mm, but its gonna be about £250+ which is a fookin rip off, also, if u dont get imscher your warrenty will be fooked, so either way you at a loss, but SRI comes with 16s and lower 15mm ne ways so it looks fine alreddy  , another thing is the body kits Imscher do, there a fookin rip off, dont buy them!!!, i just got a blue Sp11 4" Rage backbox, looks the dogs!!!
anyone got the F.U.K magazine this month, with the fake Focus RS on front? well ne ways its got THE NICEST corsa C kit EVER, that car is my idol, i really want mine to look like that, as low and loud and wide as ne corsa can go, but i aint got ££££'s to spare 
aiite, Cunners Out
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s20 gee
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got alloys lowered lexus lights colour coded gsi sideskirts dtm mirrors
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Scotty_B
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I have lowered my Corsa C SRi 30mm with Eibach springs. Totally changes the handling and improves the body roll no end. However with regards the warrenty I had my springs fitted in January and the car had to go into Vauxhall to get the steering rack replaced, and they did it under warrenty. Only the parts you change void the warrenty, so if my suspension fooks up then its up to me to foot the bill. Oh well you can't have it all your way can you.
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Cursa
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So vaux didn't try and tell you that the suspension had caused the steering to fail? I suppose your dealer gets the same money either way, just from vauxhall instead of you... so they won't be too fussed.
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fruitbat
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irmscher spring set is apparantly 337 quid from dealers inc fitting. U think its worth paying all that extra but keeping warantee in tact? Mines on 03 so still got 2.5 years left
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Git
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Mines 03 but I aint hanging round next year, BIG plans
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dannycorsa c
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thats bollox coz i had a new engine fitted in my corsa C under warrenty an mine is lowered wiv 16 speedlines! the only thing they wouldnt pay for is if sumat went wrong wiv suspension which hardly eva happens!
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Cunners_sri
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the warrenty is void to the parts u change that aint vaux or vaux fitted, so if u lower n sus breaks its your fault, n warrenty on everything else is cool, but if sommat else breaks due to that part its your fault, eg. ducco kit stops air flow to enginee n fucks engine, u wont be coverd. and in any case its not a full 3 year warrenty, first year is everything, 2nd year only covers a few things n 3rd year even less, so dont think u have to wait, u just run the risk on tuning the engine in thew first year.
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