dna23
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well thats my car lol and thats it erm i can go get a better pic but i was always under the impression it was the rear break compensator because u have to disconnect it when doing anything back there in terms of suspension and when loweringf ure meant to make a special bracket (max power did some tutorial on it) or move it back further because as someone said it thinks ure carrying more weight so brakes harder  lemme see if i have a better pic
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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Mines rediculous its really dangerous sometimes....
I'm just going to get mine taken off when i get some rear discs done 
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dna23
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far right sorry it is a poor pic but i just went thru any of underside rear and there's not alot lol but yes thats it....
mine was real bad the other night i had to put my foot down and the back end literally flew out a metre to the side and i was like woooooooooooo betty and just corrected it in time 
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Fad
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Mate I used to think I was the only one getting this.....
Last year I slammed on the anchors hit a manhold cover and the car swung out infront of a double decker bus 
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jr
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fads is a danger, i nearly wrote of stockers GSI because if it
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dna23
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this literally has happened to me about 3 times and once was this friday so when i saw this post i was like :shock: so i'm not the only one ohhh my it is really bad and tbh i shud change it or fix it....
how often does it happen to u fad? more than me i suspect with ures being a 20xe as the anchors wud be used a lot more.... with mine being a 12xe i seldom take her above 80 so braking isn't an issue as i slow down way in advance anyway it's not a performance car but this time on friday was a car pulling out in front without indicating .etc
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Fad
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well happens on and off more so when its greasy to be honest and after a while you leanr how to control it but on motorways you dont stand a chance you might as well close your eyes and pray you miss the car either side of you
corsa120 is making up some brackets up but due to lack of interest think he's making one up for me and himself?
Hopefull this will help me keep alive that bit longer....
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jr
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fads happends every time you brake
comming to a quick stop is entertainig to say the least
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dna23
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i'll pop him a u2u regarding it as he's just down the road from me 
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
fads happends every time you brake
comming to a quick stop is entertainig to say the least
Its just testing you keeping you on your toes mate
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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There's no excuse for having dodgy bias, those valves are easy to adjust, leaving it without adjustment is very dangerous and careless.
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corsa120
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thats correct ian but 60mm or beyond at rear and bias valve dont slack down enough so u need to make a kit to adjust it even further
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
There's no excuse for having dodgy bias, those valves are easy to adjust, leaving it without adjustment is very dangerous and careless.
Had it ajusted by Vaux a year ago with no improvement hence with the drop you need an extension bracket as Corsa120 pointed out
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Ian
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So do it!
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dna23
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we're doing it... corsa120's gonna get production rolling when enough interest is strum up so hopefully we wont die/crash our cars
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Ant
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so u want is as far to the rear as pos yeah?
mine is diconnected at the moment cos it was giving me grief!!
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by aritchie
so u want is as far to the rear as pos yeah?
mine is diconnected at the moment cos it was giving me grief!!
Any improvment?
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by aritchie
so u want is as far to the rear as pos yeah?
mine is diconnected at the moment cos it was giving me grief!!
i';ve considered doing this as the engine size and my driving doesnt really require severe braking and isn't only 10-20% done thru the rear anyway
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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My advice would be disconnect and test.
Take it to a car park, drive in a big arc and brake, and see what happens.
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N90ATH
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hmmm was considering bout disconnectig it but at the mo its a bastard especially wet and icy weather
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topshot_2k
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yea brake bias needs adjusting as it thinks there is a heavier than normal load due to the 'lowering' of the car. get it adjusted mate. however i never had the prob when had my sport lowered -40mm
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
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I hate the corsa breaks in genral does seem a bit better when disconected, but havnt had to test it that much yet.
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N90ATH
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hmmm may try it some time next week
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mwg
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I've never adjusted my brake bias valve. Its never caused me any problems under hard braking so I dont see any need to fix something that aint broke?!
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Corsa_Carl
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kind of the same thing happend to me yesturday!
i was goin a lil bit to fast in the wet and i broke coz i saw traffic sat at the lights and because i hav a gti rear axle with disks and standard disks on the front my back end swung around and i smashed into the back bumper of a merc! with my rear arch, my arch just had to clip back on tho so i was lucky 
about the guy in the merc . . . fook knows wot happend to him 
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