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3CorsaMeal
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1st Feb 13 at 11:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This is the standard height
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Down 30/40mm all round and leave it.

Sell coilovers and put a set of fixed springs and shocks on imo.
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tried that already with two lots of -30/40mm springs and none were correct, the problem is they revised the corrado suspension in the last few years, but the lowering kit manufacturers didn't know or remake the lowering kits, so they not quite right for a late corrado
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Bodge it then
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UPDATE:

Parked round the front

Untitled by AcePinJim, on Flickr

Small Kia hatch looks big
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I do like the look of corrados, literally never see any on the road.
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I know it isnt, but that looks like a shop with the size difference! The Corrado isnt a small car by any means which makes that Kia HUGE!
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Less preload on the springs will probably make it a bit better, not a big fan of coilovers which adjust the height by compressing the springs

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Neither am I now. Lol
Rob B
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You can't set pre-load as such on the coilover with KW's.

Just lower it to where you're happy, a little front rake on a FWD car is usually a good thing.

If camber is adjustable go for -1 front per side and -0.5 rear per side as a starting point.

0.5mm toe out front 0.5mm toe in rear.

KW's are TUV approved therefore whatever height you set it at the ride shouldn't really be any worse or better as the shock travel should still be sufficient.
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All new cars are huge. In most, teh dash is half the length of the car too. Just a couple of reasons that put me off new cars.

Corrado's can look really good...they just have to be done right. There's one on camp here and it looks real nice!

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