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garfy
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Registered: 18th Jun 03
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19th Jun 03 at 11:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I have just lowerd my corsa 50mm and up 17ins on it and now it seems the rear brakes lock up, any ideas how or what i can do to stop this happening?
Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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19th Jun 03 at 11:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

take the handbreak off

corsa c14se
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Registered: 17th Sep 02
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19th Jun 03 at 11:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

There's a height sensor on the rear beam.It modifies the braking power on the rear brakes so when the car is loaded it applies harder braking.Your car being lowered it makes this sensor think that the car is fully loaded.You just need to edjust it
garfy
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19th Jun 03 at 18:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nice one, how do i do that and where is it
BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
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19th Jun 03 at 18:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yes i have head of this, corsa c14se is right, just move the sensor down surely?!?!? try n find a thread about lowering ur car wud be ur bst bet
Kris TD
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19th Jun 03 at 19:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

invest in a haynes manual look up brake distribution valve and it tells you what to do.

 
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